Khirer Putul Explained

Khirer Putul
Author:Abanindranath Tagore
Country:India
Language:Bengali
Subject:Children's Literature
Published:1896

Khirer Putul 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] 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]

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

Plot

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]

Translations

The work has been translated into several languages:

Development

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]

Analysis

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 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]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Children's literature of Bengal. 1978. Academy for Documentation & Research on Children's Literature, 1978.
  2. Book: Khirer Putul(with Cd). Ananda Publishers Pvt. Limited. 9788177564990.
  3. Book: The Modern Review, Volumes 91-92. 1952. Prabasi Press Private, Limited.
  4. Book: Khirer Putul(Bangla): Bengali eBook, Children Classic. 30 July 2014. Pathok Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 9788192979809.
  5. Web site: Khirer Putul. Tagore. Abanindranath. The Pitara. 4 February 2019. 26 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426233844/https://www.pitarastories.com/tocs/khirer-putul-toc.html. dead.
  6. Book: ঠাকুর. অবনীন্দ্রনাথ. ক্ষীরের পুতুল / Khirer Putul (Bengali): Bengali Children's classic storie. August 2014. editionNEXT.com.
  7. Book: Indian Cinema. 1979. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 66.
  8. Web site: Khirer Putul . ZEE5.
  9. Web site: National Theatre Festival 2017 . nandikar.net . 16 December 2017 . en.
  10. Book: The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature . Kalpana . Bardhan . 1: 1861-1941 . 2010 . New Delhi . . 129–150.
  11. Book: Mitra, Bansari . The Renovation of Folk Tales by Five Modern Bengali writers . 2002 . Anthropological Survey of India . 38.
  12. Book: La Poupée de fromage ("Khirère poutoul"). Préface de Selma Lagerlöf. Bois dessinés et gravés par Andrée Karpelès. 1950. Éditions Ophrys.
  13. Book: Ostdockan: en bengalisk saga. 1949. K[oop.] F[örb.]:s Bokförl..
  14. Web site: 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. Book: The Oxford India anthology of Bengali literature . Kalpana . Bardhan . 1: 1861-1941 . 2010 . New Delhi . . 129–150.
  17. Book: Rabindranath Tagore: Puffin Lives. 15 May 2013. Penguin UK. 9788184759914.
  18. Book: Eminent Indians: Ten Great Artists. 9788129127501. Ahuja. M. L.. 18 December 2012. Rupa Publications .
  19. Zipes . Jack . Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance ed. by Sanjay Sircar (review) . Marvels & Tales . 2020 . 34 . 1 . 121–122 . .
  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 . 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 . February 2021 . 14 . 1 . 123–125 . 10.3366/ircl.2021.0388 . 234091187 .
  22. Marzolph, Ulrich. Typologie des persischen Volksmärchens. Beirut: Orient-Inst. der Deutschen Morgenländischen Ges.; Wiesbaden: Steiner [in Komm.], 1984. pp. 93-94.

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