narayan debnath

Veteran Bengali cartoonist narayan debnath, the creator of comic characters 'Bantul The Great', 'Handa Bhonda' and 'Nonte Phonte' succumbed to prolonged illness at a south Kolkata nursing home on 18th Jan, 2022

Eminent writer and creator of ‘Handa Bhonda’, ‘Bantul the Great’, ‘Nonte Phonte’, narayan debnath is one of the Padma awardees of this year. There is no doubt that narayan debnath’s creation 'Nonte Phonte', 'Handa Bhonda', 'Bantul' and others have been a precious part of childhood nostalgia for many. And actress Shreema Bhattacherjee is one of them.

When Debnath was awarded Padmashree in 2021, several artists including Samir Aich questioned honouring him so late. He had been active as a cartoonist for over seven decades. In the initial years, he had also worked with an advertising agency and designed film posters as well.

Eminent writer and illustrator narayan debnath passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 96. The eminent writer was hospitalised on December 24 due to a prolonged respiratory illness. Eventually, other organs also got affected, according to the hospital sources. On Monday, his condition deteriorated and he was on ventilation support. Since morning he wasn't responding to the treatment.

Veteran comic artist narayan debnath — who had transcended the generation gap with his portrayal of iconic characters like Bantul The Great, Handa Bhonda and Nonte Phonte — passed away in the city on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, aged 96, leaving a void in the home-grown world of

His comic appeal keeps everyone from eight to 80 in splits even now. TOI flipped through the pages with narayan debnath, the creator of Bengal’s original superhero, Bantul.

narayan debnath, cartoonist, illustrator and writer, has occupied a precious part of the childhood of Bengalis since the '60s.

Close to a year after his name was announced as a Padma Shri recipient, the country’s senior-most cartoonist, narayan debnath, was finally conferred the honour at Belle Vue Clinic on Thursday afternoon.

A year after writer narayan debnath died, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to honour him by renaming a children's park in Poddarnagar near Jodhpur Park after his popular Bengali comic strip character 'Bantul The Great'. A proposal was passed in the mayor-in-council meeting on Wednesday to officially rename the park as Batul the Great park.

Padma Awards 2021 continues the trend of honouring many unsung heroes who have silently contributed in the field of arts, education and social work. Though the list has no Padma Vibhushan or Padma Bhushan awardees from Bengal, there are seven recipients of Padma Shri from this state, including author narayan debnath, table tennis player Mouma Das, social worker Guru Maa Kamalini Soren and educationist Jagadish Chandra Halder.

A fast track court in Agartala has sentenced as many as 12 people, including a woman, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.The accused were found guilty in an arson case.

After months of intense competition, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa's finale features top contestants performing under renowned mentors’ guidance. Contestant Subhasree Debnath's emotional medley catches attention, with Udit Narayan turning the event into a celebratory Sangeet. The finalists now vie for the coveted trophy.

KMC has renamed a park at Baisnabghata-Patuli satellite township after Lata Mangeshkar. A bust of the legend will be installed soon, said Bappaditya Dasgupta, the local councillor.