Mother

About the Book

The independence of India with its cursed partition lies at the background of the novel. The book is a family story of Sushila, a forced migrant from erstwhile East Pakistan. The shocking declaration of partition at once made them alien to their motherland. The eight-membered family, forced by circumstances to leave behind rich property, set out for India penniless. Sushila’s father-in-law died on the way. That stunning blow brought her back to her past life under the guidance of her father-in-law, whose tremendous personality she tried to present, reminiscing past incidents. The contemporary social milieu and the educational system in erstwhile East Pakistan are presented through the bringing up and education of Nirbed, Sushila’s elder son. The ineffable hardship and struggle of the family and finally their survival at the cost of a number of deaths that the family faced deserve praise, but Sushila was then beyond all acclaims.

About the Author

Dr. Nirod Chandra Sutradhar was born in 1955 in the District of Mymensingh in erstwhile East Pakistan. He passed his childhood there. Having completed his S.S.C. Examination from Dacca Board, he migrated to India in 1969. He struggled hard, to maintain his family in utmost poverty. He completed his Pre-University and Graduation in Pure Science from Alipurduar College and then joined a High School as a teacher. He got B. Ed Degree as a deputed teacher. He was Post-Graduated in English, as a private candidate, from the University of North Bengal. The English Literature, as a new subject, aroused his interest. He, later on, completed his Ph. D. Degree under the guidance of Dr G. N. Roy, a renowned English Professor of North Bengal University. The title of his Dissertation is “The Quest for Freedom: A Critical Study of the Major Novels of D. H. Lawrence.” But in midst of his present position certainly better than the previous one, the sweet memory of his childhood and the socio-cultural environment of his birth place always haunted him. Now his parents being dead and gone, his conscience always pricked him to let the people know their ineffable struggles and sufferings for being victimised by the partition of a country. The present novel is his first publication. It is based on first-hand experience of the writer. Two other books: “A Collection of Selected Stories” and “The Quest for Freedom” are under the process of publication.