Rasbehari is one of the most cruel zamindars who ruled poor tribes by his weapon and manpower. He has no such clash with Satya though he joins to Chote Singh and Nandlal Ojha Golaoala to drive out the honest manager Satya by influencing higher authority. Even he invites Satya in a ceremony of Holy to show off his power. He once captured Kunta in order to marry her. He can be considered as the perfect villain of the novel. Nandalal Ojha Nandalal Ojha is one of the few bad men in the novel. He knows how to cajole people to his own advantage. Those who does not make him happy becomes his enemy. He is really a dangerous person. Publishing Aranyak used to be published serially in a monthly magazine titled Prabasi. It was first published as a book by Katyayani Book Stall. Presently the edition available is the one published by Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt. Ltd. It was first published in May, 1976 and the present paperback classic edition is the 24th print which is dated January, 2010. This edition was edited by Shri Taradas Bandyopadhyay, son of the author. Translations Aranyak has been translated into Sinhala language by Chintha Lakshmi Sinhaarachchi (චින්තා ලක්‍ෂ්මී සිංහආරච්චි) as Aranakata Pem Banda (අරණකට පෙම් බැඳ). The novel has been translated into English by Rimli Bhattacharya as Aranyak: Of the Forest'' (2002). The book has been translated into English in January 2017 by Lucknow-based Suchismita Banerjee Rai. The English version is published by Kolkata-based Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. The book’s Hindi version was translated by Kallol Chakraborty and was published by Ananya Prakashan in 2022. References 1976 novels Novels set in India Culture of Bihar Indian Bengali-language novels Novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay 1976 Indian novels First-person narrative novels 20th-century Indian novels