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Himu or Himaloy ( bn, হিমু or হিমালয়) is a fictional character created by the
Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
who appears in a disjunct series of novels. The character first appeared in the novel titled ''Mayurakkhi'' published in 1990.


Character

The real name of the character is Himalay, a name given by his father. He follows a lifestyle that was instructed by his psychopathic father who wanted him to be a great man. Himu wears a yellow panjabi that does not have a pocket and lives a mostly nomadic life. He walks barefoot on the streets of Dhaka without a certain destination. He does not have a job and, therefore, no source of income. He prefers the life of a beggar to that of a hard worker, often praising begging. However, Himu walks endlessly – never using any form of transportation. The charterer is decidedly eccentric and unorthodox in outlook. He has a large number of followers for his spiritual power of predicting future events of anyone, including those of police officers, beggars, neighbors, relatives, and tea stall proprietors. Most of the time he indifferently speaks unpleasant truth about the person with whom he talks. Himu unlike the atheist psychology Professor
Misir Ali Misir Ali ( bn, মিসির আলি) is a fictional character in a series of novels by Bangladeshi author Humayun Ahmed. He was described as one of the most famous characters in Bengali literature, TV and film over the last three decades. In ...
argues that the beliefs make things happen, not inspecting or asking questions. This aspect of him makes him a person who lives by the magical side of the world, not using logic. There are 21 novels about Himu. Five others are Himu-based.


Bibliography

# ময়ূরাক্ষী: # দরজার ওপাশে: # হিমু: # পারাপার: # এবং হিমু ...: # হিমুর হাতে কয়েকটি নীলপদ্ম: # হিমুর দ্বিতীয় প্রহর: - a crossover with
Misir Ali Misir Ali ( bn, মিসির আলি) is a fictional character in a series of novels by Bangladeshi author Humayun Ahmed. He was described as one of the most famous characters in Bengali literature, TV and film over the last three decades. In ...
# হিমুর রূপালী রাত্রি: # একজন হিমু কয়েকটি ঝিঁ ঝিঁ পোকা: # তোমাদের এই নগরে: # চলে যায় বসন্তের দিন: # সে আসে ধীরে: # আঙুল কাটা জগলু: # হলুদ হিমু কালো র‍্যাব: # আজ হিমুর বিয়ে: # হিমু রিমান্ডে: # হিমুর মধ্যদুপুর: # হিমুর নীল জোছনা: # হিমুর আছে জল: # হিমু এবং একটি রাশিয়ান পরী: # হিমু এবং হার্ভার্ড Ph.D. বল্টুভাই:


Other Himu-related books

# হিমু মামা: # হিমুর একান্ত সাক্ষাৎকার ও অন্যান্য: # হিমুর বাবার কথামালা: # ময়ূরাক্ষীর তীরে: # আজ রবিবার: ''Aaj Robibar (Today's Sunday)''


Filmography

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Aaj Robibar Aaj Robibar (Bengali: আজ রবিবার; ''Today's Sunday'') is a Bangladeshi television sitcom created by Humayun Ahmed that was originally aired on BTV in 1997—considered one of the finest works from Humayun Ahmeds filming career. I ...
'' (1996) *''Himu'' (1994)


See also

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, Bengali character created by Humayun Ahmed *
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Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
. * Tara Tin Jon, Bengali characters created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
appearing in a series of dramas, portrayed by Dr.Ejajul Islam, Faruque Ahmed and Shadhin Khosru. * Alauddiner Cherager Doitto, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
appearing in a series of dramas, portrayed by
Jayanta Chattopadhyay Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied in English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named ''Trishna''. Works Films * '' Ada ...
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References

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