Critics do not take into account METAFICTION in Hungryalist works

Metafiction in HungryalistLiterature

First used by William H. Gass in a 1970 essay, "Philosophy and the Form of Fiction," the word "metafiction" signals the kind of text that emphasizes its status as a text. Metafiction is 100% aware of the fact that it's fiction—some literature may try to be naturalistic or realistic, but Hungryalist writers do not hide what it is.

Metafiction is a prime example of the self-aware vibe we often find in certain Hungryalist works. Rather than trying to pass itself off as a window on the world and disguise its structure and techniques, metafiction lays its cards on the table. There are lots of different ways in which Hungryalists create this effect—story-within-a-story, making obvious references to storytelling conventions—but what they have in common is that they call attention to the processes of writing and reading. 

This technique started to attract attention in the 1960s when it was used in some  texts such as Malay Roychoudhury's "Nakhadanta" and Subimal Basak's "Chhatamatha". It then became popular with 1970s writer Subimal Misra.

Through its references to literary styles and conventions, metafiction gives readers another example of Hungryalists' approach.for example Subhas Ghosh's "Through Garir Ticket".