জীবনানন্দ এবং মার্কেজ

Authorship: Kunal Konar, Consultant (BD & Analytic Hydrology)

Note: I published this article January 31, 2021 in LinkedIn

যিনিই বনলতা, তিনিই দেলগাদিনা। খানিকটা উনিশ-বিশ আছে। সেইটাই চরম আনন্দ। ভাগ্যিস সেই উনিশ-বিশ টা আছে!

There are striking similarities between two characters Bonolota Sen (created by Bangla poet Jibanananda Dash) and Delgadina (by Gabriel García Márquez). Yet there are contrasts. These dis-similarities, these endless variations are probably the essence of life; across space and time and mind!

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banalata_Sen

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memories_of_My_Melancholy_Whores