5/7/2023 0 Comments Gora bengali novel![]() In fact, he's one of the all time greats of Indian literature. There is no question in my mind that the best overall Bengali novelist is Buddhadev Bose. I shall also, always revere Sarat Chandra for imparting his characters with such feudal sadomasochism. ![]() Among the older Bengali novels, I've read Tagore ('Gora', 'Kabuliwallah') and Bibhutibhushan as well, to middling satisfaction, although I consider Tagore's 'Shesher Kobita' to be a masterpiece. I like Sankar (Jana Aranya, Chowringhee) and Sunil Gangopadhyay (Aranyer Din Ratri, Pratidwandi), though I've read them more in translation by Arunava Sinha and the others. Satyajit Ray's 'Feluda' is my favorite fictional character from Bengal, although one must admit that Sharadindu's 'Byomkesh' stories had much superior plots. Of course, Sukumar Ray was India's most talented writer of nonsense verse. In my opinion, Utpal Dutt remains peerless still, as a playwright in the Baangla theater scene. Of this era, I think the two most original and esoteric voices in poetry-writing have been those of Joy Goswami and Srijato. 'Tumi Nirmalo Karo', Momo chitte', 'Purano Shei Diner', 'Ore Grihobashi', 'Ogo Videshini' favorites all. ![]() Ghosh and Atul Prasad), I love Tagore and Kanto Kobi the most, although Tagore was the best (and most prolific) composer of the lot. ![]() Out of the 'big five' (Nazrul, Rabindranath, Rajanikanta Sen, G.C. For the sake of discussion, I'll divide Poetry in terms of era and rest of fiction in terms of form:. ![]()
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