Narayan Sanyal er deshbhagkerndrik uponyas ‘Balmik’ : shishu-kishor charitra/ নারায়ণ সান্যালের দেশভাগ কেন্দ্রিক উপন্যাস ‘বল্মীক’ : শিশু-কিশোর চরিত্র

Abstract

Partition is an important chapter in the history of India. The year 1947 brings to mind India’s independence and also the partition of the country. The partition had a direct impact on Bengali literature. Several novels have been written in Bengali literature about the partition of the country. Among those, Balmik, written by Narayan Sanyal, is important. This novel is about refugee life. The life struggles, hardships and despair of uprooted refugees are the subject of this novel. This novel shows the reality of chaotic independent India. This novel also shows the suffering of children and teenagers who got emigrated. The nature of those children is highlighted in this article.