Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 15.03.2026 | Accepted: 17.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়ের কিশোর উপন্যাস: যতটা ভৌতিক, ততটাই মানবিক ড. অন্তরা চৌধুরি, সহকারী অধ্যাপক ও বিভাগীয় প্রধান, বাংলা বিভাগ, ভাগলপুর ন্যাশনাল কলেজ, বিহার, ভারত |
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Juvenile Novels: As Much Supernatural as They Are Humane
Dr. Antara Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Bengali, Bhagalpur National College, Bihar, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Who asks whether ghosts exist or not? Some believe they do exist, while others think it is all strange imagination. Whether ghosts exist or not, ghost stories certainly continue to thrive. However, in the stories and novels of the eminent writer Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, ghosts appear in a completely different form. Here, ghosts are not terrifying. They do not kill anyone, nor do they frighten people. Rather, they seem like very helpful friends. They are far more humane than they are supernatural. Perhaps this is why these ghosts have secured a permanent place in the minds of young readers. Novels such as Gosain Baganer Bhoot, Pagla Saheber Kabor, and Nrisimha Rahasya have transcended their time to become timeless classics. There was a time when children would secretly read books written for adults. Shirshendu seems to have reversed that habit—now adults secretly read the stories and novels he wrote for children. This essay attempts an analytical discussion of some of his most memorable novels. | ||
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