Sukumar Ray in english

English translations of 25 Bengali classic short stories penned by one of the most famous Indian writers of literary ‘nonsense’ and humour, Sukumar Ray, were launched on Thursday on the occasion of the literary genius’s 125th birth anniversary. Sukumar Ray, known for collection of poems like Abol Tabol (Gibberish) and Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La (Mumbo-Jumbo), was the father of the legendary director Satyajit Ray. Often compared with English author Lewis Carroll, Ray’s imaginative works punctuated with puns and ending with twists charmed children and adults alike with their delightful word play. The translated stories, featuring Ray’s mischievous character ‘Pagla Dashu’ have been put together in the book The Crazy Tales of Pagla Dashu and Co by Hachette India. The stories were translated by the Jadavpur University Translators’ Collective over a period of two years and involved 17 translators.