| Nonte Phonte | |
|---|---|
 Comic strip sketch of Nonte and Phonte | |
| নন্টে আর ফন্টে | |
| Author | Narayan Debnath |
| Illustrator | Narayan Debnath |
| Magazine | Kishore Bharati |
| Batul the Great, Handa Bhonda, Bahadur Beral | |
Nonte Phonte also spelled as Nonte Fonte, is a Bengali comic-strip (and later comic book) creation in 1969 by Narayan Debnath,[1][2] which originally was serialized for the children's monthly magazine Kishore Bharati (Bengali: কিশোর ভারতী). The stories featuring in the comic strips focus on the trivial lives of the title characters, Nonte and Phonte, along with a school-senior, Keltuda, and their boarding school Superintendent. The comics have appeared in book form and have been recreated since 2002 in colour.[3] A popular animation series based on the characters has also been filmed.[4][5]
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