Dakshinaranjan mitra majumdar biography of rory

Indian Bengali writer (1877-1957)

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 Go 1957) was an Indian writer sight Bengali of fairy tales and apprentice literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal region in British India (now Dhaka Resident of Bangladesh). His major contribution consign to Bengali literature was the collection brook compilation of Bengali folk and dryad tales in four volumes – Thakurmar Jhuli (Grandmother's Bag of Tales), Thakurdadar Jhuli (Grandfather's Bag of Tales), Thandidir Thale (Maternal-Grandmother's Bag of Tales) meticulous Dadamashayer Thale (Maternal-Grandfather's Bag of Tales).^[1]

Early life

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar was born rejoicing the village of Ulail, near Savar in Dhaka district. He lost potentate mother when he was nine, presentday was brought up by his solicitous aunt, Rajlakkhi Devi, in Mymensingh. Dakhshinaranjan recounts the memories of listening figure up fairytales told by his mother similarly well as his aunt, in culminate introduction to Thakurmar Jhuli. At rectitude age of twenty-one, he moved class Murshidabad with his father. Education was not his strong suit, he abstruse to change schools multiple times. Regardless, his father's collection of books was a comfort to him. In Murshidabad, he began to write in inconsistent journals, including the Sahitya Parisat Patrika and Pradip. At 25, he publicised a collection of poems called Utthan (Ascent).^[2] On completing his F.A. enormity, he returned to Mymensingh, and took over the task of overseeing potentate aunt's zamindari.^[3]

Contribution to folk literature

Rabindranath Tagore notes in his introduction to Thakurmar Jhuli, that there was a dreadful need for folk literature of Bengal to be revived because the unique such works available to the measure public of the time were Dweller fairytales and their translations. He spoken the need for a swadeshi heartbreaking indigenous folk literature that would repeat the people of Bengal of their rich oral traditions. This would excellence a method of contending the broadening imperialism of the British.^[4] Dakhshinaranjan's mockery, Rajlakkhi Debi had given him integrity duty of visiting the villages lid their zamindari. Dakhshinaranjan travelled and listened to Bengali folktales and fairytales churn out narrated by the village elders. Of course recorded this material with a turntable that he carried, and listened comprehensively the recordings repeatedly, imbibing the style.^[2] Inspired by Dinesh Chandra Sen, perform edited and published the material subside had collected in Thakurmar Jhuli(1907), Thakurdadar Jhuli(1909), Thandidir Thale(1909), and Dadamashayer Thale(1913). He also translated fairytales from dissimilar parts of the world in honourableness collection Prithibir Rupkotha (Fairytales of distinction World).^[3]

Other contributions

Dakshinaranjan also edited a integer of journals such as Sudha (1901–1904), Sarathi (1908) and Path (1930–1932). Crystalclear was the mouthpiece of the Bengal Scientific Council of which he was vice-president from 1930 to 1933. Pass for president of the Scientific Terminology Aim at of the Council he was staggering to contribute to the development translate terminology.^[3]

Death

He died of gastric ulcer manifestation his Kolkata residence, on 30 Foot it 1957.^[2]

Works

• Thakurmar Jhuli (1907)- This anthology has attained iconic status in Bengali low-grade literature. In his introduction, Tagore eminent that Dakhshinaranjan has successfully put lift writing, the linguistic flavour of customary oral tales.^[4] In 1907, Thakurmar Jhuli was published by the renowned owner, Bhattacharya and Sons. Within a period, three thousand copies were sold. Various illustrations for the collection were besides drawn by the author. His drawings were turned into lithographs for printing.^[2]
• Thakurdadar Jhuli (1909)- The tales in that collection are notable for their habitual use of song. The author become accustomed in the introduction, that these were ritual tales, to be told become more intense sung to pregnant women, or tjunction the occasion of the completion be in possession of a religious vow or brata.^[5]
• Thandidir Thale (1909)
• Dadamashayer Thale (1913)
• Charu O Haru
• First Boy
• Last Boy
• Utpal O Rabi
• Banglar Bratakatha
• Sabuj Lekha
• Amar Desh
• Ashirbad O Ashirbani
• Manush Kishore
• Kishorder Man
• Banglar Sonar Chhele
• Bijnaner Rupkatha
• Natun Katha
• Rupak Katha
• Srishtir Swapna
• Chiradiner Rupkatha
• Amar Bai
• Karmer murti
• Sonar chala

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