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Set in the heady years preceding independence, Dawn is thestory of young Binapani growing up in a small Assamese town. Headstrong,stubborn and high-spirited, this independent minded girl is confronted with aworld full of confusing questions: why are girls not allowed to study? Why isthe nationalist hero, Bullet Kaka hidden away in her grandmother`s shed? Whydoes Mahendra Barua`s family suffer such humiliation and indignity? Why is therich Haitha Sarai feted and fawned upon by the townspeople? Why is his daughtertied up and starved in a dark room just because she loves Jatin?Why is the Christian boy, Ratan, an outcaste? Her young mind grapples withcountless questions and through it all is the abiding relationship she shareswith her old grandmother, Jashodha. She is married off to the rich Chaliha whom she hasalways hated. A lifetime passes in waitingand work and the spark of joy that once lit her being is almost snuffed out,until she once again encounters Ratan, now Father Mac Pherlin. She then realizesthat despite all the strife and pain the world is still a beautiful place andonce again falls in love with a newly awakening world.
ISBN - 9788186706848
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Pages : 300
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