মুহূর্তকথা : সোমেন চন্দ্রর নির্বাচিত গল্পসংগ্রহ

মুহূর্তকথা

by Somen Chanda

মুহূর্ত যখন বাঙ্ময় হয়ে ওঠে, মুহূর্তকথারা পাড়ি দেয় এক অজানা যাত্রাপথে। দেশকালের সীমা ছাড়িয়ে তারা হয়তো শ্রোতাকে, পাঠককে নিয়ে যায় অন‌্য এক মহান অঙ্গনে, যেখানে ঋদ্ধ হতে হয় ভিন্ন এক পাঠ-অভিজ্ঞতায়, অভিনব কোনো জীবনবোধে। হয়ে ওঠা অথবা না-হয়ে ওঠা এই মুহূর্তকথারাই চিরায়ত কথাসাহিত‌্যের প্রাণ, তারাই সাঁতারু প্রজন্মস্মৃতির এই প্রবহমান স্রোতে। ‘মুহূর্তকথা’ শিরোনামে পারুল নিবেদন করছে বাংলা ছোটোগল্পের চিরায়ত সৃজনকর্মগুলিকে।

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Chanda, Somen (1920-1942) political activist, writer; full name Somendra Kumar Chanda, was born in Baliya village of narsingdi district on 24 May, 1920. He passed the Entrance examination in 1936 from Pogose School, Dhaka. He was admitted to Dhaka Mitford Medical School. But had to discontinue his studies because of ill health. Later, he joined the pragati lekhak sangha and became involved in Marxist politics and literary activism. He was killed on 8 March 1942 while participating in a procession organised by the Soviet Friendship Society.

Somen Chanda's political and literary careers were intertwined. Politically committed, he wrote stories describing the struggle of the general people and he meant to raise public awareness about their disadvantaged situation. Most of Somen Chanda's writings were presented at the weekly and fortnightly meetings of the Progressive Writers' Association. His story 'Vanaspati' was published in Kranti (1940). Sangket O Anyanya Galpa (1943) and Vanaspati O Anyanya Galpa (1944) were published from Dhaka and Calcutta after his death. Ranesh Daxgupta edited and published Somen Chander Galpaguchchha (The Collected Writings of Somen Chanda) in 1973. His story, 'Indur' (The Rat), has been translated into several foreign languages. He died in Dhaka on 8 March 1942.