{"product_id":"bengalis-portrait-of-community-nao895","title":"The Bengalis (A Portrait of a Community)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNAO895\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/book-author\/sudeep%20chakravarti\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Sudeep Chakravarti\"\u003eSudeep Chakravarti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pt\/book-publisher\/aleph%20book%20company\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Aleph Book Company\"\u003eAleph Book Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2017\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e9789386021045\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e494\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e9.0 inch X 6.0 inch\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e600 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003e we are garrulous; argumentative – and liberal, conservative and moderate, often in the course of the same argument –opinionated: often contemptuous of those not- Bengali eager to be appreciated by those not –Bengalis; blithely unmindful of such hypocrisy; intersely curious –not merely curiousities; feminities; chauvinities; misogynists; ultra –leftist; 'rightist'; ultra –rightist; haters of coloanlies; lovers of colonialism –bashers; lover of colonialists (in a range from Britain to Pakistan); lovers of basher of colonialism –bashers; revelution –minded in practice; among the most vicious people on earth; creators and pretuators of the most vicious gangs and political gansterism; lovers of love; lovers of hatred; lovers of life; lovers of death; lovers of our land; lovers of the lands of those not Bengali; lovers of rivers and rain; vastly literature; vastly illiterate; lovers of words, literature, poetry, theatre, cinema, art, any art from worth a form; lovers of witty comebacks and innuendo; populous –not to be confused with popular, although we sometimes be that, too; pompous; quick to anger; quick to laughter; loud; noisy; eager transporters of such noise to some of the quietest places on earth; inverterate travelers; perhaps the greatest users of that odd phrase: sinikbewty… suffers of some of the greatest faminies fanatical about food… financial about football… unarguably, the greatest users of balacalves in the world other than terrorists and special operations personnel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003e The Bengalis are the third largest ethnolinguitic group in the world after the Han Chinese and the Arabs. A quarter of a billion strong and growing the community has produced three Nobel laureates and revolutionaries, iconic movie stars and directors, and an unendirect stream of writers, philosphere, painters, poets and musicians of the first rank. But, bald facts aside, just who are the Bengalis? What is the community all about, stereotypically and beyond stereotype? In order to find the answers to these and related questions, the author (a Bengali born and steeped in his own culture but objective enough to give us a balanced reckoning of his fellows) delves deep into culture, literature, history and social mores of the Bengalis. He writes with acuity about the many strengths of the community but does not flinch from showing us its weakness and tormented history. He points out that Bengalis are among the most civilized and intellectually refined people on earth but have also been responsible for genocide and racism of the worst kind. Their cuisine is justly celebrated but few remember the cause and effect of millions of Bengalis dying of famine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003e Renowned for their liberal attitudes, they are also capable of virulent religious fundamentalism. Argumentative and meditative, pompous and grounded, hypocritical and wise, flippant and deep… Bengalis are all this and much, much more. With erudition, wit and empathy, this book manages to capture their very essence. Unargualy, it is the definitive portrait of one of the world's most vibrant and distinctive communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003e Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of several groundbreaking and bestselling works of narrative non-function (Red Sun, finalist for the Crossword Award in 2009; Highway 39; and Clear. Hold . Build, winner of the Award for Execellence at the Asian Publishing Awards, 2014), novels (Tin Fish, The Avenue of Kings and Short stoires. His essays and short fiction have appeared in collections in India and overseas, and like his books, have been translated into several languages, He is among India's leading independent commentators on matters of conflict and conflict resolution democracy and development, political economy and the convergence of bussines and human rights. An extensively published columnist at Mint and elsewhere, he has over three decades of experience in media, and has worked with major global and Indian media organizations including the Asian Wall Street Journal, where he began his career, and held leadership positions at Sunday, the India Today Group and HT Media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003e An avid scuba diver, Sudeep's key interest away from writing and travelling remains marine conservation. He lives in the Velliangiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, and Goa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"95%\"\u003e A note on Bangla\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"5%\"\u003e xi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Prologue: Amra Ke?: Who, What, Why?\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xv\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Book I: Utsho: Genesis and More\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Jonmo shutro: Immaculate conceptions\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Bangla: Inceptions, Impositions\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 47\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Haw, maw: Scales of religion\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 75\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Shei shomey: Gandhi, the breif Bengali\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Book II: Shobbhotel Oshobbhota:Culture Chronicles\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Amader Robindronath: Tagore plus\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 115\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Obangali: A Complex and much else\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 140\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Dapot, domon: Domination\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 159\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kichhu Bolchhen?:Do you wish to say something? (You talkin' to me?)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 188\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ma: Oedipus Hex\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 208\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Khela-dhula: Games we Play Sinikbewty: Stories of travel\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 238\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sinik bewty: Stoires of Travel\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 252\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Khai-Khai : To eat, to live\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 267\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Prodashi, bideshi: At home in the world\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 290\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Book III: Ogni Jug. Age of Fire\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Aloran: Turmoil\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 319\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Nokshalbari: Your chairman, our chairman\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 341\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Mastan: Mastanocracy\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 364\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Bangladesh: Bengalidesh\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 394\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Porshu: The Day after tommorow\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 415\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Epilogue: Shesher Porba\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 427\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Acknowledgements\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 429\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Select Biblography\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 434\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Index\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 447\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cfont color=\"red\" size=\"5\"\u003eSample Pages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895a.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895b.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895c.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895d.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895e.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895f.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895g.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895h.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895i.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.exoticindia.com\/images\/products\/original\/books-2017\/nao895j.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Occultnthings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44623626895661,"sku":"NAO895","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2094\/2117\/products\/nao895.jpg?v=1677797354","url":"https:\/\/occultnthings.com\/pt\/products\/bengalis-portrait-of-community-nao895","provider":"Occult-N-Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}