Atin Bandyopadhyay, is a noted writer of Bengali literature

Bengali literature

Bengali literature is literary works written in Bengali language particularly from Bangladesh and the Indian provinces of West Bengal and Tripura. The history of Bengali literature traces back hundreds of years while it is impossible to separate the literary trends of the two Bengals during the...

. He was born in 1934 in Rainadi, Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

. Father: Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, mother: Labanyaprabha Devi.

Early life

He spent his childhood in a joint family set-up in the then East Bengal of undivided India and studied in Sonar Gaon Panam School. After the Partition, migrated to India. He earned his undergraduate degree in commerce in 1956 and subsequently earned a teacher's training degree, all from the University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...

. He took various jobs as a sailor, truck-cleaner, primary school teacher. Also became headmaster of a senior basic school. Settled permanently in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 in 1963. Here also he took on various jobs like factory manager, publication advisor and lastly journalist.

Career as a Writer

The first story of the author was published in the magazine Abasar of Berhampore. He has penned many works since then, but his masterpiece is a three-part trilogy on the Partition: Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje, Aloukik Jalajan and Ishwarer Bagan. Another famous writer of Bengal, Syed Mustafa Siraj

Syed Mustafa Siraj

Syed Mustafa Siraj সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ is an eminent Bengali writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aleek Manush অলীক মানুষ...

 has compared Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje, with Greek tragedies and also found it tuned with the core spirit with the Bengali literature like Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was one of the most famous Bengali novelist and writer of modern Bengali literature...

's Pather Panchali.

Awards Received

• Manik - Smriti Puraskar in 1958 for Samudra Manush.
• Bankim Puraskar in 1998 for the novel, Dui Bharatbarsha.
• Bhualka Prize in 1993 for Panchajogini.
• Bibhutibhushan - Smriti Puraskar in 1991.
• Motilal Puraskar
• Tarashankar - Smriti Puraskar
• Narayan Gangopadhyay and Sudha Puraskars of the University of Calcutta
  University of Calcutta
  The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
  
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• Sahitya Akademi Award
  Sahitya Akademi Award
  Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
  
  - in 2001 for Panchashati Galpo(short stories)

Selected works

Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje (Karuna Prakashani)

Aloukik Jalajan (Karuna Prakashoni)

Ishwarer Bagan (Karuna Prakashoni)

Abad

Devi Mahima (Karuna Prakashoni)

Samudra Manush (Karuna Prakashoni)

Nagna Ishwar

Shesh Drishya (Karuna Prakashoni)

Manusher Gharbari (Karuna Prakashoni)

Manusher Hahakar (Karuna Prakashoni)

Duhswapna (Karuna Prakashoni)

Ekti Jaler Rekha

Bideshini

Panchajogini

Upeksha (Karuna Prakashoni)

Dwitiya Purush (Karuna Prakashoni)

Rupkathar Angti

Uttap

Nari Ebam Nadir Pare Bari

Mrinmayee

Antargata Khelā

Jhinuker Noukā (Ananda Pub.)

Annabhog

Amritā

Madhyajāmini (Ananda Pub.)

Balidān

Lānchhitā

Roddure Jyotsnay

Sundar Apaman (Karuna Prakashoni)

Sabuj Saolar Niche (Karuna Prakashoni)

Jonogon (Karuna Prakashoni)

Nari o Prakiti (Karuna Prakashoni)

Putul (Karuna Prakashoni)

Dukhini Barnamala Maa Amar (Karuna Prakashoni)

Nirbasan (Karuna Prakashoni)

Durer Akash (Karuna Prakashoni)

Kritodas (Karuna Prakashoni)

Boiosandhi (Karuna Prakashoni)

Mahiner Ghoraguli (Karuna Prakashoni)

Kapashi (Ananda Pub.)

Tushar Kumari (Ananda Pub.)

Dui Bharatbarsha (Ananda Pub.)

Nodir Singe Dekha (Ananda Pub.)

Nari o Purush (Ananda Pub.)

Sagar Jole (Ananda Pub.)

Works for Younger Audience

Uronto Torobari (Ananda Pub)

Gini Rohosyo (Ananda Pub)

Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa (Ananda Pub)

Dosti Kishore Uponyas (Ananda Pub)

Paloker Tupi(Punascha)

Neel Timi(Karuna Prakashoni)

Fentur Sada Ghora(Karuna Prakashoni)

Dosti Kishore Uponyas

Fentur Sada Ghora

Rajar Bari

Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa

Aronyorajye Mandela

Neel Timi

Uronto Torobari

Hirer Cheyeo Dami

Ekti joler rekha o Ora teen jon

Gini Rohosyo

Dustu Hititi