Louhopurush

The town of Elaichpur. A scorching summer morning. The blazing sun beating down. By the roadside, a boy of about ten sat sobbing his heart out… Haji Safi, passing by, suddenly stopped. What had happened to the boy? Bare body, torn dhoti, and a sacred thread hanging loosely around him. Haji Safi woke up with a start on his bed. The capital of Mughal Bengal, Dhaka. Nawab Nazim Azim-us-Shan, the grandson of Aurangzeb, wore a grim expression. The emperor was sending a new Dewan to Dhaka—a man notorious for being fearlessly stubborn, determined, and honest. Why had his grandfather sent him?Meanwhile, Dewan Kartalab Khan wanted nothing more than to leave Dhaka. What had happened in the capital? Why had Emperor Aurangzeb permitted him to leave Dhaka and establish his Dewani in Makhsudabad Ganj?‘Louhopurush’ is a gripping historical novel centered on Bengal’s first independent Nawab, Murshid Quli Khan.Written by the acclaimed author Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay, celebrated for his expertise in weaving historical tales, this novel masterfully captures the essence of power, loyalty, and intrigue in the Mughal era. A must-read for lovers of historical fiction!