The Ruffian – Swapnamoy Chakra, Translated from the Bengali by Kathakali Janaborty

Description

A tell-tale saga of the city of Kolkata through the lens of an old Mastaan of the city. , The Ruffian unbuttons the city’s history and lore lurking in its long-overlooked underbelly. Master raconteur Swapnamay adopts the voice of an old rogue, slumping through his last days as he recollects his life’s journey cutting through the decades of revolution and conflict, of peace and people with and without power. Seen through the lenses of an old Kolkata ruffian, this story is a memoir, an earnest testimony of unheard voices of— strange lovers, wimpy leaders street loonies, abandoned children, unloved women, and lost colonies all residing in the one timeless city of Kolkata.