'Fool Bahadur', the first Magahi novel translated into English by Indian poet-diplomat, editor and translator Abhay K. was launched in Patna at the 4th edition of Grand Trunk Road Initiatives.

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'Fool Bahadur', the first Magahi novel translated into English by Indian poet-diplomat, editor and translator Abhay K. was launched in Patna at the 4th edition of Grand Trunk Road Initiatives. The book was launched by the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Press Secretary to the President of India Ajay Singh, and Principal Secretary to the Government of Bihar, S Siddharth. The book was published by Penguin Random House India. Fool Bahadur is a delightful novel set in colonial Bihar, a humorous reflection on the state's erstwhile society and bureaucracy.


      First published in 1928 'Fool Bahadur' by Jayanath Pati from Nawada district of Bihar is the first Magahi novel to be translated into English.

     

     

 

     


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