Prafulla Roy (born September 11, 1934) is a West Bengali author. He had to struggle hard to set foot in a new land. He traveled all over the country to experience the struggles of the people. And for this purpose he lived for some time among the indigenous people of Nagaland, who were the untouchables of Bihar and the rootless people of the mainland of the Andamans. Most of which later appeared flawlessly in his writings.

Early life

Prafulla Roy was born on 11 September 1934 in the village of Atpara, Bikrampur, in 1934 in the former

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

district of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

. He moved to India in 1950. He resides in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

Author

Roy's writings portray powerful realities in both urban and rural conditions. He has written over 150 books, including novels and short stories. His first novel was ''Purva Parvati'', written in

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

and published in 1956. He penned novels on refugee life, such as ''Keya Patar Nauko'' (2003), ''Shatdharay Boye Yay'' (2006), ''Uttal Samayer Itikatha'' (2014), ''Nona Jal Mithe Mati'' (Bang 136). Although it differs in form and name from ''Kayapatar Nauka'', ''Shatdharaya Boye Yaya'', ''Uttal Samay Itikatha'', it is actually a

trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...

. From 1986 to 1989, at the initiative of Monindra Roy, ''Keya patar Nauko'' was continuously published in ''Amrit Patrika''.

Adaptations

About 45 telefilms, tele-series, and feature-films were made based on his novels. Among his notable works are ''

Bagh Bondi Khela ''Bagh Bondi Khela'' (''English: The Caged Tiger Game'') is a 1975 Indian Bengali-language thriller drama film directed by Pijush Bose and produced by Asima Bhattacharya who also produced the iconic film '' Chowrangee'' in 1968. This film bas ...

'' (1975), ''Mohana Dike'' (1984), '' Aadmi Aur Aurat'' (1984), ''Ekanta Apan'' (1987), ''

Charachar ''Charachar'' (English language:''Shelter of the Wings'', bn, চরাচর ) is a 1993 Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta based on a novel by Prafulla Roy. Plot Lakha (Rajit Kapoor) comes from a family of bird c ...

'' (1994), ''Target'' (1996), ''

Mondo Meyer Upakhyan ''Mondo Meyer Upakhyan'' ( Bengali: ''মন্দ মেয়ের উপাখ্যান'') is a 2002 Indian Bengali-language film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta. The film was also released under the English title ''A Tale of A ...

'' (2003), ''

Krantikaal ''Krantikaal'' ( bn, ক্রান্তিকাল,English title: Critical Encounter) (2005) is an Indian Bengali feature film directed by Sekhar Das of Mahulbanir Sereng fame. It won award for best direction in 9th Dhaka International Film F ...

'' (2005), ''Pitribhumi'' (2007). India produced a serial drama of the same name based on his novel ''Keya Patar Nouko'', which aired on Indian Channel

Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...

Awards

Bankim Puraskar Bankim Puraskar ( bn, বঙ্কিম পুরস্কার, Bankim Memorial Award) is the highest award given by the Government of West Bengal for contribution to Bengali fiction. The award was instituted in 1975 in memory of Bankim Chandra ...

for his novel ''Akasher Neeche Manush'' (1985) *

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

for his novel ''Krantikal'' (2003) * Bhualka Puraskar * Matilal Puraskar

References

{{Authority control Indian novelists Bengali writers Bengali novelists Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali 1934 births Living people Writers from Kolkata

Early life

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Adaptations

Awards

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