Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
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Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (1877-1957) was a celebrated India
n writer in Bengali
of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Manikganj District
of Bangladesh
). His major contribution to Bengali literature was the collection and compilation of Bengali folk and fairy 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) and Dadamashayer Thale (Maternal-Grandfather’s Bag of Tales).
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n writer in Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Manikganj District
Manikganj District
The district of Manikganj consists 3575 mosques, 160 temples, 10 churches, five Buddhist temples and a pagoda.-Literacy and education:Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 26.9%; male 33.7%, female 20.1%...
of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
). His major contribution to Bengali literature was the collection and compilation of Bengali folk and fairy tales in four volumes - Thakurmar Jhuli
Thakurmar Jhuli
Thakurmar Jhuli is a collection of Bengali folk tales and fairy tales. Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder was the person who first collected some folk-stories of Bengal and published it under the name of Thakurmar Jhuli in 1907 . The Nobel-Laureate, Rabindra Nath Thakur wrote the introduction to the...
(Grandmother’s Bag of Tales), Thakurdadar Jhuli (Grandfather’s Bag of Tales), Thandidir Thale (Maternal-Grandmother’s Bag of Tales) and Dadamashayer Thale (Maternal-Grandfather’s Bag of Tales).
Works
- Thakurmar JhuliThakurmar JhuliThakurmar Jhuli is a collection of Bengali folk tales and fairy tales. Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder was the person who first collected some folk-stories of Bengal and published it under the name of Thakurmar Jhuli in 1907 . The Nobel-Laureate, Rabindra Nath Thakur wrote the introduction to the...
(1907) - Thakurdadar Jhuli (1909)
- 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 Svapna
- Chiradiner Rupkatha
- Amal Bai