Ghanada

Ghanada
Ghanada character
Art by Ajit Gupta
First appearanceMosha (The Mosquito) (1945)
Last appearanceMau-Ka-Sha-Bi-Sh bonam Ghanada (1987)
Created byPremendra Mitra
In-universe information
Full nameGhanashyam Das
Nicknames
  • Ghana
  • Ghanta
  • Dos
  • Das
Occupation
Relatives
  • Bachanram Das (16th gen.)
  • Ghanaram Das (22nd gen.)
ReligionHindu
NationalityIndian
Age35 - 55
Residence"Mess-bari" at 72, Banamali Naskar Lane, Behala, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Friends
  • Shibu
  • Shishir
  • Gaur
  • Sudhir
  • Bipin
  • Bapi Datta
  • Ramsharan Babu
  • Shibapada Babu
  • Harisadhan Babu
  • Bhabataran Babu

Ghanashyam Das alias Ghanada (Bengali: ঘনাদা), the protagonist of the Ghanada series of science fiction novels written in Bengali, is a fictional character created by Premendra Mitra in 1945. In the novels, the character fights evil and stands against international terrorism. The far-fetched stories take place in multiple international locations, and across a historical timeline.[1] He is depicted regularly outwitting his fellow boarders of the mess-bari at 72, Banamali Naskar Lane, Kolkata (Calcutta).[2] Ghanada was a personification of Premendra Mitra's anti-fascist humanistic ideologies and moral universe. His stories were notably accurate from a historical, geographical and scientific standpoint.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Bhattacharya, Atanu; Hiradhar, Preet (2018). "The Insectesimal tall tale: Historical catachresis and ethics in the science fiction of Premendra Mitra". Journal of Postcolonial Writing. 54 (2): 174–186. doi:10.1080/17449855.2017.1332676. S2CID 164349172. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Debjani (2010). "Sadhan Babu's friends: Science fictions in Bengali from 1882 to 1974". In Hoagland, Erica; Sarwal, Reema (eds.). Science fiction, Imperialism and the Third World - Essays on Post Colonial Literature and Film. North Carolina, USA: McFarland and Company Inc. Publishers. pp. 115–126. ISBN 978-0-7864-4789-3.
  4. ^ Roy, Sandip (7 January 2018). "The furure in the past - Can Bengali science fiction grow up?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ Mohan, Lal, ed. (1992). "Science fiction (Bengali)". Encyclopedia of Bengali Literature. Vol. V. New Delhi: Sahitya Academy. p. 3889. ISBN 81-260-1221-8.