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During the British rule of India, fate throws together a diverse cast onto the stage of the San Souci Theater- Esther Leach, the Kohinoor of Bengal theater, James Barry, the theater manager facing bankruptcy, Alice Anderson the enchanting Englishwomen estranged from her husband, and Baboo Bustomchurn Addy, the dark Bengali actor infatuated with Alice Anderson and ready to kill for her.Yet, history has forgotten the cast that perished with the San Souci theater until it's discovered by Tony, a school boy in Calcutta, desperate to tell their story. Of an actress who burnt before a shocked audience. Of a dangerous relationship between a married English Women and a native Bengali actor. To help Tony is an effervescent Anglo-India beauty. She's mute. It was the end of innocence and the dawn of a glorious institution.
 
Unearth the secret behind the climb and fall of the greatest theatre in the country, kept hidden for the last 150 years, revealed to you through a schoolboy's adventure. Find out what happens when the boy who talks a lot meets the girl who's born mute- their love tells the story in this epic coming-of-age novel.
 
About the Author
 
Raised in Calcutta, Tony studied at St. Xavier�s Collegiate school and college. He is passionate about theatre, radio and public communication having won numerous awards at international speech contests.
 
After an impressive stint at Star India�s Radio City when India got its first private FM station he began his rewarding ten years and one day run with Red Fm. As station director, his Bangalore station won two Golds at IRF Excellence in Radio Awards and another Gold at the NYF International Radio Awards. Tony is now a Senior Director with The WPP Group , world leader in advertising, marketing and communication services.
 
He is an alumnus of Alliance Business Academy and IIM Bangalore. Tony is a sought-after public communicator, and Toastmasters International has awarded him with the Advance Communicator Gold certification. Tony lives in Bangalore with his wife and two children
 
Product details
Paperback: 396 pages
Publisher: Manjul Publishing House
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9789381506998
ISBN-13: 978-9381506998
ASIN: 938150699X
Product Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 4 cm