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A Bend in Ganges
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ISBN10: 9357200207
ISBN13: 9789357200202
Publisher: Multicultural Books & Videos
Published: Apr 17 2023
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Marathi
ISBN13: 9789357200202
Publisher: Multicultural Books & Videos
Published: Apr 17 2023
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Marathi
INDIA, 1939. GIAN, A GANDHIAN PACIFIST, COMMITS A MURDER; DEBI-DAYAL, AN ARDENT REVOLUTIONARY, IS CAUGHT WHILE SETTING FIRE TO A BRITISH PLANE. BOTH MEN ARE SENT TO THE ANDAMANS PENAL COLONY. IN THE BEEHIVE LIFE OF THE PRISON, THEY WORK IN OPPOSITE CAMPS-PRO-BRITISH AND ANTI-BRITISH. DURING WORLD WAR II, WHEN THE JAPANESE TAKE OVER THE ISLANDS, ALL THE CONVICTS SUDDENLY FIND THEMSELVES FREE. GIAN AND DEBI MANAGE TO RETURN TO INDIA ONLY TO GET SUCKED INTO THE VIOLENCE OF PARTITION. AN EPIC SAGA OF A NATION IN TRANSITION, A BEND IN THE GANGES, NOW AVAILABLE IN A STUNNING NEW EDITION, DEPICTS THE CATACLYSMIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO PARTITION AND THE CONFLICT THAT ARISES BETWEEN IDEOLOGIES OF VIOLENCE AND NON-VIOLENCE
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