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 '''''Thakurmar Jhuli''''' ({{lang-bn|ঠাকুরমার ঝুলি}}; ''Grandmother's Bag [of tales]'') is a collection of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] folk tales and fairy tales. The author [[Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder]] collected some folktales of Bengali and published some of them under the name of "''Thakurmar Jhuli''" in 1907 (1314 of [[Bengali calendars|Bengali calendar]]). The Nobel-Laureate, [[Rabindra Nath Tagore|Rabindranath Tagore]] wrote the introduction to the anthology. Since then, it has become iconic in Bengali children's literature, becoming a household name in [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]] over the years.
-Certain characters and stories like "''Lalkamal-Nilkamal''", "''Buddhu-Bhutum''" and "''[[Byangoma|Byangoma-Byangomi]]''", have gained legendary status. Hundreds of editions of this book have been published from Bangladesh and West Bengal since the original publication. This book is a gem in the world literature.
+Certain characters and stories like "''Lalkamal-Nilkamal''", "''Buddhu-Bhutum''" and "''[[Byangoma|Byangoma-Byangomi]]''", have gained legendary status. Hundreds of editions of this book have been published from Bangladesh and West Bengal since the original publication.
 ==Publishing background==
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 ==Character types and tropes==
 The first section, "Dudher Sagor", contains the very popular stories "Kalabati Rajkanya" (Princess Kalabati) and "Kiranmala", among others. The former is known elsewhere as "Buddhu Bhutum". Both these stories, like others in the collection, depict characters who initially suffer a series of misfortunes, display admirable personal qualities, like courage, kindness and wit, and eventually rise to great fortune.
-The second section, "Rooptarashi", contains what is probably the most popular story from this iconic volume, "Lalkamal Neelkamal". These stories usually depict human protagonists encountering other creatures like ''rakkhoshes'', magical snakes, and the like. A ''rakkhosh'', or a [[Rakshasa]], is a race of beings from Hindu mythology, who are known from magical abilities, shapeshifting as well as eating humans, sometimes. The birds with human faces, [[Byangoma]] and Byangomi,are also encountered in "Lalakamal Neelkamal".
+The second section, "Rooptarashi", contains what is probably the most popular story from this iconic volume, "Lalkamal Neelkamal". These stories usually depict human protagonists encountering other creatures like ''rakkhoshes'', magical snakes, and the like. A ''rakkhosh'', or a [[Rakshasa]], is a race of beings from Hindu mythology, who are known from magical abilities, shapeshifting as well as eating humans, sometimes. The birds with human faces, [[Byangoma]] and Byangomi, are also encountered in "Lalakamal Neelkamal".
-The third section, "Chyang Byang" deals with miscellaneous stories, and features some feats by the proverbial ''sheyal pandit''(Fox Pandit).<ref name=swadeshi/>
+The third section, "Chyang Byang" deals with miscellaneous stories, and features some feats by the proverbial {{transl|bn|sheyal pandit}} (Fox Pandit).<ref name=swadeshi/>
 ==Language==
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 *''Saat Bhai Champa'' (1978). Indian Bengali-language film directed by Chitrasathi.
 *''[[Arun Barun O Kiranmala]]'' (1979). Indian [[fantasy film]] directed by Barun Kabasi.
-*''Thakumar Jhuli'', an Indian animated television series which aired on [[Zee Bangla]] in the 2000s.{{cn|date=January 2021}}
+*''Thakumar Jhuli'', an Indian animated television series which aired on [[Zee Bangla]] in the 2000s.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
-*''[[Kiranmala]]'', an Indian fantasy television series based on some stories of ''Thakurmar Jhuli'', which aired on [[Star Jalsha]] channel from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fantasy classic reinvented for TV audiences |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/fantasy-classic-reinvented-for-tv-audiences-115020800768_1.html |work=Business Standard |agency=PTI |date=February 8, 2015}}</ref>
+*''[[Kiranmala]]'', an Indian fantasy television series based on some stories of ''Thakurmar Jhuli'', which aired on [[Star Jalsha]] channel from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fantasy classic reinvented for TV audiences |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/fantasy-classic-reinvented-for-tv-audiences-115020800768_1.html |work=Business Standard |agency=PTI |date=8 February 2015}}</ref>
 *''Buddhu Bhutum'' (2017). Indian [[fantasy drama]] film directed by [[Nitish Roy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Srijoy |title=Buddhu Bhutum Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/buddhu-bhutum/etmoviereview/71215656.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=Sep 21, 2019}}</ref>
 *''[[Saat Bhai Champa (TV series)|Saat Bhai Champa]]'', an Indian Bengali-language fantasy television series that aired on Zee Bangla from 2017 to 2019.
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 == Legacy ==
-The four initial folktale anthologies of Mitra Majumdar are titled after a grandparent, who represents the bygone era and thereby embodies cultural heritage. In the contemporary context the written and digital recordings of these fables seem to have replaced the earlier oral tradition, but ''Thakurmar Jhuli'' remains a compilation that is not limited to children alone, and over the years has found tremendous response among the adults. It is a veritable treasure of Bengali literature.
+The four initial folktale anthologies of Mitra Majumdar are titled after a grandparent, who represents the bygone era and thereby embodies cultural heritage. In the contemporary context, written and digital recordings of these fables seem to have replaced the earlier oral tradition, but ''Thakurmar Jhuli'' remains a compilation that is not limited to children alone, and over the years has found tremendous response among the adults. It is a veritable treasure of Bengali literature.
 ==References==