Subodh Ghosh (14 September 1909 – 10 March 1980)
was a noted Indian author of
Bengali literature
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and a journalist with the
Kolkata
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-based daily newspaper ''
Ananda Bazar Patrika
''Anandabazar Patrika'' (Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ) is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1 million cop ...
''. Born at
Hazaribagh
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on 14 September 1909, now in
Jharkhand
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, he studied in
St. Columba's College as well as privately with scholar
Mahesh Chandra Ghosh. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a bus conductor to support himself while writing on the side. His best known work, ''Bharat Premkatha'', is about the romances of epic Indian characters and has remained very popular in the Bengali literary world. Many of his stories have been adapted for
Indian films
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, most notably
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembe ...
's ''
Ajantrik
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'' (1958) and
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as ''Do Bigha Zamin'', ''Parineeta (1953 film), Parineeta'', ''Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas (1955 film), D ...
's ''
Sujata'' (1959). He won the
Filmfare Award
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for
Best Story twice, for
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as ''Do Bigha Zamin'', ''Parineeta (1953 film), Parineeta'', ''Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas (1955 film), D ...
's ''
Sujata'' (1960) and for
Gulzar
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's ''
Ijaazat
''Ijaazat'' () is an 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, ''Jatugriha'' by Subodh Ghosh. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel in leading roles, the film followed the story ...
'' in 1989. He was selected for Bharatya Jnanpith Award (1977) But he refused it.
Selected works
Novels
*''
Tilanjoli''
*''Gangotri''
*''Trijama''
*''Preyoahy''
*''Satkiya''
*''Sujata''
*''Suno Boronari''
*''Bosonto Tilok''
*''Jiavorli''
*''Bagdatta''
Story-Book
*''Fossil''
*''Parashuramer Kuthar''
*''Gotrantar''
*''Suklavishar''
*''Gram Jamuna''
*''Bonikornika''
*''Jatugriho''
*''Mon Vramar''
*''Thirbijuri''
*''Kusumeshu''
*''Bharat Premkatha''
*''Jalkamal''
Others
*''Bharityo Foujer Itihash''
*''Kingbodontir Deshe''
*''Amritopothojatri''
References
Writers from Kolkata
External links
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1909 births
Novelists from Jharkhand
Bengali-language writers
Bengali writers
Indian male journalists
Indian male novelists
Filmfare Awards winners
Indian male short story writers
1980 deaths
People from Hazaribagh
20th-century Indian novelists
Journalists from Jharkhand
20th-century Indian short story writers
20th-century Indian journalists
20th-century Indian male writers
Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar