(i) Author of this novel is ‘Advaita Malla Burman’. (ii) It is considered a special novel because: (a) This book is an epic about the Mallas, a community of fish folk in the river Titash. (b) The novel is about three generations of the Mallas. (c) It describes the community life of Mallas, their religious tradition, festivals and relationship. (d) Slowly they break up. Their end comes together, as the river dries up. (e) This is special because the author is himself from a low caste fisher folk community.