Tenida

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Tenida (Bengali টেনিদা) or Teni (see Tenida for da) is a fictional native of Potoldanga in Calcutta, who appears in a number of short stories and larger works of the Bengali author Narayan Gangopadhyay. The leader of a group of four young lads who lived in the neighbourhood of Potoldanga, Tenida was depicted as the local big-mouthed airhead with a heart of gold who- although not blessed with academic capabillities- was admired and respected by the rest of the three for his presence of mind, courage, honesty as well as his vociferous apetite. Descriptions of Tenida's nose also make frequent appearances in the text, being described as "a large nose resembling Mount Kailash". The narrator of the stories is Pyalaram, who seemed to share his leaders frailty in academic exertions. The other two characters who formed an integral part of the quadrette were Habul Sen, who spoke with strong East Bengali accent (dhakai) and Kyabla- the cleverest amongst the four.

The stories of Tenida and his gang were usually one of comedy-adventure where the gang goes through a lot of pain- and humilliation- to solve a mystery which were mostly of comical solutions. The short stories were extensively based in Calcutta and it's suburbs, while some of the larger stories took the group to the bengal countryside, and at times further away.

It is said that Narayan Gangopadhyay created the character of Tenida on his landlord (who had the same name)- with whom he was a very good friend.

Contents 1 Main Characters in the Tenida Universe 1.1 Tenida 1.2 Pyalaram 1.3 Kyabla 1.4 Habul Sen 2 Works in which Tenida makes an appearance 2.1 Novels 2.2 Short stories 2.3 One-act play 2.4 Essays about Tenida 2.5 Anthologies 2.6 Films

[edit] Main Characters in the Tenida Universe

[edit] Tenida

The suffix da used after his actual nickname Teni is short for dada (older brother) which is used to intiate conversations with a male stranger in colloquial Bengali. The short hand, used after a persons name is a mark of respect and acknowledgement of seniority. Tenida's real name is Bhojohori Mukherji.

[edit] Pyalaram

Pyalaram, the narrator of the stories, wrote from the point of view of the writer himself. He was a timid member and suffered from a chronic stomach ailment. Pyalaram followed in his Tenida's footsteps, having repeated his final year in school for two years before passing matriculation with the rest of the gang. Pyala's real name is Komolesh Banerji. These names are listed, among other stories in the short novella in "Tenidar Abhijan" entitled "Charmurtir Abhijan".

[edit] Kyabla

Kushal Mitra- aka Kyabla. Kyabla is the most intelligent, smart & brave among them all. Very clever and the top among his year, this handsome & dapper young man is the backbone of this group. Tenida always looks up to Kyabla for finding solutions to tricky situations. Kyabla has solved all the mysteries in all the adventures that they have been to.. He is the integral part of Tenida's gang. Humorously, the word Kyabla in bengali means stupid.

[edit] Habul Sen

Habul Sen's family hailed from East Bengal, a fact that is blatantly obvious by his strong Bangal accent characterestic of people from Esatern Bengal. Habul's parents probably lived in Bikrampur in what is now Bangladesh before moving to Calcutta. Habul Sen stands out in having an independent character-timid but not much as Pyalaram, as well as a very odd student unlike Tenida and Pyalaram. Habul's real name is Swarnendu.

[edit] Works in which Tenida makes an appearance

[edit] Novels

1. Charmurti
2. Charmurtir abhijan
3. Kombol niruddesh
4. Tenida aar sindhughotok
5. Jhau-bungalor rahasyo

[edit] Short stories

1. Ekti football match
2. Dadhichi, poka, o bishwakarma
3. Khottango o polanno
4. Matsyo-Puran
5. Peshawar ki amir
6. Kaak kahini
7. Cricket maane jhijhi
8. Porer upokaar koreo na
9. Chengiz aar Hamlin-er banshiwala
10. Dhaus
11. Nidarun protishodh
12. Tottwabodhan maane jeebe prem
13. Doshanoncharit
14. The Great Chhantai
15. Camouflage
16. Kuttimamar haater kaaj
17. Shanghatik
18. Bon-bhojoner byapar
19. Kuttimamar dontokahini
20. Probhatshongeet
21. Bhajahari Film Corporation
22. Chamchike aar ticket checker
23. Bhahmobikasher dontobikash
24. Tiktikir lyaj
25. Bearing chaant
26. Kankrabiche
27. Honolulu-r Makuda
28. Haalkhaataar khaowadaowa
29. Ghunteparar shei match
30. Tenida aar Yeti
31. Ekadoshir Ranchi jaowa
32. Nyangcha-dar hahakar
33. Bhajagourango katha

[edit] One-act play

1. Porer upokaar koreo na

[edit] Essays about Tenida

1. Kichu katha: boi niye, Tenidake niye
2. Potoldangar shei Tenidar boyosh ekhon ponchattor

[edit] Anthologies

1. Shomogro Kishore Sahitya
2. Tenida Samagra

[edit] Films

1. Charmurti