Volume II,Special Issue, April 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 04.04.2026 | Accepted: 09.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
পূর্বসূরি ও উত্তরসূরি: দুই সময়ের শিশুসাহিত্যিক উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়চৌধুরী ও সত্যজিৎ রায়
সঞ্চিতা দাস, গবেষক, বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Predecessor and
Successor: Two-Era Children’s Writers Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and Satyajit
Ray Sanchita Das, Research Scholar, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was
born in the latter half of the nineteenth century. His period of literary
activity spans the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century—a
time when society was largely simple, rural, and tradition-oriented. As a
result, his writings are marked by a strong presence of folk tales, fairy
tales, nature, and moral teachings. In his works intended for children’s
education, he lovingly and carefully compiled stories that were commonly
narrated by mothers and grandmothers in rural Bengal. Each story carries a
tendency to impart moral lessons in an entertaining way. At times, by
presenting animals and birds as characters, he skillfully brought forward the
harsher realities of society before children in a subtle and engaging manner. His
grandson, the renowned and talented writer Satyajit Ray, achieved worldwide
fame both as a writer and as a filmmaker. He blended imagination with
scientific thinking to create exciting stories and novels. Through each of his
works, he aroused curiosity in the minds of readers. By creating the iconic
detective character ‘Feluda’, he elevated the genre of detective fiction to an
international standard. As a modern writer, he was influenced by urban life,
scientific awareness, and technological advancement—elements that are clearly
reflected in his children’s literature through its modernity and realism. Using
very simple and lucid language, he crafted thrilling mystery, suspenseful, and
humorous stories. With the passage of time, the nature of children’s literature
has evolved. While Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury sowed the seeds of imagination
and moral values in young minds, Satyajit Ray expanded that imagination through
the light of modernity, logic, and science. Thus, these two writers from
different eras complement each other. | ||
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