The story of this book relates to the life of the protagonist, Prabuddha, which, like many others, has been a bouquet of agony and ecstasy. Born into a family of landed gentry in colonial India, his ambition was to become an academic. However unbelievable it may appear, the story narrates his struggles and the events that ultimately threw him onto the glamorous stage of the corporate world. His success generated bitter rivalry that subjected him to humiliation and despair. This compelled him to bid an untimely farewell to his job, making him feel both happy and relieved.
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SUBIR ROY
The author was born in Calcutta, now Kolkata, in the autumn of 1928. In his youth, he felt a deep pull towards his native village, which he used to visit during Durga Puja. However, the moth-eaten independence that divided the country cost him his beloved land, now part of Bangladesh. He has not been able to reconcile with this incident. After earning a Master’s degree in Physics, he joined the Government Ordnance Factories and worked there for five years. Thereafter, he entered the private domain of the corporate world. He retired from his job in December 1989. Subir Roy is married and lives in Kolkata with his wife. They have two sons who are settled abroad.
