Harshabardhan and Gobardhan

Harshabardhan (Bengali: হর্ষবর্ধন) and Gobardhan (Bengali: গোবর্ধন) are humorous fictional characters in Bengali literature created by Shibram Chakraborty.^[1] Harshabardhan along with his younger brother Gobardhan, his wife, and the author Shibram are the subject of a number of satirical short stories. A characteristic of these stories is acerbic wit, play on words, and a characteristic goodnaturedness on the part of the characters. Harshabardhan is a successful black-marketeer dealing in timber who was born in Tezpur, Assam, migrates and lives in Ranaghat, West Bengal. Often to hide his ignorance on day-to-day matters, he comes up with outlandish explanations to impress his devoted younger brother and wife.

Harshabardhan হর্ষবর্ধন -
Harshabardhan - Gobardhan character
A cover of Digbijoyi Harshabardhan illustrated by Purnendu Pattrea and published by Ananda Publishers, one of a number of books featuring short stories with Harshabardhan
Created by	Shibram Chakraborty
In-universe information
Occupation	Black-marketeer
Family	? (spouse)
Relatives	Gobardhan (brother)
Religion	Hindu
Nationality	Indian

Gobardhan গোবর্ধন
Harshabardhan - Gobardhan character
Created by	Shibram Chakraborty
In-universe information
Occupation	Unemployed
Relatives	Habardhan (brother)
Religion	Hindu
Nationality	Indian

Character

"Harshabardhan" means whose wealth is joy and his brother's name, "Gobardhan" whose wealth consists of cow-dung.