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Shibram Chakraborty

Born

in Chanchal, Malda, West Bengal (now in India), India

December 13, 1903

Died

August 28, 1980

Genre

Humor and Comedy

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Shibram Chakraborty (Bangla: শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী) was a popular Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humor. He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career.He worked as a volunteer in the Swadeshi movement and came under the affection of Chittaranjan Das [চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস]. During this time he became involved with the magazine Bijli [বিজলী] and Forward as a journalist. He later became the publisher of a magazine called Jugantar [যুগান্তর].

His initial foray into literature was as a poet. His first book of poems Shibram Chakraborty (Bangla: শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী) was a popular Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humor. He was a prolific author who also wrote poems, plays, non-fiction and novels for mature audiences in his long career.He worked as a volunteer in the Swadeshi movement and came under the affection of Chittaranjan Das [চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস]. During this time he became involved with the magazine Bijli [বিজলী] and Forward as a journalist. He later became the publisher of a magazine called Jugantar [যুগান্তর].

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 Basumati [বসুমতী], Ananda Bazar Patrika [আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা] and Desh [দেশ]. These were tinged with humor and got him notice in the public eye. Subsequently he started writing stories and novels.

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 humor. An example of this is the convoluted way in which he would spell his name in Bangla in his stories: শিব্রাম চকরবরতি (Shee-bram 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 [হর্ষবর্ধন] and Gobardhan [গোবর্ধন] and his sister Bini. Advertisements for his books often bill him as the King of Laughter. Aside from funny stories, his other notable writings include the dramatization of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Dena Paona (দেনা পাওনা) under the title Shoroshi [ষোড়শী] (Sixteen Year Old Girl), the political work Moscow bonam Pondicheri [মস্কো বনাম পন্ডিচেরি] (Moscow Versus Pondicheri; ) and the play Jokhon Tara Kotha Bolbe [যখন তারা কথা বলবে] (When They Will Speak). His (so called) autobiography Eeshwar Prithibee Valobasa (ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা) (God Earth Love) is also regarded as one of his best works. During his 60-year career he authored more than 150 books. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 2,047 ratings · 235 reviews · 142 distinct works • Similar authors

	বাড়ি থেকে পালিয়ে 4.21 avg rating — 409 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শিবরাম রচনা সমগ্র 4.50 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা 4.25 avg rating — 102 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শ্রেষ্ঠ গল্প 4.22 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শিবরামের মজার গল্প 3.99 avg rating — 92 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	হর্ষবর্ধন একডজন 4.33 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শিবরাম চক্রবর্তীর হাসির গল্প 4.60 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	কলকাতার হালচাল 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	কিশোর গল্পসমগ্র ১ by Shibram Chakraborty, Hayat Mahmud (Editor), Rafiqun Nabi (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	কল্কেকাশির গোয়েন্দাগিরি by Shibram Chakraborty, Prasenjit Dasgupta (Editor), Soumen Pal (Editor) 3.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Shibram Chakraborty (?)

“... বন্ধু পাওয়া যায় সেই ছেলেবেলায় স্কুল-কলেজেই। প্রাণের বন্ধু। তারপর আর না।"

"আর না? সারা জীবনে আর না?"

"জীবন জুড়ে যারা থাকে তারা কেউ কারো বন্ধু নয়। তারা দু'রকমের। এনিমি আর নন-এনিমি। নন-এনিমিদেরই বন্ধু বলে ধরতে হয়।”
― শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী, ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা

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“ছেলেবেলার বন্ধুরা মেয়েদের ভালোবাসার মতই কোথায় যেন হারিয়ে যায়। ভাবতে অবাক লাগে একেক সময়। মনে হয় যে, বুঝি একরকম ভালোই। তাদের নির্মেদ দেহ আর নির্মেঘ মন নিয়ে কৈশোরের নিবিড় মাধুর্যে মিশিয়ে নিটোল মুক্তোর মতই চিরদিনের স্মৃতির মধ্যে অক্ষয় থেকে যায় তারা - পরে যে কখনও আর ফিরে দেখা দেয় না তাতে জীবনের মতই সুমধুর থাকে, পলে পলে দন্ডে দন্ডে অবক্ষয়ে টাল খায় না, ক্ষয় পায় না।”
― Shibram Chakraborty, ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা

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“ভালোর ভালো বলে এই দুনিয়ায় কিছুই তো নাই। মন্দের ভালোই সত্যিকারের ভালো। তাই নিয়েই খুশি থাকতে হয়।”
― শিবরাম চক্রবর্তী, ঈশ্বর পৃথিবী ভালবাসা

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