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{{Short description|Bengali comic}}
{{Hatnote|For the [[2010 in film|2010]] [[Bengali language|Bengali-language]] film, see ''[[Handa and Bhonda]]''}}
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| caption         = Hada (in green shirt) & Bhoda (in red shirt)
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| origtitle       = হাঁদা ভোঁদার কাণ্ডকারখানা
| lang            = bn
| Naughty Boys      = Y
| author          = [[Narayan Debnath]]
| illustrator     = Narayan Debnath
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| magazine        = [[Shuktara]]
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| related         = Batul the Great, Nonte Fonte, Bahadur Beral
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'''''Handa Bhonda''''' ({{langx|bn|হাঁদা-ভোঁদা}}), also referred to as '''''Hada Bhoda'''''  is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[comic-strip]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bangur-residents-get-Puja-park-gift/articleshow/42652863.cms|title=Bangur residents get Puja park gift|work=The Times of India|date=17 September 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> (and later [[comic book]]) creation of [[Narayan Debnath]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shome-Ray|first=Aditi|date=2013-09-04|title='Handa-Bhonda' creator Narayan Debnath gets Sahitya Akademi Award: A look at the life and works of the comics writer|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-handa-bhonda-creator-narayan-debnath-gets-sahitya-akademi-award-a-look-at-the-life-and-works-of-the-comics-writer-1884322|access-date=2021-01-26|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> which originally was serialized for the children's monthly magazine ''Shuktara''. The comics have appeared in book form. A popular animation series based on the characters has also been filmed.

==Origin==
The suggestion to work in comics in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] came from the editors at ''Deb Sahitya Kuthir'' publishing house. Also the name Handa-Bhonda was their suggestion. Debnath had been familiar with foreign made comics but comics in Bengali had, by his own admission, yet to take off. First published in 1962,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prohor.in/narayan-debnath-comic-characters?slide=2 | title=এক নজরে নারায়ণ দেবনাথ সৃষ্ট সব কমিক চরিত্র - Prohor }}</ref> ''Handa-Bhonda'' became an instant success and continues to be printed in ''Shuktara'' every month as of September 2006. ''Handa-Bhonda'' was initially penciled and inked by Debnath and had no colored frames. Later it would be printed in gray-scale.

==Theme==
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The stories feature two young boys, one slender (Handa) and the other bulky (Bhonda).  Out of the two, Handa is more mischievous and tries to put others, Bhonda in particular, in trouble.  In the end however, in most of the stories Handa gets punished due to his follies.

They have a paternal uncle who has a bad temper, Handa always uses his brains to avoid work being given to him by his uncle (Pisemosai in Bengali) Handa also often tricks Bhonda in doing stuff that would get him a scolding or thrashing from pisemosai but at the end of the story he invariably ends up getting beaten himself. In some of the stories, they work together.

Their paternal uncle, always puts Handa and Bhonda in some kind of work, and Handa always either sends Bhonda to work or he takes the money and eats in restaurants like 'Abar Khabo Restaurant' and many other places. Bhonda has a little friend named Bocha whom Handa considers as Bhonda's disciple ('chela'in Bengali).

Their paternal aunt appears in few of the stories of Handa and Bhonda. Handa Bhonda has gained popularity and is still read by thousands of readers and lovers of comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ebela.in/entertainment/comics-vs-animation-1.266997|title=Comics Vs Animation - Ebela|publisher=|accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Batul The Great]]
* [[Nonte Fonte]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian comics titles]]
[[Category:Indian Bengali comics]]
[[Category:Bengali comics]]
[[Category:Comic strip duos]]
[[Category:Male characters in comics]]
[[Category:Child characters in comics]]


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