Leela Majumdar\u27s Novels: A Comprehensive View of the Child’s Mind/ লীলা মজুমদারের উপন্যাস : শিশুমনের সার্বিক কথন

Children’s literature plays a vital role in shaping a child\u27s mental framework, alongside their environment, family, and education. In the Indian context, traditional forms like folklore, epics, and moral tales gradually transitioned into structured publications catering to children\u27s evolving needs. Despite efforts by notable literary figures and magazines, like Sandesh, spearheaded by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Rabindranath Tagore, and Sukumar Ray, many early publications failed to balance entertainment, education, and engagement.           Leela Majumdar redefined children\u27s literature in Bengali by addressing their dynamic needs at different life stages. She crafted stories that combined adventure, humor, curiosity, and life lessons without enforcing moral dictums. Her characters, like Ganasha, Ghontan, Gupe, and Panu, reflected everyday flaws and learned from their mistakes, resonating deeply with young readers. Majumdar\u27s storytelling emphasized human values such as kindness, gratitude, and empathy, all while acknowledging the socio-political upheavals of her time—British rule, independence struggles, Partition, and post-war realities.           Her thematic diversity spanned science, fantasy, ghosts, and nature. Unlike others, her portrayal of animals and nature was rooted in realism, fostering an emotional connection and ecological awareness among children. Her unique approach extended to language and presentation, using simple, modern words and short sentences to make Bengali literature accessible and enjoyable for children. Drawing inspiration from her familial legacy, time at Santiniketan, and personal experiences, Majumdar enriched her works with authenticity and emotional depth. This essay examines her contributions across six chapters: her literary inheritance, understanding of child psychology, integration of science, animal and nature themes, innovative ghost stories, and distinctive narrative techniques. Majumdar\u27s oeuvre remains a cornerstone of Bengali children\u27s literature, blending education, entertainment, and ethical growth seamlessly

Magical Reality and Ravi Shankar Ball\u27s Novel Chatushtoy/ জাদুবাস্তবতা ও রবিশংকর বলের উপন্যাস চতুষ্টয়

One of the genres of modern fiction is the magical narrative. This genre is most developed by several Latin American authors. As a critic Ravaishankar has also discussed magic realism in the context of Marquez’s writings. We will discuss how magic realism is used in Rabishankar’s fiction. The extent to which Rabishankar’s work is influenced by the ideas of magic realism from Franz Roah to Alegeo Carpenter to Marquez is a matter of concern.               Hallucinetory scenes and events, one of the elements of magic realism, are clearly used in Ravishankar’s works such as ‘Dozakhnama’, ‘Aynajiban’, ‘Zaro Hour’, ‘Kissa bolen Sheherzade’ etc. Elements of the magical world and hars reality of the world are spontaneously combined in these works. Other elements of magic realism such as ‘heteroglossia’, ‘cross-culturalism’, ‘postcolonialism’ etc, can be noted in Rabishankar’s work. Through all this, he wanted ro break the conventional European style of writing stories. Following the style of kissa, dastan in creating stories, he made the reader a passenger to an endless story

Sriradha: \u27Gopalachampu\u27 and later Bengali Vaishnava literature/ শ্রীরাধা : ‘গোপালচম্পূ’ ও পরবর্তী বাংলা বৈষ্ণব পদাবলী সাহিত্য

Srijiva Goswami was one of the sixteen Goswamis of Vrindavan. He was the son of Srirupa and SrisanatanaGoswami. He did not see Lord Chaitanya with his own eyes and was also deprived of the divine presence of Lord Chaitanya. Nevertheless, the role of the learned Jiva Goswamigives a solid philosophical foundation to Premadharma introduced by Mahaprabhu is in no way insignificant. Along with this, SrijivaGoswami recovered the lost glory of Vrindavanbhoomithrough multifaceted actions. Just like Srirupa, Srisanatana gave a strong philosophical foundation to the Premadharmaof Mahaprabhu, the newer Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy also endeavoured to give a permanence to the foundation of that religion. No doubt he was successful in this action. His books are Gopalchampu, Shat Sandarbha, Madhava Mahotsava etc. ItexploresGopalachampuand ​​the novelty of the character of Sriradha in the poem andits influence of the same in later Padavali literature. The date of composition ofthis poem is 1588 AD. The theme of the epic poemGopalachampu is the Krishna Lila, as depicted in the tenth skandha of theSrimadBhagavatam.The value of this book is that it is in the form of a philosophy bookas well asSaraskavya. According to GaudiyaVaishnava philosophy, this text proudly asserts the superiority of Krishna, and Vrindavanlila, and the recognition of the superiority of Sri Radha’s character over Krishna. Not only this, SrijeevSriradha has introduced two fundamental approachestoexploring Sri Radha’s character. Firstly, Sri Radha’s social position, and secondly, Krishna’s marriage to Sri Radha. From the perspective of these twobasic views, we will try to analyze the mixed spark of Tattva and Rasa by reviewing the role ofheroine Sriradha in the entire Gopalchampu poem

Sahitye Abhishap Prasanga : Kalidas, Chandimangal, Manosamangal/ সাহিত্যে অভিশাপ প্রসঙ্গ : কালিদাস, চণ্ডীমঙ্গল, মনসামঙ্গল

Kalidasa was a greatest poet, writer and playwright of Sanskrit Literature. In all his poetic dramas, the topic of various types of anathemas has been discussed on the portrayal of different characters. Among them ‘Abhigyanshakuntalam’,‘Meghaduta’,‘Raghuvamsham’,‘Kumarasambhavamam’,‘Vikramorvasiyam’ the multiples reconciliation are seen as a result of cursing. This reconciliation is found in separation. Through the way of anathema, the monotony of reunion is transmuted into universality. Besides, the practice of cursing has also observed in the most important sub-genres of Medieval Bengali literature Mangalkavya. In ‘Manasamangal’ and ‘Chandimangal’, the reference of it is noticed in the depiction of different characters such as Kalketu, khullara, Behula, Lakhindar, Madandeb, Maladhar, Ratnamala and so on. They are all cursed and cursed when they have neglected to perform their duties. As a result, they are separated from each other with sadness. In short, anathemata are separation and reconciliation and complementary each other

The use of myth in drama and Buddhadev Basu’s ‘Tapasvi o Tarangini’/ নাটকে মিথের প্রয়োগ এবং বুদ্ধদেব বসুর ‘তপস্বী ও তরঙ্গিণী’

The use of myth in the explanation of science, philosophy, religion, religion, ritual, literature, psychology, narrative, social interpretation is a very relevant topic. The first and most important of the various categories of myth is the myth of \u27fertility\u27. Rabindranath Tagore, Madhusudan Dutt, Jivananda and Buddhadev Bose have used myth very carefully in their literature. Buddhadev Bose\u27s first myth-based drama was \u27Tapaswi O Tarangini\u27. The play takes into account the legend of the Indian Puranas, the drought ridden Angadesh, the advent of the sage and his credit in making the princess accepting water; which becomes the mythical backdrop to the play. The myth that is hidden in this story is that the union of men and women is the source which will bring down the rain and \u27Bashundhara\u27 or the Earth will be filled with grains; which is a primitive fertile component. Buddhadev Bose while retaining the main mythic structure has endowed the play with a modern relevance by exploring the psychological complexity of the characters and its significance in contemporary times

Epidemic in Bengali and International Literature : The past and the present/ বাংলা ও আন্তর্জাতিক সাহিত্যে মহামারি : সেকাল ও একাল

A walk through the history tells us that nearly after every century there have been evidences of epidemics and pandemics across the world and how it affected the lives of people, health, economy, education and the overall social system. COVID-19 pandemic like other pandemics has been reflected through the literature also. This paper focuses on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on literature. It will try to analyse the literature in the phase of COVID-19 with special references to the bengali short stories, drama and also try to compare with some other literary works on various pandemics. The major literary works are taken as examples are ‘The Plague’ by Albert Camus, ‘Love in the time of Cholera’ by Gabriel García Márquez, ‘A journal of the Plague year’ by Daniel Defoe, ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ by Edger Allan Poe.           There has been clear efforts in writings to bring out the misery caused by the pandemic and how it affected people and their livelihoods. Classic and contemporary writings not only provide an insight, but it also allows a fair portrait of the losses and people\u27s efforts to move forward

ANDUL – A LEGACY OF CUTURAL HERITAGE/ প্রাচীন গ্রাম আন্দুলের সংস্কৃতি ও ঐতিহ্যের সমাহার

Andul is one of the oldest villages in Howrah district, a place that still bears the testimony of ancient history and tradition. Three hundred years ago, trade was carried out between various countries, places on the Saraswati River route through Saptagram Port. At that time, Andulgram was located in the middle of that trade route and a few noble landlord families started living in this area; the Roy Family (also known as Raj Parivar) followed by Mallick Family and Kundu Chowdury Family.            The importance of the Datta Chowdhury dynasty in the history of Andul is immense. During the time of Krishnananda, the fourth-generation male of this family, Nityananda Mahaprabhu. Once many Vaishnavas groups were meeting in the Kirtan Mandap in a religious gathering. It is said that the dance songs of Nityananda Mahaprabhu\u27s Vaishnav group caused a dust of joy to rise on the ground of that place. This lead toward naming of the place as Anandodhuli. Later, this word got corrupted and became Andul, a name by which it known today.            The ancient Durga festival, which began during the reign of Krishnananda\u27s grandson Ram Sharan Dutta Chowdhury, is still being celebrated in the same vein. Bhubaneswar Kar was the founder of the Kar dynasty. Later, the Andul dynasty emerged from this Kar dynasty, and the birth of two Pandits Vidyasagar and Mahendranath Bhattacharya further added to the greatness of this village. The name of Purushottam is known as the ancestor of the Kundu Chowdhury clan of this village, Mahiari, adjacent to Andul. This Kundu Chowdhury family established a hospital, thirty schools, and a library for the general public for the welfare of the village, which truly deserves praise.             During the Muslim rule, Andul was under the control of Muzaffarpura and Boro Pargana and was called as \u27Muzaffara\u27 at that time. During the rule of Lord Cornwallis, at the settlement of the revenue of Bengal, this place came under the Twenty-four Parganas, later during the delimitation of the Hooghly district, it came under the then Hooghly district, and later when the Howrah district was established, the village of Andul was included in the Howrah district.             My aim in analyzing this issue is to present the history, culture and heritage of Andulgram to the future generations so that they can be informed about the various unknown historical places, culture and heritage of their state and they can take this heritage culture forward somewhere. In this way, the message of the history, culture and heritage of the villages of Bengal will gradually spread in Bengal and India

Assembly of Rabindra Sangeet In Selected Rabindra Ballad/ নির্বাচিত রবীন্দ্র গীতিনাট্যে সঙ্গীতের সমাবেশ

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher, social reformer who wrote in many literary genres. He was the first poet who wrote successfully in all areas of literature. His poetry, Novel, songs, dance, drama has made the Bengali literature rich. Among Tagore\u27s popular works the geetimalya or opera plays an important role in Bengali literature where Rabindra Sangeet has acquired a valuable place. Songs written by Tagore have added an immense beauty to the musical operas. Geetinatya rooted in India\u27s history is a theatrical performance or musical play that emerged during the period of cultural fusion between Bengali and western traditions. Rabindranath Tagore exemplified Geeti Natya in his own writings, highlighting it\u27s significance in the cultural landscape. Rabindra Sangeet is a wide range of songs that cover a variety of themes and are influenced by music from various styles around the world. Some songs have been taken from folk origin and some songs are being composed of folk tunes. Tagore\u27s compositions include topics like humanism, structuralism, introspection, psychology, romance, yearning, nostalgia, reflection and modernism, offering melody for every season and every season and every aspect of Bengali life. During his travel to foreign Countries he came into contact with different musicians of west and south part of the world. As a result the western style has been incorporated into Rabindra Sangeet. Afrer returning home he has written the first Geetinatya Balmiki Pratibha and after that kaal mrigaya and mayar khela. In these operas he has played several songs which belong to the western origin. Apart from these Tagore has composed many songs from folk music. So in this chapter our endeavour will be to focus on the songs that are sung in geetinatya

Manoj Mitra\u27s Drama ‘Takshak’: A Deconstruction of Parikshit Story of the Mahabharata/ মনোজ মিত্রের নাটক ‘তক্ষক’ : মহাভারতের পরীক্ষিৎ কাহিনীর একটি বিনির্মাণ

Manoj Mitra is well-known to everyone as a unique dramatist of recent times. He was also an accomplished actor, director and playwright. Manoj Mitra was associated with Bengali theater and film world for a long time. He has given us successful drama one after another. ‘Takshak’ is one of the successful and popular drama among them. It is a one act play based on the Parikshit story of Mahabharata. Though the story of the drama is taken from Mahabharata, the dramatist has skillfully adapted and presented it to suit the modern era. The conflict between life and death of a modern man is portrayed in this drama, and the way it is portrayed is simply amazing. At the end of the drama, death surrendered to life and victory song of life is announced. In real life, we lose the taste of life and it becomes boring for some sad event. But in this play the playwright has shown us through the character of Parikshit, that the life of seven days is as expansive as crossing seven seas. So, ignoring the fear of death and moving in natural rhythm is the name of life. We have to live every moment by fighting death, beating death, defeating death. This is the message conveyed in the play, which is not present in Parikshit story of Mahabharata. It is very sad to say that Manoj Mitra is no more with us. So, discussing his one act play ‘Takshak’ is actually just a small attempt to pay tribute to him

Humayun Ahmed’s Nandito Noroke : A Quest of Question to the Lives of Men and Women/ হুমায়ূন আহমেদের ‘নন্দিত নরকে’ : নর-নারীর জীবন জিজ্ঞাসার স্বরূপ অন্বেষণ

Humayun Ahmed (1948-2012) is one of the greatest Bengali fiction writer in the era of 20th century. Not only fiction writer but also he is known as Bangladeshi filmmaker, composer and playwright, songwriter, scholar and academic. Humayun Ahmed made his debut on fiction era by appearing the famous novel- Nandito Noroke (1972). He picked up the Bangladeshi civil middleclass society on his plot of this novel. This article will emphacise on how his colossal writing makes reader understand the circumstance through the age. He imitates the life of men and women in the civil society in his point of view. The major concern of this article is to give importance to bring out the quest of life of men and women in his novel named Nandito Noroke. After liberation war (1971) we found him as a powerful fiction writer who potrayed the pulse of middle-class family based on the real scenario of hope, desire, expections. Humayun Ahmed’s novel especially early aged writings are very lively, dynamic and meaningful. His conscious depiction of thought gives the fiction a new era. This writing will provide a clear concept about the nature of character’s quest of questions and their expectation and reality. The complexity of life is described wonderfully through his protagonist of the novel. The point of view of indivisual mind, soliloquy and psychoanalysis took an important place in characterisation. So, stylistics will also be a part of this article. This paper has been designed through the lens of literary and cultural approach including critical analysis