Protibimbo: Characters
Before Indian Independence Movement gained its prominence and momentum in the year 1930 across Bengal with the weaponry loot by Surya Sen, attacks across the offices of British Raj in Bengal by Bengal Volunteers, Jugantar Dol and other prominent anarchists, and Binoy-Badal-Dinesh stormed into Writers' Building, the 1920s were a built up to the movement when several large and small scale anarchist groups worked underground to strike the system of British Governance. It was a time when Indians realised that conferences did not bring independence to colonies; they had to pick up arms against the British Imperialists.
This story is fictional. But in its core, every character represents several hundred unnamed heroes and sheroes of our freedom struggle whose names do not appear in the pages of history. "Protibimbo", meaning reflection, is a story that reflects on relationships, freedom, sacrifice, and battles fought within the society of that time.
Characters:
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| Abhaya: 15-year-old daughter of Superintendent Animesh Mukhopadhyay |
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| Kalyani: Abhaya’s 23-year-old widowed elder sister |
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| Meera: A woman in her late 20s, a Member of an Anarchist group who lives under an alias. |
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| Mohini: A Nautch Girl from Metia Bruz, Calcutta |
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| Mastermoshai/The Leader/ Upendra: Founder of the Anarchist group |
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| Marzi: Musician working with Mohini |
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| Kabir Ahmed: Man in his 30s; Anarchist partnered with Meera to extract information |
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| Swadhin Gangopadhyay: Youngest son of Upendra, a 22-year-old studying to be a doctor at Dhaka Medical College
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| Sharat Gangopadhyay: 27-year-old elder brother of Swadhin, an anarchist. |
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| William Nithercot: British Higher Official |
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| Adam Jones: British Officer under Nithercot |
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| Laali: 16-year-old rural woman |
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| Nonibala Debi: Swadhin’s mother |
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| Padam Singh: British Soldier |
Others:
Bina, Benimadhob, Jatin, Vrijesh, Bonomali: Revolutionary
Kanu: Servant boy at the prosecutor’s house
Ramdas: Nephew of Benimadhob.
Protima, Bimala: Sisters-in-law of Swadhin and Sharat
Tumpa: Village Dalit woman working at the orphanage
Nanku Patel: British soldier
Adhir: Freedom fighter
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