The six initial tales all appeared in Dev Sahitya Kutir / Sarat Sahitya Bhaban Puja Annuals.
Ghanada’s appearance undergoes drastic changes.
Protul Bandyopadhyay establishes the first exemplary graphic form.
Madcap Jap breeds murderous mosquito
First Published: 1945, ‘Alpana’, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Galpo, 1956
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
From Dui Banglar Chhotoder Sreshtho Galpo (1963)
Publisher: Model Publishing House
Compiled by: Lila Majumdar, Eklasuddin Ahmed
Artist: Robin Das, Samir Biswas [?]
From Desh-Bidesher Shera Kawlpobijnan (1998)
Publisher: Indian Publishing House
Compiled by: Abhijnan Roychowdhury
Artist: Goutam Dasgupta
From Tomader Premendra Mitra by Sumita Chakraborty
Published in: Gaan
ashakti Puja annual 2003
Artist: Shibshankar Bhattacharya [Variation on Ajit Gupta]
From Premendra Mitra’s Kishore Galpo Shanchayan (2014)
Publisher: Parul Prakashani
Artist: Sujog Bandyopadhayaya
Pick a pebble. Rock an isle.
First Published: 1947, Rangarakhi, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Narendra Dutta
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Galpo, 1956
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
Shishir, Shibu, Gour, Sudhir (anonymous narrator) are present, along with Ram. Like Bipin from Mosha, this is his sole appearance.
From
Premendra Mitrer Shera Galpo (1950)
Publisher: Chakrabarty & Chatterjee
Artist: Narendra Dutt
Premendra Mitrer Bachhai Galpo (1986)
Publisher: Sahityabihar
Artist: Bijan Karmakar
Eksho Bawchhorer Shera Hashi (2002)
Publisher: Mitra O Ghosh
Artist: Siddhartha Sengupta
Ticking Terror.
First Published: 1948, Chhayapath, Sarat Sahitya Bhaban Puja annual
Illustrations: Shailo Chakraborty
First featured in the book: Adwityo Ghanada, 1959
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
Shailo Chakraborty’s sketches of Shibram always showed a stray strand of curly hair
Lethal Locust Located
First Published: 1948, Abahan, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Galpo, 1956
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
First mention of Ghanada’s second floor room-on-the-roof.
Ajit Gupta removes the fourth wall of Ghanada’s rum room-on-the-roof.
Comparing compositions …
From
Premendra Mitrer Shera Galpo (1950)
Publisher: Chakrabarty & Chatterjee
Artist: Narendra Dutt
Heere Moti Panna (1978)
Publisher: Annapurna Prakashani
Artist: Unknown
Tremor Teller
First Published: 1949, Monorawth, Sarat Sahitya Bhaban Puja annual
Illustrations: Prashanta Gupta
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Galpo, 1956
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
From Heere Moti Panna (1978)
Publisher: Annapurna Prakashani
Artist: Unknown
First Published: 1949, Nawbarun, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Galpo, 1956
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
From
Chhotoder Omnibus (1974, 1990)
Publisher: Orient Longman
Artist: Unknown
Heere Moti Panna (1978)
Publisher: Annapurna Prakashani
Artist: Unknown
Ghanadar Bachhai Galpo (1992)
Publisher: Sarkar and Co.
Artist: Dilip Das
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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DISPLAYED IN THIS WEBSITE.
‘GHANADA GALLERY’ IS NOT A COMMERCIAL VENTURE.