Artist · India

1925 to 2022

In their own script

“নারায়ণ দেবনাথ”

Narayan Debnath.

artist · writer

India, 1925 to 2022

In short

Narayan Debnath (25 November 1925 to 18 January 2022) was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator who created the Bengali comic strips Handa Bhonda, Bantul the Great, and Nonte Phonte in 1962, 1965, and 1969 respectively. He holds the record of longest running comics by an individual artiste for Handa Bhonda comics series which completed its continuous 53 years of running. He was the first and only comics artist in India who has received a D. Litt.

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Biodata

Born
1925, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India
Died
2022, Kolkata
Citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Work
artist, writer, illustrator
Career

Narayan Debnath, in numbers

Lifetime
Shuktara, 1948Handa Bhonda, 1962Bantul the Great, 1965Kishore Bharati, 1968Black Diamond Indrajit Roy, 1970Bahadur Beral, 19826works
Works by year, 1948 to 1982. Known for
3works1940s1960s1980s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1960s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Narayan Debnath

Known for

The essential Narayan Debnath

Bibliography

8 works, decade by decade