![]() ![]() Three years down the line, Narayan Debnath was returning home to Shibpur in Howrah. To dedicate his attention and practice to comic making only, Narayan Debnath had to give up his other illustration jobs. But without any learning, it was serious challenge for the artist to create his own story and character. Previously he had illustrated the Bengali version of Helen of Troy and many more classics. He had the sense of aesthetics and art of finesse in his blood. However his family profession was that of goldsmiths. He had gained some experience working at Shuktara. While comics look easy and fun, the most difficult part is to make the characters look the same consistently from every angle. He had absolutely no training for making cartoons in Art College. Nevertheless making comic characters was not at all easy. ![]() It was received well by the readers as they enjoyed the antics of the boys reminding them much about the next door kids. ![]() In 1962, he got the chance to create his own comic strip Handa Bhonda, on the adventures of two restless boys. Later he accepted the opportunity to work for a reputed firm like Deb Sahitya Kuthir and get a chance to interact with stalwarts like Pratul Chandra Banerjee, Balai Bandhu Roy and Shailo Chakraborty – the talented illustrators of that time. He had worked for some time as a freelancer. He would create advertisement visuals, logos and labels for various products. ![]() At one time, he regularly created ‘slides’ that were used for advertising in cinema halls. Mostly Debnath had been working on illustrations and ad agencies. He had pursued fine arts at the Indian Art College and at the age of 25, he was he creating comic and illustrations based on stories and translations for the well known children’s magazine Shuktara. His creator, the comic strip artist Narayan Debnath had been working in Deb Sahitya Kuthir, the premium book and magazine publisher in Kolkata. The start was almost the same for Batul The Great. Usually the persona of the real life character lays the seed of a similar being that can do much more in the world of storytelling. From Manohar ‘Hercules’ Aich to Batul the Greatįrom Tintin, Nick Fury to Iron Man – many of our beloved comic book characters and superheroes are based or created out of real life characters. What we do not know Batul was born out of the personality of the great body builder himself. Universe Manohar Aich and love Batul The Great. What better to make them one! Most of revere Mr. We need heroes in real life and superheroes in our imaginations. ![]()
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