Short stories from the 1980s - II

Final Ghanada short story & novel published.

Death of Premendra Mitra (1988).

Back to Banamali

. The last Ghanada tale featured in a

Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual,

39 years after 'Mawshaa'.

. 'Ghanada Bawnaam Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh' & 'Kishore Ghanada Shawmogro'

removed an initial chunk of this tale,

and christened it 'Ghanadar Gul'.

. 'Ghanada Kishore Omnibus' printed the complete story, but also called it 'Ghanadar Gul'.

. Poet-sleuth Parashar Barma reappears

(see 'Parasharey Ghanaday'),

this time with the real Krittibash Ojha.

. Ghanada spends five days at a local hotel called 'Holy Inn'.

. Subodh Kumar Dasgupta (1930 - 2009)'s hero bears no resemblance to that of

'Jayadrath Bawdhey Ghanada' (1980).

. 'Ghanada Bawnaam Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh'

had no illustrations for this entry.

First Published : 1984, 'Aradhana', Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual

Illustrations : Subodh Kumar Dasgupta

First featured in the book : 'Ghanada O Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh', 1985

Illustrations : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

Also featured in : 'Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar', 1989

Illustrations : Based on Subodh Kumar Dasgupta's sketches

'Ghanada Phirlen' from

'Ghanada O Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh', 1985

Artist : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

'Ghanada Phirlen' from

'Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar',

1989

Based on Subodh Kumar Dasgupta's sketches

'Ghanadar Gul' ['Ghanada Phirlen'] from

'Ghanada Kishore Omnibus', 1990

Artist : Amal Chattopadhyay

'Ghanada Phirlen' from

'Aradhana' Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual, 1984

Artist : Subodh Kumar Dasgupta

'Ghanada Phirlen' ('Ghanada Returns'), 1984

'Aradhana', 1984

Censored Census

. The unknown artist's sketch is meant to shock.

But our hero's no killer.

In fact he's just added to the

ever-dwindling tiger population.
(Illustration from Contents of
'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual, 2012
carrying a reprint of 'Ghanadar Baagh'.)

. 'Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar' reproduced the original illustration.

First Published : 1985, 'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual

Illustrations : Unknown

First featured in the book : 'Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar', 1989

Illustrations : Unknown

'Ghanadar Baagh' from

'Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar',

1989

Artist : Unknown

'Ghanadar Baagh' from

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual, 1985

Artist : Unknown

'Ghanadar Baagh' was reprinted in

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual, 2012

with two of the original illustrations

'Ghanadar Baagh' ('Tiger tale'), 1985

Dos' Debut

. A unique prequel written four decades after the first tale !

. Possibly the sole Ghanada story published in

the juvenile periodical 'Shuktara'.

. Subodh Kumar Dasgupta's hero

is a far cry from his own versions in

'Jayadrath Bawdhey Ghanada' (1980) or

'Ghanada Phirlen' (1984).

. 'Ghanada Elen' was included in

'Premendra Mitra Shawtobaarshiki Shankalan' (2003) &

'Shuktara-r 101 Goyendaa O Rahashyo Gawlpo' (2014),

but neither had any illustrations.

First Published : 1985, 'Shuktara' Shaarodiyaa

Illustrations : Subodh Kumar Dasgupta

First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Illustration : Subrata Chowdhury

'Ghanada Elen' from

'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Artist : Subrata Chowdhury

'Ghanada Elen' from

'Shuktara' Shaarodiyaa 1985

Artist : Subodh Kumar Dasgupta

'Ghanada Elen' ('Ghanada Arrives'), 1985

Back Whole

. Our hero claims, the most astonishing spot he's visited is 'Ghughudanga'.

First Published : 1985, 'Shaarodiyo Pakshiraj'

Illustrations : Dhruba Roy (?)

First featured in the book : 'Ghanada Shawmogro 2', 2001

Illustration : Onkar Nath Bhattacharya

'Kaalo Phuto Shaada Phuto' ('Black Hole White Hole'), 1985

''Kaalo Phuto Shaada Phuto'

from 'Shaarodiyo Pakshiraj', 1985

Artist : Dhruba Roy (?)

Halley Cometh

. From Ghanada's 'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh' phase.

. The only tale of this phase,

where the name of the mysterious group

is absent in the title.

. Rather similar, what ?

First Published : 1986, January, 'Kishore Jnan Bijnan',

'Halley-r Dhoomketu' Special

Illustrations : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Illustration : Subrata Chowdhury

'Halley-r Bechaal' from

'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Artist : Subrata Chowdhury

'Halley-r Bechaal' from

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan', January 1986

Artist : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

'Halley-r Bechaal' ('Halley's Folly'), 1986, January

Brawn vs Prawn

First Published : 24th December 1986, 'Anandamela',

'Kalpabijnan' Special

Illustrations : Bimal Das

First featured in the book : 'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Illustration : Subrata Chowdhury

'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto'

From 'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto', 1988

Artist : Subrata Chowdhury

From 'Sheraa Kishore Kawlpobijnan', 1991
Editor : Anish Deb

Publisher : Ananda Publishers
Artist : Unknown

From 'Phuljhuri', 1996

Publisher : Basak Book Store
Artists Credited : Tapash De, Pallab Putatunda

From

From '25ti Romaanchokar Kawlpobijnan', 2012
Editor : Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

Publisher : Parul Prakashani
Artist : Unknown

'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto' from

'Anandamela', 24th December 1986.

Artist : Bimal Das

'Ghanadar Chingri Brittaanto' ('The Chingri Story'), 1986, December

. Sudhir remarks that Ghanada hasn't aged a day since forty.

Coincidentally, this penultimate tale was penned

forty-one years after the first.

. Bimal Das' (1938 - 2002) sole Ghanashyam venture.

. Was 'Chingri' actually Das in disguise ?

Neither Bimal Das nor Subrata Chowdhury seem to agree.

From 'Anandamela', Kalpabijnan' Special, 1986.

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Bye Bye Banamali

. Final Ghanada tale by Premendra Mitra,

who passed away the following year.

. Last of the six 'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh' stories.

. Our hero subtly reveals himself

to be his own creative competitor,

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh'.

. No new Ghanashyam adventure is related here.

First Published : 1987, 'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual

Illustrations : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

First featured in the book : 'Ghanada Shawmogro 2', 2001

Also featured in : 'Ghanada Bawnaam Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh', 2003

Illustration : Alay Kumar Ghoshal, Robin Basu

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh Bawnaam Ghanada' from

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual, 1987

Artist : Alay Kumar Ghoshal

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh Bawnaam Ghanada' from

'Ghanada Bawnaam Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh', 2003

Artist : Alay Kumar Ghoshal, Robin Basu

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh Bawnaam Ghanada' from

a reprint in 'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual, 1995

Artist : Unknown

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan'

Puja annual, 1987

Cover : Samir Mondal

'Kishore Jnan Bijnan' Puja annual 1995 reprinted the first & last

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh' tales.

'Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh Bawnaam Ghanada'

('Mou-Kaa-Shaa-Bi-Sh Versus Ghanada'), 1987