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Shuvro

{{short description|Character in Humayun Ahmed's novels}}

{{Infobox character

| name = Shuvro

| series = Shuvro

| image = Shuvro_book_cover.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = The cover for Shuvro (শুভ্র) (2000), with a sketch of the character

| first = Ekti Shada Gari

| last = Shuvro Geche Bone

| creator = Humayun Ahmed

| portrayer = Riaz

| nickname = Kana Baba (addressed by friends)

| alias =

| gender = Male

| occupation = Student (and later forced to become a Businessman)

| title =

| family = {{Plainlist|

  • Iajuddin / Motahar Shaheb (father)
  • Rehana / Jahanara (mother)}}

| spouse = Unmarried

| significant_others = Binu, Jori

| children =

| relatives =

| nationality = Bangladeshi

}}

Shuvro ({{langx|bn|শুভ্র}}), sometimes transliterated as Shubhro{{Cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Humayun |author-link=Humayun Ahmed |date=Feb 2, 2010 |title=Shubhro Geche Bone |publisher=Annyaprokash |page=cover and throughout |isbn=978-9848685563}} or Śubhra,{{cite web |title=Śubhra |url=https://isbnsearch.org/isbn/9848160922 |website=ISBN Search |access-date=4 July 2020}} is a fictional character created by Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed. Shuvro is one of Ahmed's recurring characters, who first appeared in the short story "Ekti Shada Gari" ("A White Car").{{cite news |last1=Jahangir |first1=Apurba |title=Shubhro: An Epitome of Perfection |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/shubhro-epitome-perfection-1354957 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |date=February 3, 2017}} The character became popular, and Ahmed wrote six novels about Shuvro between 1990 and 2010, including Daruchini Dip (Cinnamon Island), which was adapted as a film in 2007 starring Riaz as Shuvro.{{cite news |last1=Reza |first1=Faridi |title=A visit to "Daruchini Dwip" |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-32549 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |date=April 18, 2008}}

The character, whose name translates as "White", is meant to be a perfect spirit, set apart from the world. As Syed Monzur Morshed put it, Shuvro "is the 'white' of the mind, that is far from all the filth of the earth."{{cite web |title=Shuvro: The softest hero created by Humayun Ahmed |last=Morshed |first=Syed Monzur |url=https://roar.media/bangla/main/literature/suvro-the-character-created-by-humayun-ahmed/ |website=Roar Media |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=4 July 2020}} He is seen by Bengali readers as a role model.{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Humayun Ahmed! |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/art-literature/news/bd/752300.details |access-date=5 July 2020 |work=Bangla News 24 |date=November 13, 2019}} However, Ahmed constantly tested Shuvro's pure spirit with new dilemmas and revelations; in the fourth book, titled simply Shuvro, the character discovers that his real mother is a prostitute, not the mother that he has known.{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Subrata Kumar |title=Humayun Ahmed: The light of some novels |url=http://bdnovels.org/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8/ |website=Bangladeshi Novels |access-date=5 July 2020}}

In 2017, Apurba Jahangir wrote, "Shuvro was Humayun Ahmed's attempt at writing about the purest human being—the ultimate boy next door. Though Shuvro was not a cult character much like Humayun's other famous creations such as Himu or Misir Ali — he had his own share of readers and fans. Shuvro was the go-to character when readers needed to be at peace. When one thinks of Shubhro, one thinks of him as the friend we go to when all else fails. Much like in the book Ei Shuvro! Ei — with using just the simplest words, he can portray life as the grand theatrical show it is."

Just before his death in 2012, Ahmed was working on a film adaptation of his 2010 novel Shuvro Has Gone to the Forest, and he cast actor Riaz in the title role as he really liked Riaz as Shuvro in Daruchini Dip. Ahmed died before work could begin on the film.{{cite news |title=Humayun Ahmed cast Riaz to return as the Shuvro character |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/308209 |access-date=5 July 2020 |work=Jagonews24 |date=July 19, 2018}}

Character

File:Humayun Ahmed 13Nov2010.jpg, the creator of the character. ]]

Shuvro is the only son of industrialist Iajuddin or in some stories, Mr. Motahar. His mother, Rehana or Jahanara, in some stories, is the only one with whom Shuvro has a real connection. Here, Ahmed gave us an ideal mother-son relationship. Once, Shuvro told his mother that, "If I would receive birth a million times, I would have told the Almighty, that I don't care about who I am born to, but each and every time, I should be sent to you." Shuvro is somewhat of a prince, his complexion is charming and just like other princes, he has many amenities.{{Cite news |title=Humayun Ahmed recalled on 68th birth anniversary |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Humayun-Ahmed-recalled-on-68th-birth-anniversary |access-date=2020-10-24 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}

Unlike other characters created by Humayun Ahmed, Shuvro changes from one book to another. The only common thing is his name, his thick-rimmed glasses, and his pure soul.{{cite news |title=Humayun Ahmed's name is as mysterious |url=https://m.newsg24.com/writing-news/1135/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%A4%20%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE |access-date=5 July 2020 |work=NewsG24 |date=November 13, 2019}} He has a distant nature to be the bystander rather than the protagonist. He is not the masculine strong man who saves everyone, but he puts everything together with his own emotional sacrifice.{{Cite news |date=2013-07-19 |title=One Year On... |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/one-year-on |access-date=2020-10-24 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

Bibliography

  • একটি সাদা গাড়ি: Ekti Shada Gari (A White Car)
  • দারুচিনি দ্বীপ: Daruchini Dip (Cinnamon Island) (1990) {{ISBN|9844040027}}
  • মেঘের ছায়া: Megher Chaya (The Shadow of the Clouds) (1993) {{ISBN |978-9844460140}}
  • রূপালী দ্বীপ: Rupali Dip (Silvery Island) (1994) {{ASIN |B008OPV0VQ}}
  • শুভ্র: Shuvro (Shuvro) (2000) {{ISBN|9848160922}}
  • এই শুভ্র! এই: Ei Shuvro! Ei (Hey Shuvro! Hey) (2003) {{ISBN|9848682600}}
  • শুভ্র গেছে বনে: Shuvro Geche Bone (Shuvro Has Gone to the Forest) (2010) {{ISBN|9848685561}}{{Cite news |date=2010-02-03 |title=Booklovers throng fair venue |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-124661 |access-date=2020-07-05 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

=Anthology=

  • শুভ্র সমগ্র: Shuvro Samagra (Shuvro Anthology)

Filmography

The 2007 film based on Ahmed's novel of the same name.{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=18 April 2008 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-32549 |title=Reader's Opinion A visit to 'Daruchini Dwip' |first=Farida |last=Reza |access-date=13 April 2011}} It was directed by popular actor - director Tauquir Ahmed.{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=31 August 2007 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-1935 |title='Daruchini Dwip' on Channel-i today |access-date=13 April 2011}} Daruchini Dip stars Riaz, Dolly Johur,{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 August 2006 |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/08/11/d608111404101.htm |title=Road to 'Daruchini Dwip' Update on 'Lux Channel i Superstar' |access-date=13 April 2011}}Fazlur Rahman Babu, Abul Hayat, Asaduzzaman Noor, Challenger, Rahmat Ali, Wahida Mollick Jolly and Abdullah al Mamun.{{Cite web |title=Humayun Ahmed's 'Daruchini Dip' today |url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/humayun-ahmed-s-daruchini-dip-today-34047 |access-date=2020-10-24 |website=bangladeshpost.net |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2007-08-31 |title="Daruchini Dwip" on Channel-i today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-1935 |access-date=2020-10-24 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

Book Series

  1. [https://www.goodreads.com/series/169927 শুভ্র Series by Humayun Ahmed]
  2. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16126845 দারুচিনি দ্বীপ (শুভ্র #1, দারুচিনি দ্বীপ #1)]
  3. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18040535 মেঘের ছায়া (শুভ্র, #2)]
  4. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16126838 রূপালী দ্বীপ (শুভ্র #3, দারুচিনি দ্বীপ #2 )]
  5. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17617499 শুভ্র (শুভ্র, #4)]
  6. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17669992 এই শুভ্র! এই (শুভ্র, #5)]
  7. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17670295 শুভ্র গেছে বনে (শুভ্র, #6)]
  8. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25864771 শুভ্র সমগ্র]

External links

  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q5225759|id=tt2048726|title=Daruchini Dip}}
  • [https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/humayunahmed.html Library of Congress Entry on Humayun Ahmed]
  • [http://www.boi-mela.com/Booklist.asp?author=56 Resource for most of the books by Humayun Ahmed]

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