Some stories arrive softly. They do not announce themselves. They wait.
Bandook Gali – A Fiction Drawn from the Margins of History, began with a name that lingered longer than expected. A lane crossed often, rarely questioned, in the city of Kolkata in India. A sense that the past had left behind traces rather than records.
This novel traces the margins of historical facts, characters, and events, shaped through fiction and observation. It follows a boy, a family, a neighbourhood, and a little lane in Kolkata whose name carries more weight than explanation. Life moves forward in familiar rhythms. Doors open. Doors close. The lane remains.
Set against the layered social and cultural landscape of the post-colonial city, which became a boiling cauldron of the freedom movement from the British, the story examines how history settles into everyday life. Not as spectacle, but as residue. What survives is continuity. What is remembered finds its place. What is hidden reveals itself in time.
Written with deliberation and restraint, Bandook Gali is a complete narrative that moves with quiet purpose toward its conclusion. It does not demand attention. It earns it.
Some stories are not meant to be rushed. They are meant to be walked through, step by step, until the lane reveals its name.
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Yes, Aparna. This has just been published.
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Thank you.
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That looks like an interesting book. Congratulations on the publication of your new book.
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Thank you. So glad that you liked the way the book sounds.
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A beautifully understated and evocative introduction. The quiet confidence of your words mirrors the spirit of the story itself—measured, reflective, and deeply atmospheric. Bandook Gali feels less like a novel that tells history and more like one that lets history breathe through everyday life. An elegant, compelling invitation to walk slowly through memory, place, and time.
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Thank you, Verma’ji. That generosity means a great deal, especially coming before the walk has even begun. If the tone alone suggested a quiet, unhurried journey, then the lane has already started speaking. I hope, when you do step into the story, it meets the patience and attentiveness with which you have approached it.
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