Abol Tabol the Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray
literally "weird and random") is a collection of Bengali children's poems and rhymes composed by Sukumar Ray,
Published on 19 September 1923
Publisher : U. Ray and Sons publishers.
Contents :- It consists of 43 named and 7 unnamed short rhymes,
Genres : literary nonsense.
Characters :
Some of the most famous characters in "Abol tabol" are:
Kath Buro (Poetry: Kath Buro)
Head Officer Burrobabu (Poetry: Gnof Churi)
Kumro Potash (Poetry: Kumro Potash)
Sat Patro (Poetry: Sat Patra)
Chandidaser Khuroe (Poetry: Khuror Kal)
Bombagarher Raja (Poetry: Bombagorer Raja)
Hunkumukho Hyangla (Poetry: Hunkumukho Hyangla)
Ramgorurer Chhana (Poetry: Ramgorurer Chhana)
Tyansh Goru (Poetry: Tyansh Goru)
Shashthi Charan (Poetry: Palowan)
Panto Bhoot (Poetry: Bhuture Kando)
Nera (Poetry: Nera Beltolay Jay Kobar)
Katukutu Buro (Poetry: Katukutu Buro)
Summary :
The Bengali language has never been quite so much a living, breathing creature of whimsy as in Sukumar Ray s hands, and his creations wild and wicked, dreamy and delirious have thrilled children and adults alike. This selection offers you the best of his world pun-riddled, fun-fiddled poetry from Abol Tabol and Khai-Khai, stories of schoolboy pranks (Pagla Dashu) and madcap explorers (Heshoram Hushiyarer Diary), and the unforgettable harum-scarum classic of Haw-Jaw-Baw-Raw-Law, presented here for the first time in its entirety. All the stories and poems are accompanied by Sukumar Ray s inimitable illustrations.