Ghanada Premendra Mitra

in particular, creation of character of ghanada [ঘনাদা] (meaning: elder brother ghana in bengali) won him public recognition. character of ghanada uninterested unemployed middle-aged male can apparently weave adventures @ drop of hat. adventures cover themes ranging crime, human ingenuity, science, history, geography, metaphysics , philosophy. obvious while ghanada himself has not been involved in of adventures claims have taken part in, learned man exceptional gift storytelling. stories notably accurate scientific point of view. ghanada may seen mitra s parody or caricature of bengali urban middle class celibate intellectual, @ home in world of books , knowledge, has little practical experience whatsoever. interesting note satyajit ray s feluda, older ghanada although not abhorring opposite sex, not entirely @ ease them either. stays @ all-male hostel , maintains frugal existence. ghanada self-educated person , education due time spent @ local libraries. in way, argued these stories reflect larger patterns of social transformations.