Paper Title: Sociologistic Bengali fictional form of Kolkata : aftercome world War-2
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During the Second World War, Bengali literature reflected the profound influence of Kolkata's social and cultural environment—its urban lifestyle, the rural culture shaped by it, the politically turbulent conditions of the time, and the significant role of the city's contemporary boarding houses. The lives of working-class people became increasingly unbearable due to famine, communal tensions, the breakdown of moral values, and widespread violence. Ordinary people were deeply afflicted and struggled to survive amidst these hardships. On the one hand, literary works portrayed the suffering of the poor; on the other, they vividly depicted the moral decline of the upper-class society. Contemporary writers such as Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, Manik Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, and Narayan Gangopadhyay examined these realities from multiple perspectives. Through their works, they vividly portrayed the grim reality of moral decay and social disintegration in Kolkata during that period.
Keywords:Urbanization, Critical situation, Socio - cultural decline in Kolkata, Importance of Boarding Houses
DOI Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/3.III.2026.11-13
Review By – Dr. L. Ali Khan, Dr. Arijit Manna and Dr. Amit Adhikari