Putul Nacher Itikatha by Manik Bandopadhyay published by Karuna Prakashani. The central character of the novel is village doctor Shashi. He has no faith in God. The story and setting of the novel is based on the complex social relationships that exist between the other characters including Shashi, Shashi's father, and Kusum in the village background. Written on the premise of love, estrangement, envy and mutual sympathy of a decaying society, this novel is one of the best resources of Bengali literature