Himu
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Himu (Bengali: হিমু) is a popular fictional character created by the popular Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed in his novels.
Himu's real name is Himalaya. When Himu was young, his psychopathic father killed his mother as to prevent her from interfering with the way he intended to bring him up. Himu is actually the shortened form of "Himalaya". His father bestowed this name upon him because the Himalayas symbolized greatness. He could have also been named Akash (Sky), but the sky cannot be touched. His father tried to make him a Mahapurush (a great man, possibly with supernatural powers) by making him familiar with the evil, greedy, mean and cruel sides of the world.
Himu's characteristics are very strange. He comes from a middle class family. Himu is popular specially for teenagers due to his weird characteristics. The way he responds to situations is very unpredictable. For instance, he can give a 500 taka note to a beggar or a rikshawpuller or he can spend a night in rail station - totally randomly. He attracts people by his great sense of humour. Himu also has a prophetic power, but he denies the fact. Some people think Himu has similarity with the characters created by famous Russian writer Dostoyevsky.Himu has a girlfriend named Rupa whom he hardly contacts.
Himu's appearance is quite different also. He always wears a yellow kurta and carries a bag (Santiniketan Style). His cousin "Badal" is highly influenced by his vagabond like character and Badal tries to behave like Himu all the times. There is a chance readers can get annoyed because of some of his extreme or unexplainable activities. For instance, having cockroach soup.
Although it is mentioned in the novels that the name "Himu" is short for Himalaya, Humayun Ahmed admits that he actually got the idea from his own name, Humayun. When asked about if Humayun himself is Himu or not, he says he is half Himu, and half Misir Ali (another popular character from his books). In the foreword to one of his books, he mentions that while writing stories about Himu, he feels that he himself is Himu and this feeling isn't there while he is writing any other book.
[edit] Novels About Himu
- Moyurakhkhi
- Dorjar Opashe
- Himu
- Himur Haat ay Koyekti Neel Podmo.
- Ebong Himu
- Parapar
- Himur rupali ratri
- Ekjon Himu Koekti Jhijhi Poka
- Himur Ditio Prohor
- Sheh Ashe Dhire
- Angool Kata Joglu
- Himu Mama
- Holud Himu Kalo RAB
- Tomader Ei Nogore
- Aaj Himu'r Biye
