An observation of myths in Sayed Waliullah’s Short stories /সৈয়দ ওয়ালীউল্লাহের ছোটগল্পে মিথ-পুরাণের অনুসন্ধান

Abstract

The purpose of the present research article is to explore how the spirit of Myth and ‘Purana’ has been instrumental in the formatiuon of Sayed Waliullah’s Short Stories. The core of the writer’s literary work was to highlight the true truth and conflicts of the religious life of middle and lower middle classes of the Muslim society of East Pakistan. Waliullah’s philosophy of life, character creation and artistic consciousness have been revealed to us through the discussion of selected stories such as ‘Nayanchara’, ‘Parajoy’, ‘Mrityu yatra’, ‘Rakta’, ‘Dui-Tir’, ‘Ekti tulsi gacher kahioni’, ‘Ston’, ‘Na kande bubu’. In judging the Myth, we have explored the surprising truth about the storyteller Waliullah’s artistic awareness. This awareness comes from ancient Indian, that is, Hindu Myths and Arabian Myths— mythology and historical knowledge. Waliullah’s Short Stories have not been discussed in the light of Mythology before, so our discussion explores the identity of author’s work, its aesthetic and philosophical appeal and its innovation. Our discussion covered the literature of Bangladesh and East Pakistan, the literary identity of Sayed Waliullah, the identity and criticism of Myths and legends and the analysis of Stories in that context.