Short stories from the 1960s - II
Deb Sahitya Kutir annuals & new teen mag 'Kishore Bharati' continue the two-syllabic title trend.
1966 - Bhaasha
1967 - Tel / Keley Ghennaa Ghanada
1968 - Maati
1968 - Dhulo
1969 - Maap
1969 - Kaada
1969 - Naach
Symmetry-freak Poirot would have wished all Ghanada tales had two-syllabic titles.
But 'Ghanada Kulpi Khaan Na' should not be truncated to 'Kulpi'.
Or 'Ghanadake Vote Din' to 'Vote'. Icecream or election is not the key player there.
Artist : Uday Deb
Whale of a Language
'Bhaasha' from 'Ghanadar Juri Nei' (1970, 1993)
Artist : Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
'Bhaasha' from
'Ghanada Kishore Omnibus' (1990)
Publisher : Kamini Prakashalay
Artist : Amal Chattopadhyay
Ghanada O Tenida' (1995)
Publisher : Das Sahitya Kutir
Artist : Anjan Ghosh
'Bhaasha' ('Language'), 1966
First Published : 1966, 'Arunachal',
Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Juri Nei', 1970
Illustrations : Dhiren Baul
'Bhaasha' from the Puja annual 'Arunachal', 1966
Artist : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
A dive into the sea with the villainous Count. [Click to Enlarge]
Oil Slick. Hero Slicker.
'Tel' from 'Ghanadar Juri Nei' (1970, 1993)
Artist : Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
'Tel' published as 'Keley Ghennaa Ghanada'
in 'Pakshiraj' annual, 1977
Artist : Probhat Karmakar.
The actual title intended was
'Teley Ghennaa Ghanada'.
'Tel' / 'Keley Ghennaa Ghanada' ('Oil'), 1967
First Published : 1967, Mahalayaa, 'Benubeena',
Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Juri Nei', 1970
Illustrations : Dhiren Baul
'Tel' from the Puja annual 'Benubeena', 1967
Artist : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Boxed ! Ghanashyam helps Dugan settle into the wooden crate.
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'Tel' subsequently appeared as 'Keley Ghennaa Ghanada'
in the 'Pakshiraj' annual of 1977.
A clarification declared that the actual title intended was
'Teley Ghennaa Ghanada'.
See also 'Ghanadar Obhijaan' (2002)
S (ubstitute) O I L
'Maati' from 'Ghanadar Juri Nei' (1970, 1993)
Artist : Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
'Maati' ('Soil'), 1968
First Published : 1968, 'Shaarodiyaa Kishore Bharati'
Illustrations : Surya Roy
First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Juri Nei', 1970
Illustrations : Dhiren Baul
'Maati' from 'Shaarodiyaa Kishore Bharati', 1968
Artist : Surya Roy
. The first Ghanada featured in the new juvenile periodical 'Kishore Bharati'-s Puja annual.
. Surya Roy (1913 - 1979) 's first Ghanada venture.
This year he also gifted us an unforgettable 'minimal' sketch for 'Tupi' in the Premendra Mitra anthology :
'Ek Jaahaaj Gawlpo : Moyurponkhi' (1968)
Surya Roy (1913 - 1979)
Dust in the Eye
'Dhulo' from 'Ghanadar Baachhaai Gawlpo' (1992)
Artist : Dilip Das
'Dhulo' ('Dust'), 1968
First Published : 1968, 'Indraneel', Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book : 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada', 1971
Illustrations : Ajit Gupta
'Dhulo' from the Puja annual 'Indraneel', 1968
Artist : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
. The narrator of the Ghanada tales is finally assigned an identity : 'Sudhir', incidentally the author's own pet name.
'Dhulo' from 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada' (1971)
Artist : Ajit Gupta
'Wave' Length
'Maap' from 'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' annual (1980)
Artist : Dhiren Baul, Unknown
'Maap' ('Measure'), 1969
First Published : May 1969, 'Kishore Bharati'
Illustrations : Bibhuti Sengupta
First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Juri Nei', 1970
Illustrations : Dhiren Baul
'Maap' from 'Kishore Bharati', May, 1969
Artist : Bibhuti Sengupta
. Boarder Shibu's full name first revealed as 'Shibdas', combined hand Banwari's as Banwarilal.
. A plump Ghanada by Bibhuti Sengupta, does not resemble the 'Kishore Bharati' staple Surya Roy's prototype.
'Maap' from 'Ghanadar Juri Nei' (1970, 1993)
Artist : Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
Clear as Mud
'Kaada' from 'Ghanadar Baachhaai Gawlpo' (1992)
Artist : Dilip Das
. Tale teller Ghanada and adventurer Ghanashyam both don spectacles after a considerable gap.
'Kaada' from 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada' (1971)
Artist : Ajit Gupta
'Kaada' ('Mud'), 1969
First Published : 1969, 'Shukshaaree', Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book : 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada', 1971
Illustrations : Ajit Gupta
'Kaada' from the Puja annual 'Shukshaaree', 1969
Artist : Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Bee-Line
'Naach' from 'Ghanadar Baachhaai Gawlpo' (1992)
Artist : Dilip Das
. Ajit Gupta's headpiece for 'Naach'
uncomfortably echoes the one by Surya Roy.
. 'Ah ar'-s cryptic letter
and the original bee-dance diagrams,
were retained in all subsequent reprints.
'Naach' from 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada' (1971)
Artist : Ajit Gupta
'Naach' ('Dance'), 1969
First Published : 1969, 'Shaarodiyaa Kishore Bharati'
Illustrations : Surya Roy
First featured in the book : 'Jnaar Naam Ghanada', 1971
Illustrations : Ajit Gupta
'Naach' from 'Shaarodiyaa Kishore Bharati', 1969
Artist : Surya Roy
