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Band of Soldiers: A Year on the Road with Shivaji
Author: Saradindu Bandyopadhyay
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A thrilling tale of swashbuckling adventure!
When sixteen-year-old Sadashiv is forced to leave his village, he has no idea that he will shortly become part of a legendary band of soldiers, united under the most inspiring Maratha ruler of all time, Shivaji. As Shivaji and his men fight for the independence of their land from the invading rulers of more powerful kingdoms, Sadashiv learns how to fight against overwhelming odds for a leader who inspires love and trust.
Crafty stratagems and close loyalties, midnight rides and dangers at high noon make this book a truly gripping read.
• Published by Penguin Books India
• Published: September 2005
• Imprint: Puffin
• ISBN: 0143335081
• Edition: Paperback
• Format: B
• Extent: 192pp
• Classification: Fiction
• Rights: World
About the author Saradindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970) was born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. His first literary venture was a book of poems published in 1919. While still a student at Vidyasagar College, Calcutta, he married his wife Parul in 1918. Subsequently he studied law, and then dedicated himself to writing. In 1938, Saradindu moved to Bombay to work on screenplays for Bombay Talkies and later for other banners. He worked in Bombay till 1952, when he gave up his ties with cinema and moved to Pune to concentrate on his writing. He went on to become a popular and renowned writer of crime fiction, ghost stories, historical romances and children’s fiction in Bengali and received the Rabindra Purashkar for his novel Tungabhadrar Teerey.
A thrilling tale of swashbuckling adventure!
When sixteen-year-old Sadashiv is forced to leave his village, he has no idea that he will shortly become part of a legendary band of soldiers, united under the most inspiring Maratha ruler of all time, Shivaji. As Shivaji and his men fight for the independence of their land from the invading rulers of more powerful kingdoms, Sadashiv learns how to fight against overwhelming odds for a leader who inspires love and trust.
Crafty stratagems and close loyalties, midnight rides and dangers at high noon make this book a truly gripping read.
• Published by Penguin Books India
• Published: September 2005
• Imprint: Puffin
• ISBN: 0143335081
• Edition: Paperback
• Format: B
• Extent: 192pp
• Classification: Fiction
• Rights: World
About the author Saradindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970) was born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. His first literary venture was a book of poems published in 1919. While still a student at Vidyasagar College, Calcutta, he married his wife Parul in 1918. Subsequently he studied law, and then dedicated himself to writing. In 1938, Saradindu moved to Bombay to work on screenplays for Bombay Talkies and later for other banners. He worked in Bombay till 1952, when he gave up his ties with cinema and moved to Pune to concentrate on his writing. He went on to become a popular and renowned writer of crime fiction, ghost stories, historical romances and children’s fiction in Bengali and received the Rabindra Purashkar for his novel Tungabhadrar Teerey.
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