'Hridoye Raima': Haradhan Bairagi is neither a story nor a novel, but a book of memoirs/ ‘হৃদয়ে রাইমা’ : হারাধন বৈরাগীর গল্প কিংবা উপন্যাস নয়, এক স্মৃতি আখ্যান গ্রন্থ

Abstract

Tripura is a small state in northeastern India. This state, surrounded by mixed culture, natural beauty and mountains, is home to various ethnic groups. Bengalis live in the plains of the state and hill tribes live in the hills. Although the two nations come from different backgrounds, the hill Bengalis of this state seem to complement each other. The spirit of literary pursuits was quite strong throughout this state of mixed settlement. The history of Bengali language and literary pursuits is long in this state. One such personality in this background of literary pursuits and literary writing is Haradhan Bairagi. He has engaged himself in literary pursuits in various ways. The hills, mountains, nature and tribal society of Tripura have repeatedly touched the writings of Haradhan Bairagi. Nature easily blends into the background of the public life of Tripura. As a result, tribal communities and nature have repeatedly become one in the creations of those who have dedicated themselves to the worship of literature. And with these captivating mountains and natural beauty in the background, one after another, the literary world of Tripura has been written in a beautiful style. One of the writers of this genre is Haradhan Bairagi. In his literary creations, the struggle for life, the struggle for survival, and the food and clothing of the tribal tribes living in the hills of Tripura can be observed to a great extent. As a result, the mountain-loving and jungle-loving writer Haradhan Bairagi has not only given a touch of innovation in his writings, but also has expressed them fluently. He has tried to bring his writings to the highest peak of richness from real life experiences. He has spent most of his life wandering around the hills and forests, and the reality and experience he has gained while wandering around has been tried to express in the form of the book 'Hridoye Raima', (2021) one of his life's literary works. As he wandered around the hills, in the jungle, he has also extracted various problems of the tribal communities, their lifestyle, culture, etc. As a result, all the books are truthful in their events. His language, wordplay, and other skills have become extremely fluent in this work.