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Ananda Puraskar
The Ananda Puraskar () is an award for Bengali literature awarded annually by the ABP Group to writers using Bengali, usually from West Bengal, India. History The award can be traced to a comment by Annada Shankar Ray ruing the absence of literary awards in Bengal. It was started on 20 April 1958 and has been given in the same month since. Initially, there were two awards, in memory of Prafulla Kumar Sarkar and Suresh Chandra Majumdar, the founders of ''Anandabazar Patrika''. Another award was started in 1984 in memory of Ashok Kumar Sarkar to commemorate the golden jubilee of '' Desh''. All three awards were merged in 2000. Awardees *1958 – Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (Prafulla Kumar Sarkar Memorial) *.......Samaresh Basu (Suresh Chandra Majumdar Memorial) *1960 – Pramathanath Bishi – ''Kerry Saheber Munshi'' (novel) (Prafulla Kumar Sarkar Memorial) *1961 – Syed Mujtaba Ali *1963 - Kalidas Roy *1966 – Sukumar Sen *1967 – Bimal Kar *1968 – Gopal Chandra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Literature
Bengali literature ( bn, বাংলা সাহিত্য, Bangla Sahityô) denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the passage of time and dynastic patronization or non-patronization. Bengali has developed over the course of roughly 1,300 years. If the emergence of the Bengali literature supposes to date back to roughly 650 AD, the development of Bengali literature claims to have 1,600 years of old. The earliest extant work in Bengali literature is the '' Charyapada'', a collection of Buddhist mystic songs in Old Bengali dating back to the 10th and 11th centuries. The timeline of Bengali literature is divided into three periods: ancient (650-1200), medieval (1200-1800) and modern (after 1800). Medieval Bengali literature consists of various poetic genres, including Hindu religious scriptures (e.g. Mangalkavya), Islamic epics (e.g. works of Syed Sultan and Abdul Hakim), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumar Sen (linguist)
Sukumar Sen (16 January 1900 – 3 March 1992) was an Indian linguist and historian of the Bengali literature, who was also well versed in Pāli, Prakrit and Sanskrit. Life Sen was born in 1900 to Harendra Nath Sen, a lawyer and Nabanalini Devi. His hometown was Gotan, near Shyamsundar in the Purba Bardhaman district. Sen was educated at the Burdwan Municipal High School, Burdwan, 1917. He obtained an F.A. in 1919 from Burdwan Raj College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He received a divisional scholarship and earned first class honours in Sanskrit from the Government Sanskrit College in 1921. He studied Comparative Philology in Kolkata, scoring the highest marks in 1923. Linguists Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Irach Jehangir Sorabji Taraporewala were his teachers. He received a Premchand Roychand Scholarship and a PhD degree. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Chattopadhyay
Sanjib Chattopadhyay ( bn, সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়; born 24 october 1936 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterized by use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language. Childhood and education Sanjib Chattopadhyay spent his childhood in the hilly terrain of Chota Nagpur PlateauBlurb of ''Dashti Kishore Upanyas'', collection of novels by Sanjib Chattopadhyay, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, 2012 under the care of his father after his mother died when he was five. They relocated to Calcutta and he was admitted to Victoria Institution school which he joined at grade seven. He later graduated from the Scottish Church College where he studied chemistry. Work The subjects of his fiction are mostly families living in Calcutta city. Within the confines of these homes, he challenges the moral values of the fast-changing middle class of the city. Chattopadhyay frequently us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Mustafa Siraj
Syed Mustafa Siraj (14 October 1930 – 4 September 2012) was an eminent Indian writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' Mythical Man'' (''Aleek Manush''), considered his most lauded work. In 2005, his short story "Ranirghater Brittanto" was made into the film '' Faltu'' by Anjan Das. He wrote around 150 novels and 300 short stories. He is the creator of the detective character Colonel Niladri Sarkar a.k.a. "Goenda Colonel", the Detective Colonel. Life and works Syed Mustafa Siraj was born in a village named Khoshbaspur in the district of Murshidabad in 1930. He grew up in a home with a strong literary background surrounded by books and familiarity with several languages including Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. His mother who wrote poetry was influential. In his youth he was involved with Leftist politics and was active with the folk drama group ''Aalkaap'' for six years (1950–56) where he played the flute and was a teacher of folk dance and dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Sarkar
Nikhil Sarkar (1 May 1932 – 17 August 2004) popularly known as ''Sripantha'' was a Bengali social historian, writer and journalist. Early life Sarkar was born at Gouripur village of Mymensingh district in 1932 in British India. After competed primary education in Mymensingh, he graduated in history from the University of Calcutta. literary career He started his journalist career with Bengali daily Jugantar and thereafter joined in Anandabazar Patrika in the 1960s. Sarkar became associate editor of Anandabazar Patrika. He was in charge of the editorial page and Monday column named ''Kalkatar Karcha'' (Notebook of Kolkata). His numerous books were published under the pseudonym Sripantha. Sarkar worked on sub-altern history of Kolkata as well as Bengali culture. He was awarded the Ananda Puraskar The Ananda Puraskar () is an award for Bengali literature awarded annually by the ABP Group to writers using Bengali, usually from West Bengal, India. History The award can be trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhadeb Guha
Buddhadeb Guha (29 June 1936 – 29 August 2021) was an Indian writer of fiction in Bengali language. Apart from writing, he was a trained singer and a painter too. Career Born in Calcutta, Guha studied at St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta. He spent his early years in various districts of Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh). Those days in Rangpur, Jaipurhat and Barisal are depicted in his Rivu series. Some of the ''Rivu'' books are dedicated to friends from his youth. He was also the creator of Rijuda, an imaginary character who explores jungles with his sidekick Rudra. The jungles that he wrote about were mainly in Eastern India. Guha received Ananda Puraskar in 1976. He was a chartered accountant by profession. Apart from writing, Guha was a trained singer of Rabindra Sangeet which he learned at the famous Tagore school of music '' Dakshinee'' and later also trained in Hindustani classical music and in old style Tappa songs from Ramkumar Chattopadhyay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Shakti Chattopadhyay (25 November 1933 – 23 March 1995) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Bengali. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life. He was a green poet, many of his poems raised the issue of nature in crisis. Through his poems he urged to protect Mother Nature, and plant trees. The huge surprise and controversy surrounding his poetry have repeatedly moved the readers. The omnipotent humanity of the American Beatniks moved him at one time. Early life Shakti Chattopadhyay was born in Jaynagar, to Bamanath Chattopadhyay and Kamala Devi. He lost his father at the age of four and was brought up by his maternal grandfather. He passed Matriculation Examination in 1951 and got admitted to the City College to study commerce as his maternal uncle, who was a businessman and also his guardian, promised him a job of an accountant. In 1953, he passed Intermediate Commerce Examination, but gave up studying commerce and got admitted to the Presidency Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moti Nandi
Moti Nandi; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer and journalist. Career Moti Nandi was from Kolkata. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and became a sports journalist and worked as a sports editor in ''Anandabazar Patrika''. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a ceremony to mark the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards. His first short story was published in '' Desh'' weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in ''Parichoy'' Magazine in 1985. The character ''Kalabati'' from his novels is popular among the younger audience. Bibliography Novels *''Shada Kham'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Ubhoyoto Sampurno'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Golap Bagan'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Chaya'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Chaya Soronite Rohini'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Jibonto'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Duti Tinti Ghor'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Ditio Innings er Por'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Duro Dristi'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Puber Janala'' (Ananda Pub.) *''Bonanider Bari'' (Ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relatively new fictional sleuths Barodacharan, Fatik, and Shabor Dasgupta. Life Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh) on 2 November 1935. The Mukhopadhyays were originally from Bainkhara, Bikrampur. During partition his family migrated to Kolkata. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked in the railways. He passed intermediate from the Victoria College, Koch Bihar before taking a Masters in Bengali from Calcutta University. Mukhopadhyay started his career as a school teacher and is now on the staff of ''Anandabazar Patrika'' at Kolkata. He is associated with the Bengali magazine '' Desh''. Comics from his stories A comic based on his book ''Bipinba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. In 1953 he and a few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine, '' Krittibas''. Later he wrote for many different publications. Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character ''Kakababu'' whose real name is Raja Roy Chowdhury and his passion is to solve mysteries. He wrote 36 novels in Kakababu series which became significant in Indian children's literature. He received ''Sahitya Akademi'' award in 1985 for his novel '' Those Days'' (''Sei Samay''). Gangopadhyay used the pen name ''Nil Lohit'', ''Sanatan Pathak'', and ''Nil Upadhyay''. He was one of the most popular, creative and celebrated Bengali Writers of the present era. Early life He was born in Faridpur into a Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Kumar Ghosh
Santosh Kumar Ghosh (9 September 1920 – 26 February 1985) was an Indian Bengali litterateur and a journalist of repute. Early life Born in Faridpur district of what is now in Bangladesh, Santosh Kumar had his ancestral house in Barisal district. Son of Suresh Chandra Ghosh and Sarajubala Devi, he passed the Matriculation examination with a first division scoring very high percentage in both Bengali and mathematics. In the year 1940 he passed B.A. examination with a distinction. Career as journalist In the year 1941 Santosh Kumar started his career as journalist in ''Pratyaha Daily''. Later in his career he worked in ''Jugantar'' and ''The Statesman'' and finally in the year 1951 went to Delhi to join '' Hindusthan Standard'', the English publication of Anandabazar Patrika. He also worked for ''The Morning News'' and ''The Nation''. In 1958 Santosh Kumar returned to Kolkata as the news editor ''Anandabazar Patrika''. In 1964 he was made the associate editor of both the public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of film-making, Ray is celebrated for works including ''The Apu Trilogy'' (1955–1959), ''The Music Room'' (1958), ''The Big City'' (1963) and '' Charulata'' (1964). Ray was born in Calcutta to nonsense rhyme author Sukumar Ray. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent film-making after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film '' Bicycle Thieves'' (1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. Ray's first film, '' Pather Panchali'' (1955) won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with '' Aparajito'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
