You're a disgrace of a Bangalee if you have not grown up binge reading Sharadindu Bandopadhyay's brilliantly intricate detective series. Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Reading it has been an unforgettable experience. In Chander Pahaar, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's vivid narration brought to life the travels of the valiant Shankar, his encounters with deadly creatures and challenging landscapes on his expedition across Africa, and how his journey culminates into an odyssey of self discovery. It was Shankar Roy Chaudhary and his relentless yearning for adventure that instilled a gnawing wanderlust in us Bong kids, much before Christopher McCandless made it fashionable. Shankar Roy Chaudhary, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Feluda's whip smart demeanour and dynamic personality, as he's constantly working on his 'Mogojastro', make him the super sleuth we Bangalees worship and will do so for ages to come. Feluda, Satyajit Rayīengal's very own Sherlock Holmes, the image of brooding hottie Prodosh Mitter smoking his Charminar cigarettes, while going about unravelling mysteries is one that will induce happiness without fail. Gora's impelling attitude coupled with his optimism and orthodox beliefs, will make you oscillate between feelings of appreciation and repugnance for him. While on the exterior he might exude arrogance and a burning need for self assertion, he is an extremely sympathetic and patriotic person and cannot stand injustice. The protagonist is a man of contradictions, with a very nuanced personality. One of the most complex and highly-acclaimed novels penned by Tagore, Gora is a philosophical study of human emotions. Here is a list of some of the most popular and iconic characters in Bangla literature which will tug at your heartstrings with sheer nostalgia. We grow up binge reading whatever we can lay our hands on, and considering the vast array of brilliant literary works that have been written in Bangla, we seriously are spoilt for choice.įrom hilarious comic strips, science-fiction, adventure-travel, murder mysteries - Bengali literature traverses all genres. We will take the order for the books and deliver them to the place the purchaser wants to,' she said.Other than our obsession with monkey caps and maachh, what we Bengalis are most often stereotyped with is how we take our literature very, very seriously. 'These coupons worth upto Rs 10,000 can be used to gift books to the children in the slum areas. The publisher's website would also provide the option to purchase books using gift coupons.

Initially, this would be done on voluntary basis but there are plans to approach the state government education department so as to reach the masses in the rural areas, she said. It also has plans to go to different schools in the districts as well as to the remotest rural areas with the audio-books and provide students there the opportunity to listen to them so that the classic Bengali literary works reach them, she said.

We are planning to have Bengali classics in that script to help people who are blind or have low vision,' Roy elaborated. 'There are not many classics in braille script. The publishing house is also planning to bring out the rich treasure trove of Bengali classics in braille. As for the audio-books, the publisher's website would have five stories mainly to woo children and school students, Roy said. The e-books will be made in such a manner that they can be downloaded from the website. In a collaboration SNLTR and Mitra & Ghosh will make use of technology provided by IIT Kharagpur Computer Science department to digitise some classics of Bengali literature, she said. 'Soon, these literary gems will be available in the form of e-books, Braille books and audio books,' Roy said, adding that these would be ready by September-October.

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