# Narayan Debnath

> Narayan Debnath was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator. He created the Bengali comic strips Handa Bhonda (1962), Bantul the Great (1965) and Nonte Phonte (1969). He holds the record of longest running comics by an individual artiste for Handa Bhonda comics series which completed its continuous 53 years of running. He was the first and only comics artist in India who has received a D. Litt. degree. Debnath was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in the year 2022.

*Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1925
- **Died:** 2022-01-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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