▁and ▁he ▁has ▁come ▁back ▁en rich ed ▁each ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁vision . ▁What ▁has ▁been ▁captured ▁in ▁his ▁writ ings ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁varied ▁and ▁dynamic ▁so cio - polit ical ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁Beng al . ▁ ▁The ▁range ▁and ▁variety ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁are ▁far ▁reaching ▁and ▁diverse ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁least . ▁In ▁D h urb ap ut ra ▁( son ▁of ▁D hr uba ) ▁he ▁has ▁dep icted ▁the ▁ancient ▁city ▁of ▁U j j ain ▁from ▁two ▁thousand ▁years ▁before . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁U j j ain ▁were ▁facing ▁a ▁long ▁pers isted ▁dr ought , ▁rain less ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Meg hd ut am , ▁an ▁imm ort al ▁creation ▁of ▁poet ▁Kal idas ▁. ▁N ish ar ger ▁Sh ok g ath a ▁( ▁M our ning ▁Ball ad ▁by ▁the ▁Nature ▁) ▁is ▁an ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁L atur ( ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁) ▁earth qu akes ▁and ▁life ▁emer ging ▁out ▁of ▁de br is . ▁In ▁As wach ar it , ▁he ▁de als ▁with ▁Magic ▁Real ism . ▁S idd har tha , ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Kap il ab ast u , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Bud d ha ., ▁left ▁behind ▁his ▁kingdom , ▁m und ane ▁glory ▁and ▁wealth ▁and ▁chose ▁the ▁ste ep ▁path ▁of ▁sacrifice ; ▁the ▁long ▁and ▁lon ely ▁way ▁to ▁salv ation . ▁K anth ak , ▁the ▁Prince ' s