This story is from January 18, 2022
Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, creator of 'Bantul The Great', dies at 97
KOLKATA: Cartoonist
Debnath, a
He was admitted to the private hospital on December 24 and was on ventilator support.
Narayan Debnath
, the creator of Bengali comic characters 'Bantul
The Great', 'Handa Bhonda
' and 'Nonte Phonte', died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment.Debnath, a
Padma Shri awardee
, died at 10.15 am, an official of the hospital said.He was admitted to the private hospital on December 24 and was on ventilator support.
Top Comment
WB New
1088 days ago
Tearful news. Yesterday Pt B Maharaj, today this news. Family entertainment does not exist anymore, with introduction of cable TVs, multiple entertainment channels doling out trash. Creativity lost, Crypto setting in and all Keltodas/ Keltodis governing us. Reaally the work of the earlier artists has gone missing big time.Read allPost comment
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