Mrinal Bose: 3 books

Shadowland is the story of a doctor who seeks survival, sanity and justice after he is stripped of his right to a small piece of land in Kolkata suburb. Set against the backdrop of a degenerate Marxist regime in Bengal in the nineties, it's a compelling narrative of the doctor’s long battle with the powers-that-be, and a masterly portrait of contemporary India.

A young Bangladeshi Hindu woman's poignant story of immigration to India and her struggle to come to terms with new realities.

Dibakar, a young, up-and-coming painter from Kolkata, arrives in Delhi with his friend Sandip, to participate in a group show at Habitat Centre. But before they check in their guest house, Dibakar finds out that all of his five paintings are missing from their luggage. This drives him bonkers,...