The boy who loved | Dorjui Data

The story of the boy who loved unfolds in the form of captivating posts written by a Bangladeshi young man - Ragu Ghangoli - from Delhi, aged 16, belonging to an orthodox Hindu family. By narrating these memoirs, the author beautifully connects us as readers with the main hero, revealing Ragu's life and the secret that makes him think about ending his life at this age, his family, his love for Brahmi, and his older brother Anirban's connection to Zubaida, the Muslim girl. He also skillfully captures his family's rigid reactions to their son's relationship with a girl from a different religion. It is a pure love story that carries with it many real issues and dark turns in Indian society. Will Ragu and Brahmi's love be strong enough to prevent them from committing suicide? That is what we will learn in this novel, filled with daily details of a strict Bangladeshi middle-class family and the prominent events of 1999-2000, whether related to the conflicts between India and Pakistan or religious tensions.