It was a novel written by Advaita Malls Burnaby in 1956. The novel is written about Mallas, a fisherman community in Bengal.
Explanation: The life is depicted as they had great relationships and friendships among themselves. They celebrated Holi and Kali Poona with great festivity. They took part in boat races. But they had their problems and oppressions with peasants and other upper caste related problems. The novels emphasise the separation of their community and finally breaking which ended their Malla community. This novel is related to the author because he himself belonged to this community.
