Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa Vol-1 & 2 Bengali ebook PDF.
Title: Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shreshtha Galpa Vol-1 and Vol-2,
Authors: Prominent writers of West Bengal and Bangladesh,
Genre: Edited Book, Collection Books,
Format: PDF,
The Collection Child Stories of Prominent Writers of West Bengal and Bangladesh
Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa (The Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals) has been compiled by renowned writers from both West Bengal and Bangladesh.
This anthology, Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa (The Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals), has been published in two volumes. This collection features selected works from children’s literature written over the past 70-80 years, including contributions from 50 authors from West Bengal and 50 authors from Bangladesh.
Children, teenagers, and Bengali-speaking readers from both Bengals will greatly benefit from this collection. Such anthologies are extremely important for the intellectual and emotional development of children and teenagers.
Introduction:
As human thought develops, so does literature. In this context, it is inappropriate to say that one era has ended and another new era has begun. Because literature is something that evolves continuously. It discards what becomes unnecessary or unsuitable for the times, and thus literature progresses. Nothing is truly discarded; however, there is a risk that people might forget it due to neglect.
Then, one day, some literature enthusiast rediscovers it. For these reasons, it seems that publishing the best works of a particular period in book form every 5-10 years ensures that literature lovers do not forget the talented writers of that era. This is especially true for short stories, poems, and humorous writings.
There is another undeniable truth that applies particularly to children’s stories. While they possess an innate ability to understand what they like, they lack the wisdom to understand what they should read. How could they? Do they understand what they should eat? Or what they should wear? Or how they should spend their days? Fortunately, if you give them good things, they will like them. The same is true for literature. If you carefully select and give them good things, their taste develops naturally; then they can recognize good things themselves.
So, what kind of things should be given to children? Things that will benefit them and that they will enjoy reading. Otherwise, everything will be in vain. Without literary merit, children’s books are useless. I don’t call all textbooks literature, although literature can also be a textbook. Selection of Authors’ Works
This book features a selection of works from 50 authors from West Bengal and 50 from Bangladesh, written over the last 70-80 years. It’s interesting to note that many of the 50 authors from West Bengal originally hailed from East Bengal (Bangladesh). The author’s birthplace isn’t the most important thing; what matters is where their hearts and minds soared. Sometimes, reading just a couple of lines from a perhaps obscure author of the Victorian era can fill the heart with joy—who can explain this mystery?
In the introduction to this anthology, the editor, Leela Majumdar, says, “However, the influence of one’s native land is undeniable. Some rules and customs that prevail in one country may be completely unknown to people in another. But there is a thing called humanity that operates above man-made rules and regulations, and its appeal cannot be ignored. Children’s literature should not contain anything grotesque, cruel, violent, or impure; surely all parents around the world agree on this.
Yet, much of what passes for comics abroad uses these very elements as its foundation, and I am saddened to see its exact imitation in Bengali. I’m not saying comics are inherently bad; like humorous poetry, comics can be as pure as water. Even so, she doesn’t consider them literature.”
This anthology of 50 stories from West Bengal begins with Rabindranath Tagore and ends with the works of today’s young writers. Even so, many promising talents had to be left out. One notable aspect is the diversity of themes in the stories. This diversity is the main characteristic of Bengali children’s literature. It wasn’t possible to include samples of everything. Sadly, nowadays, most accomplished writers write for teenagers, that is, those at least 10-12 years old.
Early writers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Shibnath Shastri, and Gyanadanandini Devi primarily wrote for young children. Following them, the works of Upendrakishore, Jogindranath, and others—their writings on science, travelogues, and biographies—seem to be for slightly older children. Although Upendrakishore’s Ramayana and Mahabharata are enjoyable for young children, one needs to be a little older to truly appreciate the essence of the book “Stories from the Mahabharata.”
Rabindranath’s Deprived Childhood
To appreciate Rabindranath’s Shishu Bholanath, She, and Khapchhara, one probably needs to learn how to do so. Rabindranath Tagore’s deprived childhood is actually responsible for this. Throughout his life, he thought about children, his guiding principle being that children should be left in the lap of nature; there is no better teacher than nature. He tried to give his students everything he himself had been deprived of, but he could not relinquish his position as a guru.
He loved children, he cared for them, but he could not join their ranks. Seeing the world poet, one understands how deprived a boy is who has never climbed a tree to pick mangoes, never had a playmate for marbles, or never even gotten into a fight with anyone. It seems he himself knew this. He knew and understood children, but he could not become a child himself. That is why his stories and poems about children are so poignant, but the secret of becoming a child had somehow been lost to him.
The Writers of the Present and Kallol Era
This collection includes stories from writers ranging from Sarat Chandra, Tarashankar, Banaphul, the two Bibhutibhushans, and the writers of the Kallol era, to the best writers of today, as well as several young, recognized, and equally talented but unrecognized storytellers. Unfortunately, many more have been left out due to lack of space. In my opinion, the writer who has gifted the country’s teenagers with a single first-class, extraordinary story deserves a higher place than those who have written hundreds of second-rate stories. It is better to select writings than to select writers. Quality is more important than quantity.
In the Second Volume of this Anthology
The second volume of this anthology of children’s and young adult literature from both Bengals features several accomplished individuals in the editing of the Bangladesh section. Many people encouraged the editor in this compilation work. The writings in the Bangladesh section have been arranged roughly from senior to junior authors. In selecting the writings, priority has been given to those works that broadly reflect the individual tendencies and inclinations of the authors.
The goal of this anthology was to showcase the continuity in children’s literature from 1947 to the present day. The editor has accomplished this task with generosity. The accompanying illustrations have been created by acclaimed artists from the 1960s and the contemporary period. It is hoped that this will beautifully capture the distinctive characteristics of children’s literature illustration from this part of Bengal.
Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa Vol-1
Pages- 652
PDF Size- 27MB
By publishing this collection of ‘Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals‘, Lila Majumdar and other compilers and authors have set a great example of service to the nation. If such anthologies of children’s and young adult literature, selected from writings of every five years, are published every five years, the children and young adults of both Bengals, and their readers, will be immensely grateful.
Therefore, the PDFs of both volumes of the ‘Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals’ anthology are provided on this webpage. Readers can download the PDFs of both volumes of the anthology from this webpage and read them online.
Download PDF: Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa (Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals Anthology) Vol-1 and Vol-2
Dui Banglar Chhotoder Shrestha Galpa (Best Stories for Children from Both Bengals Anthology Vol-1 and Vol-2 PDF. Pages- 318, PDF Size- 13MB.