হর্ষবর্ধনের বিড়ম্বনা

by Shibram Chakraborty

The immortal creations of Shibram Chakraborty, Harshabardhan and Gobardhan have been transcreated into three graphic stories in colour.It is a must read.

48 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Shibram Chakraborty (Bangla: শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী) was a popular Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humor. He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career.He worked as a volunteer in the Swadeshi movement and came under the affection of Chittaranjan Das [চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস]. During this time he became involved with the magazine Bijli [বিজলী] and Forward as a journalist. He later became the publisher of a magazine called Jugantar [যুগান্তর].

His initial foray into literature was as a poet. His first book of poems was called Manush (Man). He worked as a feature writer in daily newspapers and magazines such as Basumati [বসুমতী], Ananda Bazar Patrika [আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা] and Desh [দেশ]. These were tinged with humor and got him notice in the public eye. Subsequently he started writing stories and novels.

His writing is noted for use of literary puns as a key story vehicle – speculated to be a first in Bengali literature. He is also noted for his self-deprecating humor. An example of this is the convoluted way in which he would spell his name in Bangla in his stories: শিব্রাম চকরবরতি (Shee-bram Cho-ko-ro-bo-ro-ty). He would often put himself into his stories amongst fictional characters. The most famous and recurring characters in his stories are the brothers Harshabardhan [হর্ষবর্ধন] and Gobardhan [গোবর্ধন] and his sister Bini. Advertisements for his books often bill him as the King of Laughter. Aside from funny stories, his other notable writings include the dramatization of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Dena Paona (দেনা পাওনা) under the title Shoroshi [ষোড়শী] (Sixteen Year Old Girl), the political work Moscow bonam Pondicheri [মস্কো বনাম পন্ডিচেরি] (Moscow Versus Pondicheri; ) and the play Jokhon Tara Kotha Bolbe [যখন তারা কথা বলবে] (When They Will Speak). His (so called) autobiography Eeshwar Prithibee Valobasa (ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা) (God Earth Love) is also regarded as one of his best works. During his 60-year career he authored more than 150 books.

Reviews

[Sajib · Rating 3 out of 5]

খুবই ফানি দুটি চরিত্র হর্ষবর্ধন এবং গোবর্ধন। এবং তাদের কর্মকান্ড গুলো আসলেই মজার ছিল। অডিও বুক শুনলাম এবং বেশ অনেক ক্ষণ মিটিমিটি হাঁসলাম।