"This is the path of the spirit paved with thorns and stones."
Based on he daily lives of the fishermen of East Bengal.
Social & External
The people behind it
Zurain Rakshi
Fisherman Mian
Shamsun Nihar
Maina
Manu
Panu
Tripti Mitra
Mala
Khan Ataur Rahman
Kasim
Maina Latif
Ganju
Ama
Kazi Khaliq
Lal Nian
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