Tale of poverty and poetry

Publisher: Anindya Prokash
First Published: February 2016, Price: 200.00, US$10

DR. Mohit Kamal, a renowned psychiatrist, mostly known for his psychological novels, is a patron of literature. He has authored a novel titled Dukhu out of his great admiration of the personal and literary life of our national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam.

In this book the author portrays the childhood and adolescent period of Kazi Nazrul Islam. The settings of this novel ranges from Churulia village of Asansol Mohokuma (Subdivision) in  Burdhawan district of West Bengal to Darirampur of Trishal of Maymansing district. According to the author, no novel on the early life of the poet has been written before. The author has mainly referred to the book Keu Bholena Keu Bhole by Shailajananda Mukherjee who has mentioned some facts from memory with the poet during their student life in Raj school of Shyarshol of West Bengal. But Dukhu mainly depicts the time period before his student life in Raj school. Shailajananda Mukherjee has become another main character in this novel. He also mentions some other books as reference in this novel: Nazrul Jibani by Rafikul Islam, Nazrul Islam Kishor Jibani by Hayat Mahmud and Kazi Nazrul Islam Smritikatha by Mozaffar Ahmed. The author believes that the relationship between the poet and his friends will surely touch the readers' mind.