The Mendicant Prince

A lively retelling of the Bhawal sannyasi case ... a real-life mystery that continues to intrigue to this day' AMITAV GHOSH

In the winter of 1909, Ramendranarayan Roy, the ailing second prince of the Bhawal zamindari, proceeds to Darjeeling with his wife Bibhavati, brother-in-law Satyendranath and a retinue of officials and servants, after being advised a change of air by his...