Harishankar Jaldas' novel 'Matsyagandha': A conflict between upper and lower classes/ হরিশংকর জলদাসের ‘মৎস্যগন্ধা’ উপন্যাস : একটি উচ্চ ও নিম্নশ্রেণীর দ্বন্দ্ব

Abstract

Harishankar Jaldas in his novel 'Jalaputra' (2008) has shown the aspect of fishermen's profession. In this novel, we get a description of what disaster the fishermen have to face when they catch fish in the sea like the Bay of Bengal, then when the fishermen bring the fish and take it in a dishonest businessman, the exploitation of moneylenders goes on indiscriminately. This professional humiliation and exploitation of fishermen is the subject of this novel. The author's of 'Matsyagandha' describes also the social status of fishermen. The history of how the fishermen were abused and deprived on the basis of caste in the caste society is recorded in this novel. The novel 'Matsyagandha' by Harishankar Jaldas was first published in February 2020 from Bangladesh.