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Khirer Putul

Khirer Putul (lit. 'Doll of Kheer') is a children's fantasy novel written by Abanindranath Tagore in 1896.[1][2] Khirer Putul is considered a masterpiece[3] and landmark by writers in Bengali language children's literature.[4] Khirer Putul is a simple and touching tale about the sugar doll, the fate of Duorani and a tricky and extraordinary monkey.[5] Aadi Brahmosamaj press first published this book. Later on, it was translated into other languages.[6][page needed] The story was adapted into a film of the same name by Indian writer and director Purnendu Pattrea in 1976.[7] Khirer Putul, an Indian television soap opera based on the novel aired on Zee Bangla in 2020.[8]

Khirer Putul
Queen and monkey
AuthorAbanindranath Tagore
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
SubjectChildren's Literature
Published1896

It was also adapted into a play by the Indian theatre group Nandikar in 2017, with Anindita Chakraborty as its director.[9]

Plot edit

The king of Deepnagar had two queens, Suo Rani and Duo Rani. The king gave Suo Rani 7 palaces, 700 female slaves, best ornaments from 7 kingdoms, 7 gardens, 7 chariots. He neglected Duo Rani and gave her a broken home, a deaf and dumb maid, torn clothes and a dirty bed.[10][11]

 
Khirer Putul

Translations edit

The work has been translated into several languages:

Development edit

Abanindranath who was Rabindranath Tagore's nephew found this story in Rabindranath's wife Mrinalini Devi's diary after her death. The novel is based on the story written in her diary.[17] The illustrations were done by Abanindranath Tagore.[18][page needed]

Analysis edit

According to scholar Sanjay Sircar, the tale can be classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 459, "The Make-Believe Son (Daughter)",[19][20] a tale type "widespread throughout North India and other Asian areas, but never found in Europe".[21] Similarly, German scholar Ulrich Marzolph [de] listed four Iranian variants of the same type, which he named Der Prinz verliebt sich in eine Puppe ("The Prince falls in love with a Doll").[22]

References edit

  1. ^ Children's literature of Bengal. Academy for Documentation & Research on Children's Literature, 1978. 1978.
  2. ^ Khirer Putul(with Cd). Ananda Publishers Pvt. Limited. ISBN 9788177564990.
  3. ^ The Modern Review, Volumes 91-92. Prabasi Press Private, Limited. 1952.
  4. ^ Khirer Putul(Bangla): Bengali eBook, Children Classic. Pathok Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 30 July 2014. ISBN 9788192979809.
  5. ^ Tagore, Abanindranath. "Khirer Putul". The Pitara. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ ঠাকুর, অবনীন্দ্রনাথ (August 2014). ক্ষীরের পুতুল / Khirer Putul (Bengali): Bengali Children's classic storie. editionNEXT.com.
  7. ^ Indian Cinema. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1979. p. 66.
  8. ^ "Khirer Putul". ZEE5.
  9. ^ "National Theatre Festival 2017". nandikar.net. 16 December 2017.
  10. ^ Bardhan, Kalpana, ed. (2010). The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature. Vol. 1: 1861-1941. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 129–150.
  11. ^ Mitra, Bansari (2002). The Renovation of Folk Tales by Five Modern Bengali writers. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 38.
  12. ^ La Poupée de fromage ("Khirère poutoul"). Préface de Selma Lagerlöf. Bois dessinés et gravés par Andrée Karpelès. Éditions Ophrys. 1950.
  13. ^ Ostdockan: en bengalisk saga. K[oop.] F[örb.]:s Bokförl. 1949.
  14. ^ "OSTDOCKAN: EN BENGALISK SAGA". biblio.com/.
  15. ^ Sircar, Sanjay. Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance: Abanindranath Tagore, ‘The Make-Believe Prince’ – Gaganendranath Tagore, ‘Toddy-Cat the Bold’. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2018.
  16. ^ Bardhan, Kalpana, ed. (2010). The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature. Vol. 1: 1861-1941. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 129–150.
  17. ^ Rabindranath Tagore: Puffin Lives. Penguin UK. 15 May 2013. ISBN 9788184759914.
  18. ^ Ahuja, M. L. (18 December 2012). Eminent Indians: Ten Great Artists. Rupa Publications. ISBN 9788129127501.
  19. ^ Zipes, Jack (2020). "Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance ed. by Sanjay Sircar (review)". Marvels & Tales. 34 (1): 121–122. Project MUSE 766045.
  20. ^ Aarne, Antti; Thompson, Stith. The types of the folktale: a classification and bibliography. Folklore Fellows Communications FFC no. 184. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 1961. pp. 155-156.
  21. ^ Flora, Giuseppe (February 2021). "Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance: Abanindranath Tagore, 'The Make-Believe Prince' – Gaganendranath Tagore, 'Toddy-Cat the Bold' . Sanjay Sircar". International Research in Children's Literature. 14 (1): 123–125. doi:10.3366/ircl.2021.0388. S2CID 234091187.
  22. ^ Marzolph, Ulrich. Typologie des persischen Volksmärchens. Beirut: Orient-Inst. der Deutschen Morgenländischen Ges.; Wiesbaden: Steiner [in Komm.], 1984. pp. 93-94.

Further reading edit

  • Sircar, Sanjay (1995). "A MÄRCHEN AND A KUNSTMÄRCHEN FROM BENGAL: 'PRINCESS KALAVATI' AND ABANINDRANATH TAGORE'S THE CONDENSED-MILK DOLL (1896)". Journal of South Asian Literature. 30 (1/2): 212–52. JSTOR 40873586. Accessed 10 Nov. 2023.
  • Sircar, Sanjay (1998). "Shashthi's Land: Folk Nursery Rhyme in Abanindranath Tagore's 'The Condensed-Milk Doll'". Asian Folklore Studies. 57 (1): 25–49. doi:10.2307/1178995. Accessed 10 Nov. 2023.

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