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Shibram Chakraborty

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341:"The history of human civilisation is sub-divided into two kinds of people. One who is selfishly screaming that all of this earth belongs to me. State – that's me! I will benefit—this happens to be the biggest thing of this world. The other is sacrificing himself by exiling into the forest or on the cross; they said, I have come for all; I have sacrificed myself to all. Both of them show the incompleteness of the civilisation." 219:
Pondicheri (Moscow Versus Pondicheri;) and the play Jokhon Tara Kotha Bolbe (When They Will Speak). His (so called) autobiography Eeshwar Prithibee Valobasa (āĻˆāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻĒā§ƒāĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§€ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž) (God Earth Love) is also regarded as one of his best works. During his 60-year career he authored more than 150 books.
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His writing is noted for use of literary puns as a key story vehicle – speculated to be a first in Bengali literature. He is also noted for his self-deprecating humour. An example of this is the convoluted way in which he would spell his name in Bangla in his stories: āĻļāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻ•āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ (Shee-bram
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Advertisements for his books often bill him as the King of Laughter. Aside from funny stories, his other notable writings include the dramatisation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Dena Paona (āĻĻā§‡āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āĻ¨āĻž) under the title Shoroshi (Sixteen Year Old Girl), the political work Moscow bonam
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Cho-ko-ro-bo-ro-ty). He would often put himself into his stories amongst fictional characters. The most famous and recurring characters in his stories are the brothers Harshabardhan and Gobardhan and his sister Bini. He also created a detective character named
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In the last phase of his life, he ran into serious financial difficulties and the West Bengal Government put him on a monthly allowance. He died in Kolkata in 1980. Very few people attended his cremation, including a few of his very close friends like
184:. He turned its walls into a hand-written calendar, documenting his time there. He never married and was known as a "free spirit" and was generous to his friends. He did not maintain proper records or preserve the manuscripts of some of his works. 357:"After years of hard contemplation I have reached the conclusion that all this excitement about "New Year" is meaningless, because in my experience, it has never lasted more than a year." (Paraphrased and translated from Bengali) 578: 192:
His initial foray into literature was as a poet. His first book of poems was called Manush (Man). He worked as a feature writer in daily newspapers and magazines such as
162:. His father was Shibprashad Chakrabarty. A spiritualist by nature, Shibprashad would often speak of the road. Shibram inherited his wanderlust from his father. 351:"The basis of a human being's completeness lies in the maturity of body, mind and intellect ... the bottom line of completeness is congruence, harmony." 598: 388: 180:
He spent most of his life in the second-floor rented accommodation, only consisting of a bedstead & bedsheet at Muktaram Babu Street in
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exam. Despite not progressing further with his education, Chakraborty studied on his own and was knowledgeable in a variety of subjects.
593: 563: 568: 338:"Though that may be not the ultimate goal, but the communists do have an extreme goal, and that is All for one and one for all." 573: 588: 210:. These were tinged with humour and got him noticed in the public eye. Subsequently, he started writing stories and novels. 118:(1903–1980) was an Indian writer and humorist. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of 583: 170: 134:. He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career. 284:
The Merry Adventures of Harshabardhan and Gobardhan. (Translated by Arunava Sinha. Hachette India, New Delhi, 2014)
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is not because he is a so-called superman, but because he is a complete human being."
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Rajbari (royal house of Chanchal) family, although his ancestral home was in
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and as a result jailed, which resulted in his inability to sit for the
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However the ancestral seat of the Chakrabarty family was at Choa in 131: 65: 119: 310:(Today & Tomorrow), 1929: A collection of short stories. 475: 473: 95: 87: 79: 71: 47: 27: 20: 421: 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 8: 387:Chakrabarti, Debabrata (29 September 2013). 300:(Love Earth God), 1976: Another (so called) 165:In school, he played an active role in the 17: 579:Indian independence activists from Bengal 236:(Runaway), which was made into a film by 142:Chakraborty was born into the well-known 480:Rose, Jaya Bhattacharji (28 June 2014). 389:"Shibram: King of pun and adda maestro" 367: 7: 290:(God Earth Love), 1974: (So called) 277:(After Runaway): A novel, sequel to 169:movement (part of the struggle for 486:Confessions of an avid bibliophile 14: 328:, (When They Will Speak): A play. 599:20th-century Indian male writers 316:(An Misdoing Due to Gold): Drama 222:Shibram spent his early days in 1: 314:Ekti Swarnaghotita Apokeerti 244:Last phase of life and Death 322:(Birth of God): Short story 615: 594:People from Malda district 564:20th-century Bengali poets 507:"Bari Theke Paliye (1958)" 298:Valobasa Prithibee Eeshwar 288:Eeshwar Prithibee Valobasa 569:20th-century Indian poets 465:Ishwar Prithibi Bhalobasa 453:Ishwar Prithibi Bhalobasa 375:Ishwar Prithibi Bhalobasa 204:(āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻžāĻœāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž) and 107:Harshabardhan - Gobardhan 326:Jakhan Tara Katha Bolbe 574:Poets from West Bengal 275:Bari Theke Paliyer Por 589:Indian male novelists 482:"Shibram Chakraborty" 427:"Shibram Chakraborty" 62:Calcutta, West Bengal 584:Writers from Kolkata 251:Shakti Chattopadhyay 201:Ananda Bazar Patrika 152:Murshidabad District 535:Shibram Chakraborty 171:Indian independence 116:Shibram Chakraborty 22:Shibram Chakraborty 394:The Times of India 271:(Runaway): A novel 279:Bari Theke Paliye 268:Bari Theke Paliye 233:Bari Theke Paliye 158:, the capital of 113: 112: 101:Bari Theke Paliye 606: 522: 521: 519: 517: 503: 497: 496: 494: 492: 477: 468: 462: 456: 450: 444: 443: 441: 439: 423: 406: 405: 403: 401: 384: 378: 372: 344:"My respect for 58: 56: 31:13 December 1903 18: 614: 613: 609: 608: 607: 605: 604: 603: 544: 543: 531: 526: 525: 515: 513: 505: 504: 500: 490: 488: 479: 478: 471: 463: 459: 451: 447: 437: 435: 425: 424: 409: 399: 397: 386: 385: 381: 373: 369: 364: 335: 308:Aaj O Agamikaal 263: 246: 190: 140: 104: 60: 54: 52: 32: 23: 12: 11: 5: 612: 610: 602: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 546: 545: 542: 541: 530: 529:External links 527: 524: 523: 498: 469: 457: 445: 407: 379: 366: 365: 363: 360: 359: 358: 355: 352: 349: 342: 339: 334: 331: 330: 329: 323: 317: 311: 305: 295: 285: 282: 272: 262: 259: 245: 242: 189: 186: 139: 136: 111: 110: 97: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 81: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 59:(aged 76) 51:28 August 1980 49: 45: 44: 29: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 611: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 551: 549: 540: 536: 533: 532: 528: 512: 508: 502: 499: 487: 483: 476: 474: 470: 466: 461: 458: 454: 449: 446: 434: 433: 428: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 408: 396: 395: 390: 383: 380: 376: 371: 368: 361: 356: 353: 350: 347: 343: 340: 337: 336: 332: 327: 324: 321: 320:Debotar Jonmo 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 302:autobiography 299: 296: 293: 292:autobiography 289: 286: 283: 280: 276: 273: 270: 269: 265: 264: 260: 258: 256: 255:Sunil Ganguly 252: 243: 241: 239: 238:Ritwik Ghatak 235: 234: 229: 225: 220: 217: 211: 209: 208: 203: 202: 197: 196: 187: 185: 183: 178: 176: 175:matriculation 172: 168: 163: 161: 160:British India 157: 153: 149: 145: 138:Personal life 137: 135: 133: 132:ironic humour 129: 128:play of words 125: 121: 117: 109: 108: 103: 102: 98: 96:Notable works 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 67: 63: 50: 46: 43: 42:British India 39: 35: 30: 26: 19: 16: 514:. 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Index

Chanchal
Malda
British India
Calcutta, West Bengal
India
Bari Theke Paliye
Harshabardhan - Gobardhan
pun
alliteration
play of words
ironic humour
Chanchal
Malda
Murshidabad District
Kolkata
British India
Swadeshi
Indian independence
matriculation
Kolkata
Basumati
Ananda Bazar Patrika
Desh
Paharpur
Chanchal
Bari Theke Paliye
Ritwik Ghatak
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Sunil Ganguly
Bari Theke Paliye

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