Misir Ali

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Misir Ali (Bengali: মিসির আলি), a very popular fictional character created by Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed. Misir Ali is basically a rational psychologist committed to unravel the myteries around him. In the books, Misir Ali is portrayed as a very intelligent lone part time professor of Psychology of the University of Dhaka. Though he is not a professional psychiatric consultant, but because of his special interest in paranormal activities of the human psyche, people suffering from such problems come to him in search of satisfactory solutions.

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[edit] The Person

Almost all of the Bengali readers are well aware of the enigmatic nature of Misir Ali. Misir Ali is the person who is very much interested to see the inner world that is enclosed behind the blood and flesh of the human body. 'Close your eyes and try to see' is the motto of Misir Ali's life and it is he who can literally close his eyes and see what's inside our minds on the way solve incredible mysteries.

[edit] Professional life

By profession he is a part-time lecturer of Psychology in the University of Dhaka. None of the stories has described much of how he is as a teacher but through some of his students the reader gets to know he is quite a powerful lecturer and rather good at what he does.

It has been established he holds a Ph.D in Abnormal Psychology and has published several papers on the matter. It has been revealed that his colleagues and his workmates see him with great respect as does most people who come to him for help.

Misir Ali never advertises his interest in the field. Most of his patients contact him after having read some of the books where he has solved such a case or by words of mouth from friends and other patients. Though If Misir Ali gets to know of the happening of some parapsychological matter he takes the step to know more about the matter until he is satisfied.

[edit] The Appearance

The appearance of Misir Ali may be a mystery itself. His physical description is not properly given anywhere in the books. But it is said that he is a middle aged person. It is also often stated that he is tall, thin and wears heavily powerful glasses on his eyes. It has been stated multiple times in the stories that he has strangely intelligent eyes. In some TV Plays of Bangladesh on Misir Ali is portrayed as bearded or with mouchtache.(A Report regarding TV Play on Misir Ali). Whether he really has beard or mouchtache, it may be a question. But it is unquestanable that he lives a very simple life. It's been confirmed by the author himself in one of his autobiographies that Misir Ali has a headful of hair, thick-framed glasses and an unshaven stubble. This is the only constant aspect of his appearance.

[edit] Personal life

It is interesting that a series where Misir Ali is the main and only recurring character and loks intimately at other people's life, much has not been revealed about Misir Ali's own personal life. Never in the book has his parents or siblings or theirexistence been discussed. If in any case asked Misir Ali tends to avoid questions regadingh his personal life This however is a very, very rare occurrence in the books.

In most of the books Misir Ali is found in a new rented house, with one or no servant to help him with the household errands. Although Misir Ali often rents a new house the reasons have never been established. One may argue he tries to avoid socializing too much by changing houses, as almost all his landlords seem smitten by him and hold him in high regards and often invite him over for dinner and social functions as he does not seem to have a family.

Misir Ali has never been married and the book does not hint such may happen in the near futture. And though some of his female students, in particular one by the name of Nilu who was main character in several of the books and has recurring small appearances in the series, expressed their interest, Misir Ali has never reciprocated.

[edit] The cases

It should be noted the books have done their best to bring forward perhaps no other writer in Bengali fiction has attempted before - in depth psychoanalysis of teh human mind. According to Humayun Ahmed, the creator of this character, Misir Ali is the most logical person. Misir Ali believes that nothing can happen without reason and is of a very simple and loving person. To him, there is a rational explanation behind everything. Being a professor of a subject that deals with human mind, he is interested in the way human mind woks. And he tries to explain every unusual thing that he confronts with his wisdom and logic. In each book, a new mystery finds Misir Ali, though he is reluctant to take cases. But he will get himself involved in the mystery. As the mystery is solved, the readers will often get a plausible explanation of cases. Because logic is always in the centerfold of all his theories.

[edit] Some Books

  • Devi (The Goddess)
  • Nishithini(The Night)
  • Brihonnola (The Eunuch)
  • Kohen Kabi Kalidash (So Says the poet Kalidas)
  • Voy (Story collection) (Fear)
  • Misir Ali Omnibus(1 and 2)
  • Amiy Misir Ali (I am Misir Ali)
  • Misir Alir Omimangshito Rohosso (The unfinished cases of Misir Ali)
  • Tondrabilash
  • Dorjar opashe
  • Kutu Mia
  • Nisshad
  • Bagh Bondi Misir Ali

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