{"product_id":"to-surju-with-love-9789386296986","title":"To Surju, With Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jaiwanti Dimri\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA transcreation of Jaiwanti Dimri’s Hindi novella, \u003cem\u003eSurju Ke Naam\u003c\/em\u003e, this is the story of Sukurmani, a young woman who migrates to Bhutan with her four-year-old son, Surju, in search of livelihood, stability and peace. A Dumka tribal from Jharkhand, the one constant in her life is change as she crosses many borders – from Ranchi in Jharkhand, to Kokrajhar to Darranga in Bodoland, to Bishalgarh in Tripura, to Rungthung and finally to Kanglung in east Bhutan – to escape ethnic clashes, unrest and \u003cem\u003ehimsa\u003c\/em\u003e, the omnipresent and many-faced violence which follows her. \u003cbr\u003e Set in the small, scenic hill town of Kanglung, much of the story is told through a dialogue between two women: Sukurmani and her Memsaab. Through her Memsaab’s eyes, we get glimpses of Sukurmani’s life, past and present. We witness her struggles to make ends meet as a single mother, an illiterate labourer and uninhibited tribal in an alien land. We also see her as a self-reliant, resilient woman living her own life with willful little Surju, who trails her like a shadow, a participant in all his mother’s joys and sorrows. As the narrative unfolds, an unusual bond forms between these two different women: two Indian expatriates, one legal and one illegal. \u003cbr\u003e A poignant and thought-provoking story simply told, it lingers even after the last word is read. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616484352151,"sku":"9789386296986","price":466.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789386296986.webp?v=1769294916","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/to-surju-with-love-9789386296986","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}