Interviews

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A random selection of interviews with author Premendra Mitra concerning Ghanada…

Visit this link for the oft-quoted interview in ‘Span’, 1974.

‘Kar Adoley Toiri Holo Ghanada’

(‘The Model For Ghanada’)

Interviewed by: Kartik Majumdar

First Published in:

‘Anandamela’, 28th May, 1986

The author reveals he had no initial plans for a Ghanada series.

‘Ghanada Elo Kotha Thekey’

(‘How Ghanada Appeared’)

Interciewed by: Kinnar Roy

First Published in:

‘Kishore Jnan Bijnan’,

‘Bishesh Ghanada Shonkhya’ [Ghanada Special], June 1986

First featured in the book:

‘Brihat Ghanada Shankalan’ (1993)

The author incorrectly mentions 1928-29 as the year of Ghanada’s debut. In fact it was 1945.

Juvenile fiction in Bengali is dominated by the ‘Da’-s. Tenida, Pheluda, Wrijuda, Pindida….

Ghanashyam Das was among the first to popularise this trend.

Ghanada’s zany yarns were originally decorated with a set of uber-cool drawings complementing his persona.
Sadly, only a sprinkling is gettable at present.

This website, a companion to our Facebook Page ‘Ghanada‘, ventures to display the illustrious Ghanada illustrations.

And more… if you’re keen!

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