Exploring the inner world of the child through the philosophical perspective of Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (বিভূতিভূষণ মুখোপাধ্যায়ের দার্শনিক দৃষ্টিতে শিশুর অন্তর্লোকের রহস্যানুসন্ধান)

Abstract

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay contributed to the literature by correctly realizing the refined sensibility within the diverse life. Compared to the dry and tough environment of Bihar, the natural and comfortable life of rural Bengal gave the writer a promise of liberation. In the presence of his grandmother and aunt in Chatra, his childhood life gave him an opportunity to express his feelings born in the open world. In his personal life, he was able to taste the freedom of his childhood to the full. In reading the stories of Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, we discover a childlike mind within the author. In writing the story, the author has made the story sweeter by adding vatsalya rasa to the story of the child’s life again and again. A child lived within the writer, who would repeatedly burst into writing with the writer’s mind. There is a welcome newcomer to the world of curious children. He struggles with the child’s hopes and wants to be their protector. According to the author, there remains a kind of inconsistency between governance and child care, as a result of which the child becomes mentally disabled and this disability is further aggravated in the midst of poor education. When the writer was tormented by the pain of life, he rushed to the dream world of his childhood, thus he found the kingdom of freedom and the vitality of the mind. Children reign supreme in the world of his stories. By adopting the subtlety of analyzing the character of the child, he has mentioned a new rasa by mixing humor with friendship. The image of the soft milieu of rural Bengal greatly evoked the author’s childhood memories, while the memories of his youthful college life were aptly embellished and became the staple of his story. He has been constantly wandering in the world of dreams and fantasy. Loneliness is the nature of his life known as dharma; right from childhood to various stages of life-this trait has remained effective. He thought that if you can’t see life in that way at different stages of age, then a lot of life is left out. He witnessed a strange experience; He believed that all the things that seem trivial in adulthood; through the eyes of childhood, wake up in him the immense depth of endless mystery. A glance at the writing features of the author reveals the presence of humor. But in order to be a self-interested humorist, it is absolutely essential to have a sympathetic attitude towards the author’s philosophy of life. The significance of the author’s creation emerges only when a part of the inner mind is brought down to its intended purpose, and can be presented in literature through appropriate analysis. Along with philosophical foresight, a forgiving look at the frailties of life takes another dimension of compositional sweetness. The writer always has a child in his heart. In the context of child psychology, he has captured his nature, perfect philosophy.