Gopal Bhar
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Gopal Bhar or Gopal
Stories
Tales of his exploits are narrated in
]Authenticity
In early nineteenth century, Gopal Bhar's name was first mentioned in Bengali literature. It is often said that Gopal Bhar is a legendary personality. But a reference has found that there was a respectful and old bodyguard of the king of Nadia,
Raja Krishnachandra and Protection incharge of the city named Shankar Taranga who was given special status by the king for his courage and knowledge and probably gave rise to the legend of Gopal Bhar. There are many contradictory views regarding Gopal Bhar, whether he existed or not. Acharya Sukumar Sen opined that the character Gopal is purely fictitious. But some sources claim that Gopal was a true character.[citation needed
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In popular culture
- Gopal Bhar (film), a Bengali comedy film directed by Amal Sur was released in 1980. In that film, Santosh Dutta portrayed the character of Gopal Bhar.[3]
- Gopal Bhar (TV series), a Bengali television series was made where Raktim Samanta played the role of Gopal Bhar as a young child. The series aired on Star Jalsha from 2017 to 2018.[4]
- are made and still counting.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-226-75691-2. pp. 314-318.
- ^ "Legendary jester Gopal Bhar to be poll mascot in Nadia". Indiatoday.in. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Baba never got his due: Santosh Dutta". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Raktim Samanta gets nostalgic as 'Gopal Bhar' comes to an end". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Gopal Bhar - গোপাল ভার - (Bengali) | Sony Aath - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
Further reading
- Dutta, Swapna (2004). Tales of Gopal the Jester. ISBN 81-7806-059-0.
- Sinha, Seema (2005). Gopal Bhand. ISBN 81-7011-975-8.