What is Narayan Debnath?
{{Infobox comics creator | name = Narayan Debnath | image = Narayan Debnath in work room (cropped).jpg | caption = Debnath in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|25|df=y}} | birth_place = (Shibpur) [[Howrah]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|1|18|1925|11|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India | nationality = Indian | Grand Daughter= Alicia Debnath | ethnicity = [[Bengali Hindu]] | cartoonist = y | write = y | art = y | pencil = y | ink = y | area = [[West Bengal]], India | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = | signature_alt = | notable works = [[Bantul the Great]], [[Handa Bhonda]], [[Nonte Fonte]] | awards = President's Special Recognition Award (2007), [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi]] (2013), [[Banga Bibhushan]] (2013), [[D. Litt.]] by [[Rabindra Bharati University]] (2015), [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|x15px|Padma Shri riband]] [[Padma Shri]] by Government of India (2021) | website = |children=2|spouse=Tara Debnath}} '''Narayan Debnath''' (25 November 1925 – 18 January 2022) was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator. He was the creator of the popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] comic strips of ''[[Handa Bhonda]]'' (1962), ''[[Bantul the Great]]'' (1965) and ''[[Nonte Phonte]]'' (1969). In 2021, he was honored with the [[Padma Shri]]. Debnath was born in [[Howrah]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]. Debnath died on 18 January 2022 at a hospital in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] from problems caused by [[pneumonia]] at the age of 96.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|title=Breaking: Noted cartoonist Narayan Debnath, Padma Shri awardee, dies at 96|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/breaking-news-updates-january-18-2022-101642465785753.html|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www