Handa Bhonda

"Handa Bhonda" (bn হাঁদা-ভোঁদা), also referred to as "Hada Bhoda" is a Bangla comic-strip (and later comic book) creation of Narayan Debnath 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.

The suggestion to work in comics in 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, to his admission, yet to take off. "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.

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.