Under the Bakul tree /
Kalitā, Mr̥ṇāla Candra,
Under the Bakul tree / Mrinal Kalita ; translated from the Assamese by Partha Pratim Goswami. - 317 pages ; 20 cm
Novel.
When Ashim, the gifted class topper--hailed as the "jewel"--suddenly drops out of school, everyone is surprises. Nirmal, his classmate and academic rival, is deeply troubled by Ashim's scholastic downfall and decides to investigate. As he fights his own demons, Nirmal uncovers the tangled layers of Ashim's troubles and a friendship as pristine as the bakul flower blooms in the tender hearts of two innocent boys. With systemic corruption, a failed education system and ecological destruction play out in the background, an idealistic and imaginative mentor helps the boys navigate the burdens of adolescence, academic pressure and psychological trauma.
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021.
9780143458579 (pbk.)
2024358091
Students--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Coming of age--Juvenile fiction.
Teachers--Juvenile fiction.
India--Juvenile fiction.
823.92 J-KAL / 022249
Under the Bakul tree / Mrinal Kalita ; translated from the Assamese by Partha Pratim Goswami. - 317 pages ; 20 cm
Novel.
When Ashim, the gifted class topper--hailed as the "jewel"--suddenly drops out of school, everyone is surprises. Nirmal, his classmate and academic rival, is deeply troubled by Ashim's scholastic downfall and decides to investigate. As he fights his own demons, Nirmal uncovers the tangled layers of Ashim's troubles and a friendship as pristine as the bakul flower blooms in the tender hearts of two innocent boys. With systemic corruption, a failed education system and ecological destruction play out in the background, an idealistic and imaginative mentor helps the boys navigate the burdens of adolescence, academic pressure and psychological trauma.
Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021.
9780143458579 (pbk.)
2024358091
Students--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Coming of age--Juvenile fiction.
Teachers--Juvenile fiction.
India--Juvenile fiction.
823.92 J-KAL / 022249