Alaler Gharer Dulal

Alaler Gharer Dulal (1857) Bangla novel by peary chand mitra (1814-1883). It portrays early 19th century calcutta society and focuses on the bohemian life of a character named Matilal. Thakchacha is another important character. The author used chalita bhasa, the colloquial prose form, hitherto never used in writing. Since Peary Chand';s Alaler Gharer Dulal was the first book written using the colloquial form, this style came to be known as 'Alali language';. Peary Chand used plenty of contemporary Bangla and foreign words, as well as Bangla words derived from sanskrit but in a corrupted form. He used the pseudonym 'Tekchand Thakur';. The novel was serialised in a monthly magazine, M'a'sik Patrik'a (1854), founded by Peary Chand himself. Later, a dramatised version, written by Hiralal, was staged at the bengal theatre (January 1875). The novel has also been translated into English. [Mohammad Daniul Huq] [Huq, Mohammad Daniul Professor of Bangla, Jahangirnagar University]