Eminent actor, Sharmila Tagore will release the book Daughters of Jorasanko by Aruna Chakravarti

HarperCollins India is delighted to launch
Daughters of Jorasanko by Aruna Chakravarti on Wednesday, 2 November 2016 at 6.30 p.m. at Multi Purpose Hall, India International Centre, New Delhi
Eminent actor, Sharmila Tagore, will release the book followed by a discussion and dramatic performance based on the book Daughters of Jorasanko is the much-awaited sequel to the bestselling novel, Jorasanko, which received critical acclaim and praise from the likes of Konkona Sen Sharma who cited the novel as a key influence for her character portrayal in the film, Kadamabri. The sequel, with meticulous research unveiling aspects shrouded in mystery, takes the ever-intriguing story of Jorasanko forward as it gives the readers an insight into Rabindranath Tagore?s personal life, explores his engagement with the freedom movement and his vision for holistic education, brings alive his latter-day muses Ranu Adhikari and Victoria Ocampo, and maps the histories of the Tagore women, even as it describes the twilight years in the life of one of the greatest luminaries of our times and the end of an epoch in the history of Bengal.
About Daughters of Jorasanko ? The Tagore household is falling apart. Rabindranath cannot shake off the disquiet in his heart after the death of his wife Mrinalini. Happiness and well-being elude him. His daughters and daughter-in-law struggle hard to cope with incompatible marriages, ill health and the stigma of childlessness. The extended family of Jorasanko is steeped in debt and there is talk of mortgaging one of the houses. Even as Rabindranath deals with his own financial problems and strives hard to keep his dream of Santiniketan alive, news reaches him that he has been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Will this be a turning point for the man, his family and their much-celebrated home?

Praise for Daughters of Jorasanko ?

?In this evocative book, chock-full of fascinating stories, Chakravarti manages to convey the sense of intimacy that pervades this inner household of women. This book will be a boon for all of us who try to understand and interpret Tagore. It?s a testament to the power of imagination.? - Siddhartha Mukherjee, author
?Elegantly written evocation of a past that holds the power to transport and tantalize.? - Kunal Basu, author
?Deeply researched novel on the women of Calcutta?s most luminous family in the aftermath of the Bengal Renaissance. The book recreates the intricate and complex world of the Tagore household in lucid prose.? - Goutam Ghosh, film-maker
?Aruna Chakravarti skillfully weaves historical facts with imaginative story-telling to create a complex era. Her research is thorough but like all good fiction it blends seamlessly with the narrative.? - Sharmila Tagore, actor
About the Author ?

Aruna Chakravarti is a well-known academic, creative writer and translator. Her first novel, The Inheritors, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers? Prize and her third, Jorasanko, received critical acclaim and went on to become a bestseller. Her seven translated works include an anthology of songs from Rabindranath Tagore?s Gitabitaan, Saratchandra Chattopadhyay?s novel Srikanta and Sunil Gangopadhyay?s Those Days, First Light and Primal Woman: Stories. She has two academic works to her credit: a biography of Saratchandra Chattopadhyay and a critical work on Ruth Prawer Jhabvala?s fiction. Among the various awards she has received are the Vaitalik Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Sarat Puraskar.

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