Sukumar Sahitya Samagra 3 by Sukumar Ray [Hardcover]

In the first edition of the Sukumar Sahitya-Samagra, all of Sukumar Ray’s plays were included in the second volume. In the birth centenary edition, now expanded to three volumes, the three plays for adults—Cholchittachanchari, Shri Shri Shabdakalpadrum, and Bhavuk Sabha—have been moved from the second to the third volume. This reorganization was done because the third volume is designated to contain all of Sukumar Ray's mature, intellectual works for adults on topics like art, literature, language, religion, and technology, as well as his personal letters, in keeping with the promise made in previous editions.

It is worth noting that some puzzles, riddles, certain alternative versions of poems from Abol Tabol, and pieces like Sade Batris Bhaja, which would traditionally belong in the first two volumes, are included in the third volume. However, to be fair to those who purchased previous editions, no new material was added to the first two volumes.

This third volume includes previously unpublished documents related to the Monda Club, Sade Batris Bhaja, sections from Ray’s notebooks, and select letters. Many significant essays, compiled together here for the first time since their initial publication, are also featured. Additionally, the expanded version of Shri Shri Barnamalatattva, several poems with their complete verses, and three songs are special highlights of this third volume.