Khirer Putul

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

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] , 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.

Translations[]

The work has been translated into several languages:

Development[]

Abanindranath who was Rabindranath Tagore's nephew found this story in Mrinalini Devi's diary after her death. The novel is based on the story written in her diary.[14] The illustrations were done by Abanindranath Tagore.[15][page needed]

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)",[16] a tale type "widespread throughout North India and other Asian areas, but never found in Europe".[17] Similarly, German scholar Ulrich Marzolph (fa) 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").[18]

References[]

  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.
  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.
  10. ^ La Poupée de fromage ("Khirère poutoul"). Préface de Selma Lagerlöf. Bois dessinés et gravés par Andrée Karpelès. Éditions Ophrys. 1950.
  11. ^ Ostdockan: en bengalisk saga. K[oop.] F[örb.]:s Bokförl. 1949.
  12. ^ "OSTDOCKAN: EN BENGALISK SAGA". biblio.com/.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Rabindranath Tagore: Puffin Lives. Penguin UK. 15 May 2013. ISBN 9788184759914.
  15. ^ Ahuja, M. L. (18 December 2012). Eminent Indians: Ten Great Artists. ISBN 9788129127501.
  16. ^ Zipes, Jack. "Review of Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance ed. by Sanjay Sircar". In: Marvels & Tales 34, no. 1 (2020): 121-122. muse.jhu.edu/article/766045.
  17. ^ Flora, Giuseppe. "Fantasy Fictions from the Bengal Renaissance: Abanindranath Tagore, ‘The Make-Believe Prince’". In: International Research in Children's Literature Volume 14 Issue 1, pp. 123-125. ISSN 1755-6198. Available Online Jan 2021 (https://doi.org/10.3366/ircl.2021.0388
  18. ^ 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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