Short stories from the 1960s – II
Deb Sahitya Kutir annuals & new teen mag Kishore Bharati continue the two-syllabic title trend.
Symmetry-freak Poirot would have wished all Ghanada tales had two-syllabic titles.
But Ghanada Kulpi Khan Na should not be truncated to Kulpi. Or Ghanadake Vote Din to Vote. Icecream or election is not the key player there.
Bhasha
(Language), 1966
A dive into the sea with the villainous Count
First Published: 1966, Arunachal, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Juri Nei, 1970
Illustrations: Dhiren Baul
Bhasha from the Puja annual Arunachal, 1966
Artist: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Bhasha from Ghanadar Juri Nei (1970, 1993)
Artist: Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
Bhasha from Ghanada Kishore Omnibus (1990)
Publisher: Kamini Prakashalay
Artist: Amal Chattopadhyay Harshabardhaner Shathey Ghanada O Tenida (1995)
Publisher: Das Sahitya Kutir
Artist: Anjan Ghosh
Tel / Keley Ghenna Ghanada
(Oil), 1967
First Published: 1967, Mahalaya, Benubeena, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Juri Nei, 1970
Illustrations: Dhiren Baul
Tel subsequently appeared as Keley Ghenna Ghanada in the Pakshiraj annual of 1977.
A clarification declared that the actual title intended was
Teley Ghenna Ghanada
Boxed! Ghanashyam helps Dugan settle into the wooden crate.
Tel from the Puja annual Benubeena, 1967
Artist: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Tel from Ghanadar Juri Nei (1970, 1993)
Artist: Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
Tel published as Keley Ghenna Ghanada in Pakshiraj annual, 1977
Artist: Probhat Karmakar.
The actual title intended was Teley Ghenna Ghanada.
Mati
(Soil), 1968
First Published: 1968, Sharodiya Kishore Bharati
Illustrations: Surya Roy
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Juri Nei, 1970
Illustrations: Dhiren Baul
Mati from Sharodiya Kishore Bharati, 1968
Artist: Surya Roy
The first Ghanada featured in the new juvenile periodical Kishore Bharati-s Puja annual.
. Surya Roy (1913 – 1979) ‘s first Ghanada venture. This year he also gifted us an unforgettable ‘minimal’ sketch for Tupi in the Premendra Mitra anthology: Ek Jahaj Galpo: Moyurponkhi (1968)
Mati from Ghanadar Juri Nei (1970, 1993)
Artist: Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
Dhulo
(Dust), 1968
First Published: 1968, Indraneel, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Jnar Nam Ghanada, 1971
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
The narrator of the Ghanada tales is finally assigned an identity: Sudhir, incidentally the author’s own pet name.
Dhulo from the Puja annual Indraneel, 1968
Artist: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Dhulo from Jnar Nam Ghanada (1971)
Artist: Ajit Gupta
Dhulo from Ghanadar Bachhai Galpo (1992)
Artist: Dilip Das
Map
(Measure), 1969
First Published: May 1969, Kishore Bharati
Illustrations: Bibhuti Sengupta
First featured in the book: Ghanadar Juri Nei, 1970
Illustrations: Dhiren Baul
Boarder Shibu’s full name first revealed as Shibdas, combined hand Banwari’s as Banwarilal.
- A plump Ghanada by Bibhuti Sengupta, does not resemble the Kishore Bharati staple Surya Roy’s prototype
Map from Kishore Bharati, May, 1969
Artist: Bibhuti Sengupta
Map from Ghanadar Juri Nei (1970, 1993)
Artist: Dhiren Baul, Ajit Gupta
Map from Kishore Jnan Bijnan annual (1980)
Artist: Dhiren Baul, Unknown
Kada
(Mud), 1969
First Published: 1969, Shuksharee, Dev Sahitya Kutir Puja annual
Illustrations: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
First featured in the book: Jnar Nam Ghanada, 1971
Illustrations: Ajit Gupta
Tale teller Ghanada and adventurer Ghanashyam both don spectacles after a considerable gap
Kada from the Puja annual Shuksharee, 1969
Artist: Protul Chandra Bandyopadhyay
Kada from Jnar Nam Ghanada (1971)
Artist: Ajit Gupta
Kada from Ghanadar Bachhai Galpo (1992)
Artist: Dilip Das
Ajit Gupta’s headpiece for Nach uncomfortably echoes the one by Surya Roy. ‘Ah ar’-s cryptic letter and the original bee-dance diagrams, were retained in all subsequent reprints
Nach from Sharodiya Kishore Bharati, 1969
Artist: Surya Roy
Nach from Jnar Nam Ghanada (1971)
Artist: Ajit Gupta
Nach from Ghanadar Bachhai Galpo (1992)
Artist: Dilip Das
