Volume II,Special Issue, April 10, 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 04.04.2026 | Accepted: 07.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
বাংলা ছোটোগল্পে শৈলরাজ হিমালয়: রূপে-রূপান্তরে
ড. মহাদেব দাস, স্বাধীন গবেষক, পূর্ব মেদিনীপুর, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
The King of Mountains, Himalaya, in Bengali Short Stories: In Forms and Transformations Dr. Mahadev Das, Independent Research Scholar, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The article surveys the role of the Himalayas in
Bengali short story, emphasizing how the mountain range shifted from a divine
symbol to a literary backdrop for human experience. Rather than focusing on a
single author, it highlights a broad constellation of writers who enriched this
tradition. Rabindranath Tagore used Himalayan settings in stories like Durasha,
Pragati Sanghar, and Haimanti, where the mountains mirror
emotional turbulence, cultural conflict, and philosophical reflection. Hemendra
Kumar Roy and Trilokyanath Mukhopadhyay contributed adventure‑oriented narratives,
weaving Himalayan landscapes into tales of mystery and exploration. Jaladhar
Sen and Bonophul emphasized the natural beauty and spiritual resonance of the
region, blending descriptive passages with human drama. Kanti P. Dutta and
Sanjib Chattopadhyay added further dimensions, portraying the Himalayas as
spaces of cultural negotiation, romance, and moral testing. Across these
diverse works, the Himalayas are not merely scenery but an active presence.
They embody grandeur and danger, serenity and struggle, becoming metaphors for
resilience, longing, and transformation. The stories often juxtapose the
permanence of nature with the fragility of human desire, while also reflecting
broader social changes in nineteenth‑ and twentieth‑century Bengal. Taken
together, these authors demonstrate how the Himalayas inspired a rich vein of
Bengali short story—romantic, spiritual, tragic, and philosophical. The
mountain range emerges as a multidimensional symbol: sacred yet secular,
natural yet cultural, timeless yet responsive to historical shifts. This
collective literary engagement ensures that the ‘King of Mountains’ remains
central to the Bengali imagination, shaping narratives that explore identity,
emotion, and the human condition. | ||
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