Bratya

Another Narayan Sanyal novel in which the author has produced a brilliant fusion of the incidents of the past and the present and along with it has skillfully varied the pace of the story to keep the tension running high till the very end. A social drama to start with, it shows how deeply the author had delved inside the human minds and had come up with the characters that seemed to come alive with his realistic touch.

It begins with Dr. Paramananda Chowdhury lost in thoughts as he tries to fathom where his daughter could seek refuge after she had deserted him, labeling him as a degenerate. A grief stricken Dr. Chowdhury meditates on his past life and tries to find out what in his entire career is responsible for this harsh remark. Once a sympathetic worker for the country’s freedom, he had remained sympathetic to his countrymen for which he had endured great pains and even his son’s death. Also it was under his persuasion that his factory’s workers had been able to live in coolie barracks with facilities that had been unique in the country. Today he is planning to move to the assembly to serve the nation for a better cause. After all these, he doesn't understand the unkind accusations of his daughter.

To know more about his nature and that of the other characters of the drama you have to read the story that will keep you fascinated with the surprising bends in life that alters personalities, shapes characters and revolutionize values.

The author has also used nature to reflect the various moods during the narration and has produced a masterpiece like never before.

The ending is unique as in the final phase where it ends the author has remarked that contrary to his feeling of where the story should end, the very 1^st person to read the manuscript remarked that the story lacked completeness. So the author had extended it by another two pages and here the readers may find the ultimate twist as I am sure none will predict a better and more classy finish than what the author had finally etched out.