The novel begins as the girl goes missing and Kobita, a fifty-four-year-old activist, heads out on a mission from Siliguri to Guwahati with a view to finding her. The novel shows what happens when a South Asian mother—an essential figure in the family—goes out into the world, leaving her shongshar behind. Missing studies a diverse expression of sexual perversion, revealing the actions and internal conflicts of a few minor characters. Apart from the central plot, there is a “hut-faced girl” who complains about “The Missing Cupboard”, signifying the stress encountered by doctoral students. Kabir finds a page missing in an old British letter; while back in Siliguri, certain letters go mistakenly missing when Tushi reads out the newspaper to Nayan.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 01, 2019 08:15 UTC