by admin on April 24, 2012
Premendra Mitra was born in Varanasi, India. His father was an employee of the Indian Railways and because of that, he had the opportunity of travelling to many places in India. He was a student of South Suburban School (Main) and later at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta. During his initial years, he (unsuccessfully) [...]
by admin on April 3, 2012
Ghanada is a fictional character in Bengali literature created by Premendra Mitra primarily for children and teenagers. The suffix “da” behind the name “Ghana” commonly means “respected elder brother” in Bengali. Most of the short stories featuring Ghanada take place at the all-male hostel on No. 72, Banamali Naskar Lane in Kolkata, West Bengal where [...]