Quest for Harmony in Romen Basu's Novels

accept activities appears artist Ashoke aware Basu's becomes believe Bengali Blackstone Boys bring brothers caste system cause characters comes condition culture death elders ends English expected experience exploitation fact father feels girl give hand harmony head hero Hindu House Full household human idea independent Indian individual injustice Interview Italy joint family system Kalapathor keep language leads Literary literature living lower castes marriage married means mind Mohamaya novel novelist Outcast party picture political presents problem provides Putki question readers reading reasons relationship religion religious response reveal Romen Basu rules Sambal says scene seen sense short story shows social society stratification Sudhin tells temple themes thing tion tradition tree understanding United universal untouchable values village western whole wife wishes woman women writing zamindar