Abstract

List of illustrations -- 1. Prologue -- 2. The parentage -- 3. Dawn of a new era -- 4. Biley's formative years -- 5. Biswanath Datta: the man -- 6. Father and son -- 7. Struggles of Bhubaneswari and Biswanath Datta -- 8. Adversity descends -- 9. Reverence towards his mother -- 10 Fulfilling a son's duty -- 11. In service of motherland -- 12. The soul departs -- 13. Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.