Noshtoneer-er Britanto : Jibanananda Das-er Kotha Sahitya/ ‘নষ্টনীড়’-র বৃত্তান্ত : জীবনানন্দ দাশের কথাসাহিত্য

Abstract

Institutions like family, marriage, etc., have been established along the path of social evolution. In this context, marital relationships have developed with the aim of fostering mutual understanding and reproduction between men and women. This concept has not only been confined to social evolution or relationships but has also found a place in various themes within the realm of literature. In modern literature, particularly in Bengali fiction, the theme of ‘marriage’ has been extensively explored. In the post-Tagore era, during the "Kallol" period, an exceptional trend emerged in fiction—yet, Jibanananda Das stood apart even from this trend. It was only several decades after his death that readers began to recognize the fiction writer Jibanananda Das, who was primarily known as a poet of the Kallol era.

         This article discusses various facets of marital relationships as reflected in Jibanananda Das’s short stories and selected novels (such as Malyaban). For the convenience of analysis, different dimensions of marriage portrayed in his short stories are addressed separately. The characters in his novels and short stories have been examined in parallel with the tendencies of the poet Jibanananda Das's psyche. It goes without saying that most of the characters created by Jibanananda Das as a fiction writer are connected to autobiographical elements. The main article discusses, with supporting information, how the author and his characters navigated the pain and impact of their era.