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Being Modern

A Biography of Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan

Gunabhiram Barua author Banani Chakravarty translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Random House, India

Published:1st Sep '25

Should be back in stock very soon

Being Modern cover

This non-fiction paperback, "Being Modern" from Gunabhiram Barua & Banani Chakravarty, was published 1st September 2025 by Random House, India.

  1. Non-fiction
  2. Essays, Memoir & Biography
  3. Biography

ISBN: 9780143466352

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 500g

334 pages

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