Banafuler Agniswar: The hidden reconstruction of the middle class in professional form/ বনফুলের অগ্নীশ্বর : পেশাগত সংরূপে মধ্যবিত্তের প্রচ্ছন্ন প্রতিনির্মান

Abstract

With the rise of capitalism, the middle class gradually emerged with certain characteristics. Along with this, the struggle for independence, the post-colonial lifestyle and the disintegrating feudal system are also associated with Bengali life. Life becomes increasingly complex and humanity becomes artificial. An important fiction writer of this period is Balaichand Mukhopadhyay, who we know as Banophool. An important novel written by him is Agniswar. By profession, we can identify Dr. Agnishwar as a representative of the middle class and we can say that he belongs to a certain class but has ignored all the characteristics of the middle class. At the same time all the rules of capitalism could not affect him much. He is strongly opposed to self-promotion.  He transcended the characteristics of the age and created a unique way of life. At the same time, professional identity has formed the main basis of the novel. An aspect of the economic position is also presented in the novel. All in all, the novel Agnishwar is memorable in the world of Bengali fiction for several reasons. This study attempts to find out those reasons.