Shakchunni by Arnab Ray in Paperback

 

In Shakchunni, the demon of Bengali lore, marries women and possesses them. Despite the Great Famine ravaging Bengal, the Banerjees of Shyamlapur seem untouched by suffering. They live in the opulence of the Raj. When the eldest son, Narayanpratap Banerjee, returns from London after being heartbroken by an Englishwoman, he is married off to a poor girl from a distant village, the ethereal Soudamini. But a tantrik warns of danger on the day of the wedding. 'The Shakchunni will dance tonight, and you shall all fall like flies.' The terror begins and dark secrets from the past refuse to stay buried.