HaJaBaRaLa or HJBRL: A Nonsense Story is a short children's novel by Sukumar Ray. Ha Ja Ba Ra La is considered one of the best nonsense stories of Bengali literature. To point out its artistic merit, people frequently compare it to Alice In Wonderland though two are completely different in their plot organisation, tone, mood, and cultural setting. Sukumar Ray (30 October 1887 - 10 September 1923) was an Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright who mainly wrote for children. His works such as the collection of poems Abol Tabol (Gibberish), novella HaJaBaRaLa, short story collection Pagla Dashu (Crazy Dashu) and play Chalachittachanchari are considered equal in stature to Alice in Wonderland. More than 80 years after his death, Ray remains one of the most popular of children's writers in both West Bengal and Bangladesh.