narayan debnath biography
Narayan Debnath (25 November 1925 – 18 January 2022)[1] was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator. He was the creator of the popular Bengali comic strips of Handa Bhonda (1962), Bantul the Great (1965) and Nonte Phonte (1969).
He holds the record of longest running comics by an individual artiste for Handa Bhonda comics series which completed its continuous 53 years of running.
He was the first and only Comics-Artist in India who has received a D. Litt. degree. Debnath was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in the year 2021.(narayan debnath biography)
His other creations like Rabi Chobi was published to celebrate the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore in the May, 1961 issue of the weekly magazine called Anandamela.
The full length 50-page comics were first published in the book format by Sarvodaya Sahitya Prakashan, Varanasi. Rajar Raja (was published in 1962),(narayan debnath biography)
narayan debnath biography
it was illustrated by Narayan Debnath and written by Bimal Ghosh to celebrate the birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda.
In a series of tweets, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Narayan Debnath and said, “Extremely sad that the noted litterateur, illustrator, cartoonist,
and creator of some immortal characters for children’s world, Narayan Debnath is no more. He had created Bantul the Great,(narayan debnath biography)
Handa- Bhonda, Nonte- Fonte, figures that have been etched in our hearts for decades.”
“We were proud to bestow upon him Bengal’s highest award Banga Bibhusan in 2013. His passing away is certainly an immeasurable loss to the world of literary creativity and comics.
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My deepest condolences to his family, friends, readers and countless fans and followers,” Mamata Banerjee added.(narayan debnath biography)
Popularity Releasing his own book at the Kolkata International Book Fair 2014 Collections of Debnath’s comics have been published serially in Shuktara and Kishor Bharati and irregularly in Kishor Mon,
Chotoder Asar, Pakhkhiraj etc. His comic books featuring ‘Handa Bhonda’, ‘Batul the Great’ and ‘Nonte Phonte’ have been published since the early 1980s. (narayan debnath biography)
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Since the late 1990s, the Nonte Phonte comics have been anthologised and published in softcover format. From 2003 onwards, the earlier comics have been re-inked and published in full-color,
Recently, Debnath gave permission for animation film based on the characters from ‘Batul The Great’, (narayan debnath biography)
Handa Bhonda’ and ‘Nonte Phonte’, and these provide access to the original stories to a whole new generation of children.
Debnath’s style incorporating characters speaking in the typical language of Bengali adda (the quintessential Bengali gossip sessions lasting hours) and hundreds of nonstandard,
yet most commonly used expletives in daily life like “Uls” (describing reaction to a delicious food) or “Aoofs”, “Yiofs”, “Arghhh”(similar to ouch). (narayan debnath biography)
We were proud to bestow upon him Bengal’s highest award Banga Bibhusan in 2013. His passing away is certainly an immeasurable loss to the world of literary creativity and comics.
My deepest condolences to his family, friends, readers and countless fans and followers.— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 18, 2022
narayan debnath biography
Subtle punning is also aplenty in his comics but the main source of comedy is slapstick.
Though his comic characters have immense popularity, Narayan Debnath himself has rather lived reclusively, distancing himself from publicity and media.(narayan debnath biography)
Television History
Most of Narayan Debnath’s work has been adapted for Bengali television. Nonte Phonte and Bantul the Great are animated shows today, while a television series called Handa Bhonda was briefly
Awards and recognition
on air. Padma Shri awarded by Government of India on January 26, 2021:
He was 95 at that time and was needed to be explained several times before fully comprehending that he indeed was chosen to receive the award.
His first reaction was, “Finally, they have chosen me?”[12] Sahitya Akademi Award, 2013[13] Banga Bibhushan, 2013(narayan debnath biography)
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narayan debnath death reason
cartoonist Narayan Debnath died in Kolkata on January 18 after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment, news agency PTI reports. He was 97.
narayan debnath death reason
Narayan Debnath was the creator of renowned Bengali comic characters ‘Bantul The Great’, ‘Handa Bhonda’ and ‘Nonte Phonte’.
Narayan Debnath was hospitalised on December 24 and was on ventilator support. He died at 10.15am on Tuesday, an official of the hospital said, PTI reports.
narayan debnath passed away
In a series of tweets, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Narayan Debnath and said, “Extremely sad that the noted litterateur, illustrator, cartoonist,
and creator of some immortal characters for children’s world, Narayan Debnath is no more. He had created Bantul the Great, Handa- Bhonda, Nonte- Fonte, figures that have been etched in our hearts for decades.”
