MY WHIMSICAL NONSENSE RHYMES & POEMS IN BENGALI !

My whimsical world of Bengali nonsense rhymes.

Happy New Year - 2014. 

Through this posting, I send my very best wishes for a happy & prosperous New Year  through some of my Bengali nonsense poems with illustrations, penned down over these weeks & months. Bengali rhymes and poems are something that attracted my fancy ever since my childhood and I closely followed the works of Sukumar Ray, Annada Shankar Roy, Subhash Mukhopadhyay, Nirendranath Chakraborty and likes and of course, I cherished the creations of great Kazi Nazrul Islam and Rabindranath Tagore. 

In the world of nonsense ideas and their presentations, Sukumar Ray is unique. His world of fantasy is something that only he was capable of to create and what takes us to a wonderland that we would ever enjoy to explore!

Inspired by Sukumar, I tried to experiment with my own, but I humbly admit that neither do I have the flair, nor the flamboyance of Sukumar Ray. At best, my nonsense rhymes & illustrations be called funny and whimsy, or even directionless. On the eve of the new year, I wish to share a few of them with you and thus this Blog. An old picture of my daughter, Soity taken in Gopalpur-on-sea, Odisha, India long ago is also being posted with it. I hope, you'll like this posting.

Happy viewing...

The oddities of life in my nonsense rhymes in Bengali !

The oddities of life in my nonsense rhymes/poems in Bengali !

The oddities of life have always drawn my attention and I tried to highlight the  'funny sides of life' in many of my poems, mainly in my nonsense rhymes and verses. Even fictitious activities like painting a picture of 'nothingness' (or air) or enjoying a recipe where 'fried ice' is the main item have found their places in my poems. Also featured in my poems are the agonies of a computer or its peripherals, the nonsense recipes or even a flying girl! To tell you the truth, I enjoy placing myself in children's shoes and see the world from their point of view.

This episode of my Blog features some of my nonsense rhymes/poems (with illustrations by yours truly) with all their unnatural oddities. Plus a photograph taken by me as a bonus. Hope, you will enjoy reading this issue.

 Happy reading...

GHOSTS AGAIN ! BENGALI NONSENSE RHYMES / POEMS.

Ghosts again ! Bengali Nonsense Rhymes.

Bengali nonsense rhymes have been penned down by a number of poets/authors including the legendary creator of nonsense rhymes, Sukumar Ray. But what surprises me is that there is a is a real scarcity of ghosts in their rhymes/poems. Though hesitantly, I've tried my hand in writing a few poems where ghosts play a major role. Posting here just a few of them. Plus an illustration by me at the beginning. Happy reading...

Nonsense Rhymes/poems in Bengali on Ghosts !

Nonsense Rhymes/poems in Bengali on Ghosts !

O my God ! Ghosts? That too as subjects of my nonsense rhymes in Bengali? I must be crazy - or so you may say. But, believe me, I enjoy writing poems on ghosts as much as I enjoy writing them on other subjects.
Ghosts are colorful characters (although their body complexion is 'black' most of the time) and they need not paint their faces with creams & lotions, fairness treatments or even sun protection formulas! I wonder why my Guru, the great nonsense rhyme writer and the legendary poet, Sukumar Ray did not touch these colorful 'creatures' even absent minded. I presume, it could be a deliberate move, as Ray did not want to glorify these 'supernatural elements', glamorize them and present these characters before the eyes of the mini readers. Or he himself did not have any fancy towards these creatures! Or I am afraid, I may have not been able to locate any such poem (even if there is any) from the vast stock of creations of the great poet !

Well, to me, the ghosts are interesting, thought provoking, and even friendly! They do not create panic all the time, as is commonly believed. To the contrary, they are occasionally helpful as well. Here are a few of my nonsense rhymes/poems in Bengali, where fun & frolic, facts(!) & fiction run side by side. Also today's posting contains a couple of photographs taken by me (of course, not of any ghost, but of children, who like or hate them the most).

Happy reading...

My nonsense poems & rhymes in Bengali.

My nonsense poems & rhymes in Bengali.

Penning down nonsense rhymes and making illustrations for them is my passion. I can't say where these ideas come from, but somehow these crowd my head and I allow them to come out through my creations. Here are just a few of them. I hope, you'll enjoy reading these as much as I've derived pleasure while creating these. And attaching a photograph taken by me in Digha, West Bengal, India - as a bonus ! Happy reading...

NONSENSE POEMS IN BENGALI.

Nonsense Poems in Bengali.

As I promised in my earlier posts, here are five of my nonsense poems/rhymes/verses for you. The poems are illustrated with my drawings. And a photograph shot by me as a Bonus !

Happy reading.

NONSENSE RHYMES IN BENGALI.

Nonsense rhymes in Bengali.

The primary question that peeps into my mind is : why do we call a rhyme sheer nonsense? The answer that comes immediately from all quarters is : "because it is nonsense !" . Great answer, I must say, as if I myself didn't know about it! Well, if anyone can throw any light on this, he or she is welcome. Till then, let me pick 5(five) of my nonsense rhymes (in Bengali) and place those before your eyes. Comment, criticize or even throw me out!

The accompanying pictures are abstract. No idea whether these too can be termed as nonsense!

Happy reading...