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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the author of the book titled Jungle Nama?
A
Amitav Ghosh
B
Shashi Tharoor
C
Arundhati Roy
D
Chetan Bhagat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jungle Nama is a graphic verse novel written by Indian author Amitav Ghosh and illustrated by Pakistani-American artist Salman Toor. It is a verse adaptation of the medieval Bengali tale about the Sundarbans Forest goddess, Bon Bibi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jungle Nama is Amitav Ghosh’s verse adaptation of an episode from the legend of Bon Bibi, a tale popular in the villages of the Sundarban, which also lies at the heart of the novel The Hungry Tide.

Detailed explanation-3: -AUTHOR BIO Amitav Ghosh’s work has been translated into more than thirty languages. His essays have appeared in the New Yorker, the New Republic and the New York Times.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey, and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother Shah Jongoli.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jungle Nama by Amitav Ghosh - Audiobook - Audible.in.

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