{"product_id":"the-taliban-and-i-sushmita-bandyopadhyay-translated-by-arunava-sinha","title":"The Taliban and I - Sushmita Bandyopadhyay (Translated by Arunava Sinha)","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAn extraordinary, harrowing first-person account of an Indian bride’s chilling encounters with the Taliban. Beautifully translated from the original Bengali masterpiece (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"170\"\u003eKabuliwalar Bangali Bou\u003c\/i\u003e), this gripping memoir stands as a monumental testament to survival, female resilience, and the ultimate price of freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-103 citation-end-103\"\u003eIn September 2013, global headlines were shattered when the body of an Indian woman was discovered in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, riddled with twenty bullets.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-102 citation-end-102\"\u003eShe was identified as Sushmita Bandyopadhyay, a brave writer from Kolkata whose tragic and violent end was executed by radical militants.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-101\"\u003eHer murder marked the conclusion of a remarkable life story that originally blossomed in late-1980s Kolkata, where she fell in love with and secretly married Jaanbaz Khan—an itinerant Afghan door-to-door salesman, traditionally known in India as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"554\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-101\"\u003eKabuliwallah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-101 citation-end-101\"\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"citation-100 citation-end-100\"\u003eHoping for a peaceful life, Sushmita fled with her husband to his ancestral homeland in Afghanistan.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Instead, she was plunged directly into a living nightmare under the tightening, fundamentalist grip of the Taliban regime.\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Taliban and I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is her raw, intimate, and unfiltered testimony of life behind the veil of religious extremism. Sushmita meticulously captures the brutal daily realities, the systemic stripping of women's basic human rights, and the sheer terror of living in a society ruled by fear. \u003cspan class=\"citation-99 citation-end-99\"\u003eUltimately, it details her breathtakingly courageous act of defiance and harrowing physical escape from captivity in 1995 to return to India.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-98 citation-end-98\"\u003eMasterfully translated into English by the acclaimed translator Arunava Sinha, this edition preserves the emotional clarity, urgent pacing, and indomitable spirit of Sushmita’s original voice.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-97 citation-end-97\"\u003eIt serves not only as a suspenseful true-crime memoir but also as an indispensable historical document regarding life in pre-and-post-9\/11 Afghanistan.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy This Gripping True Memoir is an Essential Read:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Monumental Piece of Women's Literature:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a profound, firsthand cross-cultural look at the tragic cost of fundamentalism on women and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_65711432db8774b4-46\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMasterful English Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-96 citation-end-96\"\u003eTranslated by Arunava Sinha, one of India's most celebrated literary translators, making this definitive Bengali account accessible to a global audience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Story that Inspired Cinema:\u003c\/b\u003e A defining piece of subcontinental non-fiction that charts the incredible real-life bravery that inspired the famous Bollywood adaptation, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"171\"\u003eEscape from Taliban\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403937214747,"sku":null,"price":339.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71Yrvea4mKL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782456413","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/the-taliban-and-i-sushmita-bandyopadhyay-translated-by-arunava-sinha","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}