Dibyendu Palit ( bn, দিব্যেন্দু পালিত; 5 March 1939 – 3 January 2019) was an Indian writer of

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poem Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...

s, novels, and

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

. His first story ''Chandapatan'' was published in 1955 in the Sunday edition of ''

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''.

Biography

Dibyendu Palit, born at

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, was the second eldest son of the Palit Family, and a brother of four sons and six daughters of Bagalacharan Palit and Niharbala Palit. He lost his father at a very young age, and took responsibility of his family. His struggling days were a source of inspiration for most of his writing. Later he did a master's degree in comparative literature at

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

. His son Amitendu Palit, is an eminent IES officer and economist. Palit resided at Gariahat in

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. In 2005,

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directed film ''

Eashwar Mime Co. ''Eashwar Mime Co.'' is a Hindi drama film directed and produced by Shyamanand Jalan based on Dibyendu Palit's short story, ''Mukabhinoy''. This film was released on 26 November 2005 under the banner of National Film Development Corporation. Th ...

'', an adaptation of Dibyendu Palit's story, ''Mukhabhinoy'', by noted playwright

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. The film is story of a travelling mime company selling products and a writer's views upon its journey. It has two leads Ashish Vidyarthi playing the role of mime company's owner while

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did the role of the writer. Though it did not receive a commercial release it was screened at

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, the 3 Continents Festival and the Kolkata Film Festival. Palit died on 3 January 2019 at the age of 79 in Kolkata.

Select bibliography

*''Sheet Grismer Smriti'' *''Shindu Barowa Dheu'' *''Samparka'' *''Shahajodhha'' *''Anubhab'' *''Golpo-shongroho'' (collected stories) *''Shreshto golpo'' (selected stories) *''The Faces and Other Stories'' (selected stories) *''Nirbason Ny, Nirbachon'' *''Sabdo Chai, Dao'' *''Kichu Sriti kichu Apoman'' *''Ahoto Arjun'' *''Rajar Bari Onek Dure'' ;Stories *''Mukhguli'' *''Mukabhinoy'' *''Sukresoni'' *''Chilekotha'' *''Alomer nijer Bari'' *''Munnir songe kichukkhon'' *''Ruth o onnanyo galpo'' ;Novels *''Antordhan'': had a powerful screen adaptation of

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both ...

*''Aboidho'' *''Anusaran'' *''Swapner Bhitor'' *''Dheu'' *''Sahojhoddha'' *''Sabuj Gandho'' *''AEka'' *''Bristir Pore'' *''Binidro'' * ''The Golden Life''

Awards and honors

Ananda Purashkar 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 liter ...

(1984) *

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 ...

(1990) *

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 ...

(1998) * Syed Mustafa Siraj Akademi Award (2016)

References

External links

Books of Dibyendu Palit
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