Bibhutibhushan Bondhyopadhyay : Aranyakathyay Aronyok/ বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় : অরণ্যকথায় ‘আরণ্যক’

Abstract

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay is one of the best nature-loving writers in Bengali literature. One of the examples of his love for nature is 'Aranyak'. 'Aranyak' is written on the besis of his experience living in Bihar. This novel satisfies the author’s hunger for love of nature. Along with nature, the people of here, their culture, religion, food and drink, sorrows and hardships all appear before us as a living document. By reading 'Aranyak', we can reach the remote forest land of Ismailpur, fifteen miles away from Bhagalpur, Bihar. It depicts the landscape of Ismailpur, Narha, Boihar-Lobtulia, Mohanpura of hundred years ago. The first part of the essay has tried to talk about the culture there. The second part has highlighted the socio-economic context and the last part has tried to portray the nature, visualised by the author.