GANATKAR DAKTAR

'Ganatkar Daktar' by Dr. Shyamal Chakraborty is a Bengali humour writing collection that turns the medical profession into an inexhaustible source of wit and laughter. Part of a celebrated series of comic prose pieces — including 'Tokhon Chhilam Jele', 'Chorer Mayer Daktar Chele', and 'Adhamara Daktar' — this volume gathers 28 rib-tickling sketches drawn directly from the absurdities of a doctor's daily life. Dr. Chakraborty writes with the sharp eye of a practising physician and the timing of a seasoned Bengali humorist, transforming patient encounters, medical mishaps, and professional quirks into laugh-out-loud literature. As the author himself confesses, had he known Bengali comic writing could be this rewarding, he would have traded his scalpel and stethoscope for a pen far sooner. For fans of Bengali satirical literature and light humour, this book is an essential read — just don't open it in a quiet room.