▁mock ed ▁the ▁luc id ity ▁of ▁Bank im ▁Ch andra ’ s ▁language , ▁D urg es hn and ini ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁contemporary ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁Path an - M ug hal ▁conflicts ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁south - western ▁region ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Pas ch imb anga ▁( West ▁Beng al ) ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ak bar . ▁Jag at ▁Singh , ▁a ▁General ▁of ▁M ug hal ▁army ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁R aja ▁Man ▁Singh ▁met ▁T il ott ama , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Bir endra ▁Sing ha , ▁a ▁fe ud al ▁lord ▁of ▁south - western ▁Beng al ▁in ▁Mand aran ▁( in ▁modern - day ▁Ho og h ly ▁district , ▁West ▁Beng al ) ▁and ▁they ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁While ▁they ▁were ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁a ▁marriage ▁ceremony , ▁Kat lu ▁Khan , ▁a ▁re bel ▁Path an ▁leader ▁attacked ▁Mand aran . ▁Bir endra ▁Sing ha ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁Jag at ▁Singh ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁along ▁with ▁Bir endra ’ s ▁wid ow ▁B im ala ▁and ▁their ▁daughter ▁T il ott ama . ▁Kat lu ▁Khan ’ s ▁daughter ▁A yes ha ▁saved ▁T il ott ama ▁from ▁her ▁father ’ s ▁l ust , ▁but ▁A yes ha ▁herself ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Jag at ▁Singh . ▁Later , ▁B