Kumro Potash is a foodie and a celebrity chef but has high blood sugar and gastroenteritis, Gomratheriam suffers from depression while Hasjaru is a womaniser. That is how designer-illustrator Nilanjan Das has visualised Sukumar Ray’s creations.

Who is Kumro potash?

Kumro Potash is a foodie and a celebrity chef but has high blood sugar and gastroenteritis, Gomratheriam suffers from depression while Hasjaru is a womaniser. That is how designer-illustrator Nilanjan Das has visualised Sukumar Ray’s creations.

What is the meaning of Abol Tabol?

The Weird and the Absurd
Abol tabol (Bengali: আবোল তাবোল; listen (help·info); lit. ‘The Weird and the Absurd’) is a collection of Bengali children’s poems and rhymes composed by Sukumar Ray, first published on 19th September 1923 by U. Ray and Sons publishers.

How many poems are there in Abol Tabol?

Abol tabol (literally “The Weird and the Absurd”) is a collection of Bengali children’s poems and rhymes composed by Sukumar Ray, first published on 19 September 1923 by U. Ray and Sons publishers. It consists of 46 named short rhymes (quatrains), all considered to be in the genre of literary nonsense.

When was Sukumar born?

October 30, 1887Sukumar Ray / Date of birth

Is Abol Tabol a novel?

Abol Tabol by Sukumar Ray is a children’s book, however this particular publication doesn’t have any of the illustrations.

Who illustrated Abol Tabol?

Sukumar Ray
Abol Tabol was written and illustrated by Sukumar Ray. It was published on September 19th, 1923 and he died ten days before it came out. He was only thirty-six. His book has never been out of print since.

Why is Abol Tabol called nonsense literature?

Sense Behind The Nonsense in Abol Tabol Nonsense literature or literary nonsense intends to project certain socio-political concerns by disrupting and redefining the existing conventions of language, reason and logic.

Who wrote Abol Tabol?

Sukumar RayAbol Tabol / Author

Who is the son of Satyajit Ray?

Sandip RaySatyajit Ray / Son

Who is father of Sukumar Roy?

Upendrakishore Ray ChowdhurySukumar Ray / Father

Why Abol Tabol is a nonsense literature?

What is meant by nonsense verse?

nonsense verse, humorous or whimsical verse that differs from other comic verse in its resistance to any rational or allegorical interpretation. Though it often makes use of coined, meaningless words, it is unlike the ritualistic gibberish of children’s counting-out rhymes in that it makes these words sound purposeful.