Raja Bahadur Deb Narayan Barua, the octogenarian Zeminder
left behind him vast Zemindari and fabulous wealth to his
only survivor, teenaged grandson Bulu. He once proposed to
his most intimate and only friend Zeminder Lakhi Narayan
Chowdhury that should they happen to beget a son and a daughter,
surely they would be wedded to each other. But destiny acted
otherwise -that expectation did not materialise.
Hemaprova Chowdhury, the widowed wife of late Lakhi Narayan
Chowdhury happened to visit Deb Narayan Barua in his place
with Amit, Nilu and Manashi, the children of her only son
Manindra. Deb Narayan Barua was simply charmed with hergrand-daughter
Manashi and he wasted no time to beg Manashi for his only
grandson Bulu in front his Deva-Mandir, the family temple.
Under very sad and compelling circumstances Hemaprova conceded
with a heavy heart and an embarrassed mind. . Things flowed
fast with incredible acceleration. . . Hymns of final 'Sampradan'
echoed and the wedding of the two minors reached a complete
consummation according to the Vedic system of the Hindus.
But at the very moment at the obsession of absolute emotional
ecstasy Deb Narayan breathed his last. . . Chitra, the
wife of Manindra and daughter-in-law of Hemaprova couldnot
reconcile herself to this marriage. Being driven to the
point of crazyness with sorrow, hatred and wrath, Chitra
dragged her daughter Manashi and attempted to wipe off
the 'Sindur' the sacred sign of marriage from he forehead.
. . Day in - day out . . . and years rolled on. . . Bulu
found him self all alone in this wide world. Chitra exerted
herself in imparting highest education to Manashi as well
as in assciating her with the ultra-modern way of life.
Bulu lost himself in the surging vastness of the world.
. . Chitra started searching frantically for a befitting
groom of a posh society and left no stone unturned for
Manashi's wedding. . . But Manashi ? . . . The echo of
the Vedic hymns in her adolescent heart, the eternal tie
of a Hindu marriage, the sweet memories of her budding
twin life ?. . . Were those all trash ? All fun ?. . .
Where's Bulu ? Has he really been lost ?. . .
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