Hansuli Banker Upakatha (novel)
For the film adaptation, see Hansuli Banker Upakatha (film).
Hansuli Banker Upakatha (Bengali: হাঁসুলীবাঁকের উপকথা) is a novel by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, made into a film in 1962 by Tapan Sinha. Set in 1941, the novel explores life in rural Bengal, the realities of the Zamindari system that was responsible for much of the social inequalities in Bengal, as well as the changes in social perceptions with time.