Banaphul Upanyas Samagra All Parts (1-8) Bengali PDF.
Title: Banaphul Upanyas Samagra,
Author: Banaphul (Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay),
Genre: Upanyas Samagra,
Format: PDF, Vol-1 to 8,
Banaphul wrote the Banaphul Upanyas Samagra (All Parts)
Balai Chand was born on July 19, 1899, in Monihari village of Purnia district in Bihar. Balaichand’s ancestors originally hailed from Shialkhala in Hooghly district. His father, Satyacharan Mukhopadhyay, was a doctor at the Monihari District Board Hospital in Purnia district. His mother was Mrinalini Devi.
Introduction
Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay passed his matriculation (1918) from Sahebganj School in Purnia and his I.Sc. (1920) from St. Columba’s College in Hazaribagh. In the same year, he enrolled in Calcutta Medical College. However, while he was in his sixth year of study, a medical college was established in Patna, Bihar. As a student from Bihar, he transferred to this newly established college and obtained his MBBS degree (1928) from there.
Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay began his career by securing a position at a private laboratory in Kolkata. Later, he served for some time as a Medical Officer at the Azimganj Municipal Hospital in Murshidabad. However, he gained recognition as a renowned doctor after establishing his own laboratory, The Secro-Bactro Clinic, in Khalifabagh, Bhagalpur. He moved to Kolkata permanently in 1968.
From a young age, Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay showed a keen interest in literature. While still in school, he wrote poems under the pseudonym ‘Banaphul’. He also edited a handwritten literary magazine called ‘Bikash’ (1915), which featured essays, poems, stories, and translations. From this period onwards, his literary works were published in famous magazines such as Bharati (1877), Prabasi (1901), and Kallol (1923). The impeccable rhythm of his poems and his skill in subject selection and language in his stories attracted the attention of readers.
The main themes of his poetry were nature, love, and self-realization. In terms of poetic form, he wrote long poems, poems combining prose and verse, sonnets, and haikus. He had no connection with the modern trends of Bengali poetry; he wrote poems in the old style of rhyme and meter. His poetry collections include Banaphuler Kabita (1936), Angarparni (1940), Chaturdashi (1940), Ahbaniya (1943), Karakmaleshu (1949), Banaphuler Byanga Kabita (1958), Banaphuler Galpa Samagra and Natun Banke (1959).
Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay’s greatest achievement in literature lies in his fiction. He demonstrated originality in creating new trends and diverse types of stories. He wrote sixty-one novels and six hundred short stories. The subjects of his novels include history, anthropology, medicine, psychology, and love. His novels reveal the expression of various subtle human emotions. The sensitivity of a true artist is evident in his creative genius. He tried to observe human life with immense curiosity and empathy.
Notable Works
His notable novels include Trinakhondo (1935), Jangam (three volumes, 1943-1945), Agni (1946), Dana (three volumes, 1948, 1950 and 1955 respectively), Sthabar (1951), Agnishwar (1959), Hatebazare (1961), Tribarna (1963), Bhuban Som (1963), Prachchhanna Mahima (1967), and Uday Asta (two volumes, 1959 and 1974). The structure of each of his novels is unique and innovative. He narrates stories sometimes through dramatic dialogues, sometimes through soliloquies, and sometimes through poetry.
The experiments he conducted with the structure and narrative techniques of novels are rare in Bengali literature. He translated some English novels, which he embellished with indigenous settings and characters. Several of his novels were adapted into films, among which Bhuban Som is noteworthy.
Serving the neglected people of society was Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay’s life’s mission. Medicine was one of his means to this end. But he was not satisfied with this service alone. He wanted to depict the lives of ordinary, impoverished, neglected, and working-class people through art. For him, the short story was an extraordinary medium for this purpose. In writing short stories, he demonstrated unparalleled mastery. His short stories encompass the diverse facets of human life, both in their subject matter and in their vast creative scope. His short stories reveal the various contradictions, inscrutable mysteries, and attempts at self-discovery inherent in human existence.
Literary Achievements
In recognition of his literary achievements, Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay received the Sarat Smriti Award (1951), the Rabindra Award (1962), and the Jagattarini Medal from Visva-Bharati University (1967). Jadavpur University awarded him a D.Litt. degree in 1973, and he received the Padma Bhushan title from the Government of India (1975). He died in Kolkata on February 9, 1979.
His notable novels include Trinakhanda, Maharani, Nabin Dutta, Kichhukhan, Se O Ami, Sandhipuja, Adhiklal, Dana, Tribarna, and Tumi. He was awarded the Sharat Smriti Puruskar (1951), Rabindra Puruskar (1962), Jagat Tarini Padak (1967), and the Padma Bhushan (1975). His complete works have been published in twenty-two volumes. Now, we are sharing eight full parts of his complete works ‘Banaphul Upanyas Samagra’ as PDF ebooks with our beloved book-loving readers. All the PDF links are provided at the bottom of this page.
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Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 1
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 2
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 3
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 4
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 5
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 6
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 7
Banaphul Upanyas Samagra Vol- 8