{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1440","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1438","results":[{"id":161,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Buddhadeva_Bose.jpg","name":"Buddhadeva Bose","bio":"Buddhadeva Bose was an Indian Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time","raw_bio":"Buddhadeva Bose was an Indian Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time","slug":"buddhadeva-bose","DOB":"1908-11-30","DateOfDemise":null,"location":null,"url":"/sootradhar/buddhadeva-bose","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:16.955655","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":162,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Shamsur_Rahman.jpg","name":"Shamsur Rahman","bio":"Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of the 20th century. He was regarded as the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh.","raw_bio":"Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of the 20th century. He was regarded as the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh.","slug":"shamsur-rahman","DOB":"1929-10-23","DateOfDemise":null,"location":null,"url":"/sootradhar/shamsur-rahman","tags":null,"created":"2024-05-06T07:01:15.007860","is_has_special_post":true,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":339,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Screenshot_2020-06-25_at_3.30.08_AM.png","name":"Satyendranath Dutta","bio":"Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt as Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta) (Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes (or ছন্দের যাদুকর - chhonder jadukar in Bengali). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology.
\r\nSatyendranath Dutta was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born at Nimta, 24 Parganas (north). The family hailed from Chupi in Purba Bardhaman district on 11 February 1882. His grandfather, Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker, Brahmo social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of the Tattwabodhini Patrika. After passing the school leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, he received his graduate level education from the General Assembly’s Institution in Kolkata. Although he left (what is now) Scottish Church College without taking a degree, his training there helped him immensely for the future. After unsuccessfully to join the ranks of his father in their family business, he quit that to devote his energies entirely to scholarly pursuits.He wrote poems like Jatir Pati.\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Satyendranath Dutta composed poems and initially composed poems for the Bengali magazine Bharati. Although his stylistic nuances during this stage reflect the influence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Akshay Kumar Boral, and Debendranath Sen, his later poetry illustrates a greater resonance with the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore.

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Dutta wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Nabakumar, Kaviratna, Ashitipar Sharma, Tribikram Varman and Kalamgir.

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\r\n","raw_bio":"Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt as Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta) (Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes (or ছন্দের যাদুকর - chhonder jadukar in Bengali). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology. \r Satyendranath Dutta was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born at Nimta, 24 Parganas (north). The family hailed from Chupi in Purba Bardhaman district on 11 February 1882. His grandfather, Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker, Brahmo social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of the Tattwabodhini Patrika. After passing the school leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, he received his graduate level education from the General Assembly’s Institution in Kolkata. Although he left (what is now) Scottish Church College without taking a degree, his training there helped him immensely for the future. After unsuccessfully to join the ranks of his father in their family business, he quit that to devote his energies entirely to scholarly pursuits.He wrote poems like Jatir Pati.\r \r \r Works Satyendranath Dutta composed poems and initially composed poems for the Bengali magazine  Bharati . Although his stylistic nuances during this stage reflect the influence of  Michael Madhusudan Dutt , Akshay Kumar Boral, and Debendranath Sen, his later poetry illustrates a greater resonance with the poetry of  Rabindranath Tagore . Dutta wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including  Nabakumar ,  Kaviratna ,  Ashitipar Sharma ,  Tribikram Varman  and  Kalamgir . Books of poems Sabita  (The Sun, 1900) Sandhiksan  (The Opportune Moment, 1905) Benu O Bina  (Flute and Lyre, 1906) Hom Shikha  (The Blaze of the Yagya, 1907) Fuler Fasal  (The Harvest of Flowers, 1911) Kuhu O Keka  (Song of Cuckoo and Peahen, 1912) Tulir Likhon  (Written with a Brush, 1914) Abhra-Avir  (1916) Hasantika  (1919) Bela Sheser Gan  (Song at Dusk, 1923) Biday-Arati  (Farewell Hymn, 1924) Kavyasanchayan  (Collected Poems, 1930) Shishu-Kavita  (Children's Poetry, 1945) Bhorai  (The song of Dawn) Tirtha-renu Tirtha-Salil ","slug":"satyendranath-dutta","DOB":"1882-01-01","DateOfDemise":"1922-06-25","location":"Nimta, West Bengal","url":"/sootradhar/satyendranath-dutta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:41:06.154497","is_has_special_post":true,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":346,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/200px-Swarnakumari_Devi.jpg","name":"Swarnakumari Devi","bio":"Swarnakumari Devi (Bengali: স্বর্ণকুমারী দেবী; 28 August 1855 – 3 July 1932) was a poet, novelist, musician and social worker from the Indian subcontinent. She was the first among the women writers in Bengal to gain prominence.
\r\nShe was the fourth amongst the daughters of Debendranath Tagore and was a granddaughter of Dwarkanath Tagore. Three of her sisters, Soudamini, Sukumari and Saratkumari, were older than she was. Barnakumari was the youngest sister. Soudamini was one of the earliest students of Bethune School. Others in the Tagore family had followed her, but it seems that Swarnakumari had her education primarily at home.[2] She was five years older than Rabindranath Tagore.
\r\n\r\nEducation was valued in the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. Swarnakumari recalled how, when her father Debendranath learned that the governess was writing something on a slate and having the girls copy it, he stopped the mechanical practice and brought in a better teacher. In his memoirs Rabindranath wrote, \"We learnt much more at home than we had to at school.\"
\r\n\r\nSwarnakumari had a great capability of picking up friendship with other girls from an early age. As per the custom of the day, each pair of friends had a common name, which they used to call each other. Swarnakumari had many friends – Mistihasi, Milan, Bihangini and so on.\r\n\r\n
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","raw_bio":"Swarnakumari Devi (Bengali: স্বর্ণকুমারী দেবী; 28 August 1855 – 3 July 1932) was a poet, novelist, musician and social worker from the Indian subcontinent. She was the first among the women writers in Bengal to gain prominence. \r She was the fourth amongst the daughters of Debendranath Tagore and was a granddaughter of Dwarkanath Tagore. Three of her sisters, Soudamini, Sukumari and Saratkumari, were older than she was. Barnakumari was the youngest sister. Soudamini was one of the earliest students of Bethune School. Others in the Tagore family had followed her, but it seems that Swarnakumari had her education primarily at home.[2] She was five years older than Rabindranath Tagore. \r \r Education was valued in the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. Swarnakumari recalled how, when her father Debendranath learned that the governess was writing something on a slate and having the girls copy it, he stopped the mechanical practice and brought in a better teacher. In his memoirs Rabindranath wrote, \"We learnt much more at home than we had to at school.\" \r \r Swarnakumari had a great capability of picking up friendship with other girls from an early age. As per the custom of the day, each pair of friends had a common name, which they used to call each other. Swarnakumari had many friends – Mistihasi, Milan, Bihangini and so on.\r \r Works Novels Dipnirban  (The Snuffing Out of the Light), 1876 Mibar Raj , 1877 Chinna Mukul  (A Picked Flower), 1879 Malati , 1881 Hughlir Imam Badi  1887 Bidroha  (Revolt), 1890 Snehalata ba Palita  (tr. as: The Uprooted Vine), 1892 Phulermala  (tr. as: The fatal Garland), 1894 Kahake  (To Whom?; tr. as: The Unfinished Song), 1898 Bichitra , 1920 Swapnabani , 1921 Milanrati , 1925 Phuler Mala [1] Plays Koney Badal  (Evening Dust Clouds / Time for Seeing the Bride), 1906 Pak Chakra  (Wheel of Fortune), 1911 Rajkanya Divyakamal [1] Opera Basanta Utsav  (Spring Festival), 1879 Poetry Gatha Basanta Utsab Gitiguchha [1] Essays Prithibi [1]","slug":"swarnakumari-devi","DOB":"1855-08-28","DateOfDemise":"1932-07-03","location":"Calcutta, Bengal, India","url":"/sootradhar/swarnakumari-devi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.024442","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":347,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Screenshot_2020-07-03_at_3.05.12_AM.png","name":"Alauddin Al-Azad","bio":"Alauddin Al-Azad (6 May 1932 – 3 July 2009) was a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet.
\r\nAzad was born in Dhaka. He Passed Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1947 and 1949 respectively. From Dhaka University he earned his BA (Honors) and MA in 1953 and 1954. He received his PhD from London University in 1970 for his work Iswar Gupter Jeebon o Kabita. Also he was a first secretary of Bangladesh High Commission in Moscow. He died on July 3, 2009 in Uttara Thana.\r\n
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","raw_bio":"Alauddin Al-Azad (6 May 1932 – 3 July 2009) was a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet. \r Azad was born in Dhaka. He Passed Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1947 and 1949 respectively. From Dhaka University he earned his BA (Honors) and MA in 1953 and 1954. He received his PhD from London University in 1970 for his work Iswar Gupter Jeebon o Kabita. Also he was a first secretary of Bangladesh High Commission in Moscow. He died on July 3, 2009 in Uttara Thana.\r Works His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level  Bengali Literature  in Bangladesh. Novels Teish Nambor Toilochitra (Oil Painting Twenty Three 1960) Shiter Sheshrat Basanter Pratham Din (Last Night of Winter First Day of Spring, 1962) Karnafuli (1962) Kshuda O Asha (Hanger and Hope, 1964) Khashra Kagoj (Papers for Rough Sketch, 1986) Shyam Chhayar Songbad (Intimations of Green Shadows, 1986); Jyotsnar Ajana Jiban (Unknown Life of Jyotsna, 1986) Jekhane Danriye Achi (The Spot I Stand on, 1986) Swagatam Bhalobasha (Welcome, Love, 1990) Apar Joddhara (Other Soldiers, 1992) Purana Polton (1992) Antarikshe Briksharaji (Trees in the Sky, 1992) Priya Prince (Dear Prince, 1995) Campus (1994) Anudita Andhokar (Translated Darkness, 1991) Swapnoshila (Dreamstone, 1992) Kalo Jyotsnay Candramallika (Candramallika in Dark Moonlight, 1996) Bishrinkhala (Chaos, 1997) Nirbachito Bangla Choty Golpo Stories Jege Achi Dhankannya Mrigonavi Andhokar Shiri Ujan Taronge Jakhan Saykat Amar Rokto swapno amar জীবনজমিন Poems Manchitra Vorer Nodir Mohonay Jagoron Surjo Jalar Swapan jouno golpo somogro লেলিহান পান্ডুলিপি নিখোঁজ সনেটগুচ্ছ সাজঘর Drama Ehuder Meye Morokkor Jadukar Dhanyabad Mayabi Prohor Songbad Sesangsho Essays Shilper Sadhona Sahittyer Sguntok Ritu Book on Liberation War Ferrari Diary [1978] Awards Bangla Academy Literary Award  (1965) UNESCO  Award (1965) National Film Award (1977) Sight and Film Award (1977) Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Literary Award (1983) Abul Mansur Ahmad Literary Award (1984) Lekhika Sangha Award (1985) Rangdhanu Award (1985) Alakta Literary Award (1986) Ekushey Padak  (1986) Sher-e-Bangla Literary Award (1987) Natyasava Baktitya Award (1989) Kathak Academy Award, (1989) Kalacakra Medal (1988–89) Lok Forum Gold Medal (1990) Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das Gold Medal (1994)","slug":"alauddin-al-azad","DOB":"1932-05-06","DateOfDemise":"2009-07-03","location":"Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/alauddin-al-azad","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.057459","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":417,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Screenshot_2020-07-19_at_2.33.43_AM.png","name":"Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay","bio":"Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning \"the wild flower\" in Bengali). He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.
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","raw_bio":"Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (19 July 1899 – 9 February 1979) was an Indian Bengali-language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and physician who wrote under the pen name of Banaphul (meaning \"the wild flower\" in Bengali). He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan. Novels Trinokhondo  তৃণখণ্ড Boitorini Tire  বৈতরণীর তীরে Niranjana  নিরঞ্জনা Bhuban Som  ভুবন সোম Maharani  মহারাণী Agnishwar  অগ্নীশ্বর Manaspur  মানসপুর Erao achhe  এরাও আছে Nabin Dutta  নবীন দত্ত Harishchandra  হরিশ্চন্দ্র Kichukshan  কিছুক্ষণ Se O Ami  সে ও আমি Saptarshi  সপ্তর্ষি Udai Asta  উদয় অস্ত Gandharaj  গন্ধরাজ Pitambarer Punarjanma  পীতাম্বরের পুনর্জন্ম Nayn Tatpurush  নঞ তৎপুরুষ Krishnapaksha  কৃষ্ণপক্ষ Sandhipuja  সন্ধিপূজা Hate Bajare  হাটেবাজারে Kanyasu  কন্যাসু Adhiklal  অধিকলাল Gopaldeber Swapna  গোপালদেবের স্বপ্ন Swapna Sambhab  স্বপ্নসম্ভব Kashti Pathar  কষ্টিপাথর Prachchhanna Mahima  প্রচ্ছন্ন মহিমা Dui Pathik  দুই পথিক Ratri  রাত্রি Pitamaha  পিতামহ Pakshimithun  পক্ষীমিথুন Tirther Kak  তীর্থের কাক Rourab  রৌরব Jaltaranga  জলতরঙ্গ Rupkatha ebang Tarpar  রূপকথা এবং তারপর Pratham Garal  প্রথম গরল Rangaturanga  রঙ্গতুরঙ্গ Ashabari  আশাবারি Li  ৯ Sat Samudra Tero Nadi  সাত সমুদ্র তেরো নদী Akashbasi  আকাশবাসী Tumi  তুমি Asanglagna  অসংলগ্ন Simarekha  সীমারেখা Tribarna  ত্রিবর্ণ Alankarpuri  অলংকারপুরী Jangam  জঙ্গম Agni  অগ্নি Dwairath  দ্বৈরথ Mrigoya  মৃগয়া Nirmok  নির্মোক Mandanda  মানদন্ড Nabadiganta  নবদিগন্ত Koshtipathar  কষ্টিপাথর Sthabar  স্থাবর Bhimpalashri  ভীমপলশ্রী Pancha Parba  পঞ্চপর্ব Lakshmir Agaman  লক্ষ্মীর আগমণ Dana  ডানা Short stories Pratibaad swadhinata \"Bonofuler Golpo\" \"Bonofuler Aro Golpo\" \"Bahullo\" \"Bindu Bishorgo\" \"Adrisholok\" \"Anugamini\" \"Tonni\" \"Nobomonjori\" \"Urmimala\" \"Soptomi\" \"Durbin\" \"Bonofuler Sreshto Golpo\" \"Bonofuler Golpo Songroho-1\" \"Bonofuler Golpo Songroho-2\" \"Banaphooler Chhoto Galpa Samagra—1 & 2\" \"Fuldanir Ekti Ful\" Film adaptation of his literature Agnishwar Bhuvan Shome Ekti Raat Alor Pipasa  (1965) Hatey Bazarey Arjun Pandit  (He received the  Filmfare Award for Best Story  for this film) Tilottama Paka Dekha ","slug":"balai-chand-mukhopadhyay","DOB":"1899-07-19","DateOfDemise":"1979-02-09","location":"Manihari, India","url":"/sootradhar/balai-chand-mukhopadhyay","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.107007","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":433,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Contributionjnjn_uyu.jpg","name":"Rajanikanta Sen","bio":"Rajanikanta Sen (26 July 1865 – 13 September 1910) was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions, as well as his patriotic songs.\r\n\r\n

Contribution to Bengali music and literature
Rajanikanta's songs may be classified into four categories: Devotional (ভক্তি মূলক), Patriotic (দেশাত্মবোধক), Humanitarian (মানবধর্মী) and Satire (হাস্যরসাত্মক).

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There was an assembly in Calcutta town hall on 7 August 1905 for protesting against Partition of Bengal. The boycott of British goods and using Swadeshi (Indian) items were decided by eminent Bengali leaders. Indian common men started using clothes manufactured in India. However, those were not so fine as compared to British ones. This made some of the Indians unhappy. In this context Rajanikanta wrote his famous song:

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মায়ের দেওয়া মোটা কাপড় মাথায় তুলে নেরে ভাই;
দীন দুখিনি মা যে তোদের তার বেশি আর সাধ্য নাই ৷

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My brothers, please accept the coarse clothing offered by your mother
As this is all your poor mother(nation) can afford
The song became popular across entire Bengal and so was Sen. The song was a major source of inspiration for the participants of the contemporary Swadeshi movement as well as for the Indian freedom fighters in the years to come. He wrote another popular song with similar intention:

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আমরা নেহাত গরীব, আমরা নেহাত ছোট,-
তবু আছি সাতকোটি ভাই,-জেগে ওঠ !

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We are extremely poor, we are extremely small
Yet we are seventy million brothers, rise up
Three books written by Rajanikanta were published in his life time; they were Bani (বাণী) (1902), Kalyani (কল্যাণী) (1905) and Amrita (অমৃত) (1910). Durgadas Lahiri in his encyclopedia of Bengali songs (বাঙালির গান), published in 1905, mentioned about Rajanikanta Sen:

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\"ইনি রাজশাহীতে ওকালতি করেন৷ বয়ঃক্রম প্রায় ৩২ বৎসর৷ বাণী এবং কল্যাণী নামক দুইখানি সঙ্গীত গ্রন্থ প্রণয়ন করিয়া ইনি যশস্বী হইয়াছেন৷ হাসির গান রচনায় ইনি সুনিপুন৷\"

","raw_bio":"Rajanikanta Sen (26 July 1865 – 13 September 1910) was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions, as well as his patriotic songs.\r \r Contribution to Bengali music and literature Rajanikanta's songs may be classified into four categories: Devotional (ভক্তি মূলক), Patriotic (দেশাত্মবোধক), Humanitarian (মানবধর্মী) and Satire (হাস্যরসাত্মক). There was an assembly in Calcutta town hall on 7 August 1905 for protesting against Partition of Bengal. The boycott of British goods and using Swadeshi (Indian) items were decided by eminent Bengali leaders. Indian common men started using clothes manufactured in India. However, those were not so fine as compared to British ones. This made some of the Indians unhappy. In this context Rajanikanta wrote his famous song: মায়ের দেওয়া মোটা কাপড় মাথায় তুলে নেরে ভাই; দীন দুখিনি মা যে তোদের তার বেশি আর সাধ্য নাই ৷ My brothers, please accept the coarse clothing offered by your mother As this is all your poor mother(nation) can afford The song became popular across entire Bengal and so was Sen. The song was a major source of inspiration for the participants of the contemporary Swadeshi movement as well as for the Indian freedom fighters in the years to come. He wrote another popular song with similar intention: আমরা নেহাত গরীব, আমরা নেহাত ছোট,- তবু আছি সাতকোটি ভাই,-জেগে ওঠ ! We are extremely poor, we are extremely small Yet we are seventy million brothers, rise up Three books written by Rajanikanta were published in his life time; they were Bani (বাণী) (1902), Kalyani (কল্যাণী) (1905) and Amrita (অমৃত) (1910). Durgadas Lahiri in his encyclopedia of Bengali songs (বাঙালির গান), published in 1905, mentioned about Rajanikanta Sen: \"ইনি রাজশাহীতে ওকালতি করেন৷ বয়ঃক্রম প্রায় ৩২ বৎসর৷ বাণী এবং কল্যাণী নামক দুইখানি সঙ্গীত গ্রন্থ প্রণয়ন করিয়া ইনি যশস্বী হইয়াছেন৷ হাসির গান রচনায় ইনি সুনিপুন৷\"","slug":"rajanikanta-sen","DOB":"1865-07-26","DateOfDemise":"1910-09-13","location":null,"url":"/sootradhar/rajanikanta-sen","tags":"","created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.132290","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":450,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/220px-Mahashweta_devi_cropped.jpg","name":"Mahasweta Devi","bio":"Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a self-proclaimed leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people (Lodha and Shabar) of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan.
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Devi's major works are as listed below:[27]

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Film adaptations[edit]

\r\n","raw_bio":"Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a self-proclaimed leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people (Lodha and Shabar) of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan. Devi's major works are as listed below: [27] Jhansi Rani  (1956, biography) The Queen of Jhansi , by Mahasweta Devi (translated by Sagaree and Mandira Sengupta). This book is a reconstruction of the life of  Rani Lakshmi Bai  from extensive research of both historical documents (collected mostly by G. C. Tambe, grandson of the Queen) and folk tales, poetry and oral tradition; the original in Bengali was published in 1956; the English translation by Seagull Books, Calcutta, 2000,  ISBN   8170461758 Hajar Churashir Maa  (1974, novel) Aranyer Adhikar  (1979, novel) Agnigarbha  (1978, short stories collection) Murti  (1979, short stories collection) Neerete Megh  (1979, short stories collection) Stanyadayani  (1980, short stories collection) Chotti Munda Ebong Tar Tir  (1980, short stories collection) Film adaptations [ edit ] Sunghursh  (1968), Hindi film based on short story  Layli Asmaner Ayna [28] Rudaali  (1993) [29] Bayen (Hindi) (1993) a film based on Short story Directed by Gul Bahar singh Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa  (1998) [29] Maati Maay  (2006), Marathi film based on short story B aayen [29] [30] Gangor  (2010), Italian film based on short story  Choli Ke Peeche [29] Ullas  (Bengali film based on three short stories—  Daur ,  Mahadu Ekti Rupkatha  and  Anna Aranya ) directed by Ishwar Chakraborty, released in 2012. ","slug":"mahasweta-devi","DOB":"1926-01-14","DateOfDemise":"2016-07-28","location":"Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/mahasweta-devi","tags":"","created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.164716","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":451,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/220px-Ahmed_Sofa.jpg","name":"Ahmed Sofa","bio":"Ahmed Sofa (Bengali: আহমদ ছফা, pronounced [aɦmɔd sɔfa]; 30 June 1943 – 28 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many, including National Professor Abdur Razzaq and Salimullah Khan, to be the most important Bengali Muslim writer after Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kazi Nazrul Islam. A writer by occupation, Sofa wrote 18 non-fiction books, 8 novels, 4 collections of poems, 1 collection of short stories, and several books in other genres.\r\n
\r\nSofa's Bangali Musalmaner Man (The Mind of the Bengali Muslims, 1981) is a highly acclaimed critical survey of the formation of Bengali Muslims' identity, causes of their backwardness, their development as a community, and their intellectual progress. Anisuzzaman and many others consider Sofa's Bangali Musalmaner Man one of the greatest non-fiction books written in the Bengali language. In Buddhibrittir Natun Binyas (A New Mode of Intellectualism, 1972), Sofa mapped the intellectual landscape of Bangladesh, delineating general opportunistic tendencies of Bangladeshi intellectuals, their collaboration with the Establishment, and their failure to bring any real material change in postcolonial Bangladesh.\r\n
\r\nCharacterized by “a freshness of language”, and \"constant experimentation, and novelty\" of subject matter and narration, his fictions portrayed Bangladesh with all its social, spiritual and political nuances. acclaimed his intricate characterization depicting psychological and sociocultural subtleties with realism. Abul Fazal, and many others considered Sofa's Omkar (The Om, 1975) the best literary expression of the liberation movement of Bangladesh. Gabhi Bittanta (A Tale of a Cow, 1995), a novel satirizing university teachers involved in party politics and corruption is among the best satires in Bengali literature. Pushpa Briksa ebang Bihanga Puran (Tales of Flowers, Trees, and Birds, 1996) recounts Sofa's spiritual attachments with birds, plants and trees reflecting his profound biophilia and ecoconsciousness. Some of his long poems include Ekti Prabeen Bater Kache Prarthana (Prayer to an Ancient Banayan Tree, 1977), and Basti Ujar (The Eviction of the Shanti Town Dwellers), etc.
\r\n\r\nSofa and his works guided, inspired, influenced, and continue to inspire and influence many writers, filmmakers, painters, artists, and intellectuals including Humayun Ahmed, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Tareque Masud, Farhad Mazhar, Salimullah Khan, etc He remains one of the most powerful intellectual influences in Bangladesh through his works and legacy. For a bohemian lifestyle, and outspoken nature, Sofa was a controversial figure during his lifetime. He was called rebel, mad, insolent, devoid of respect for authority, and an overly uncompromising figure among the intellectuals. Never to be co-opted by the establishment, Sofa rejected Lekhak Shibir Award in 1975, and Sa'dat Ali Akanda Award offered by Bangla Academy in 1993. He was awarded Ekushe Padak posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh in 2002.","raw_bio":"Ahmed Sofa (Bengali: আহমদ ছফা, pronounced [aɦmɔd sɔfa]; 30 June 1943 – 28 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual. Sofa is considered by many, including National Professor Abdur Razzaq and Salimullah Khan, to be the most important Bengali Muslim writer after Mir Mosharraf Hossain and Kazi Nazrul Islam. A writer by occupation, Sofa wrote 18 non-fiction books, 8 novels, 4 collections of poems, 1 collection of short stories, and several books in other genres.\r \r Sofa's Bangali Musalmaner Man (The Mind of the Bengali Muslims, 1981) is a highly acclaimed critical survey of the formation of Bengali Muslims' identity, causes of their backwardness, their development as a community, and their intellectual progress. Anisuzzaman and many others consider Sofa's Bangali Musalmaner Man one of the greatest non-fiction books written in the Bengali language. In Buddhibrittir Natun Binyas (A New Mode of Intellectualism, 1972), Sofa mapped the intellectual landscape of Bangladesh, delineating general opportunistic tendencies of Bangladeshi intellectuals, their collaboration with the Establishment, and their failure to bring any real material change in postcolonial Bangladesh.\r \r Characterized by “a freshness of language”, and \"constant experimentation, and novelty\" of subject matter and narration, his fictions portrayed Bangladesh with all its social, spiritual and political nuances. acclaimed his intricate characterization depicting psychological and sociocultural subtleties with realism. Abul Fazal, and many others considered Sofa's Omkar (The Om, 1975) the best literary expression of the liberation movement of Bangladesh. Gabhi Bittanta (A Tale of a Cow, 1995), a novel satirizing university teachers involved in party politics and corruption is among the best satires in Bengali literature. Pushpa Briksa ebang Bihanga Puran (Tales of Flowers, Trees, and Birds, 1996) recounts Sofa's spiritual attachments with birds, plants and trees reflecting his profound biophilia and ecoconsciousness. Some of his long poems include Ekti Prabeen Bater Kache Prarthana (Prayer to an Ancient Banayan Tree, 1977), and Basti Ujar (The Eviction of the Shanti Town Dwellers), etc. \r \r Sofa and his works guided, inspired, influenced, and continue to inspire and influence many writers, filmmakers, painters, artists, and intellectuals including Humayun Ahmed, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Tareque Masud, Farhad Mazhar, Salimullah Khan, etc He remains one of the most powerful intellectual influences in Bangladesh through his works and legacy. For a bohemian lifestyle, and outspoken nature, Sofa was a controversial figure during his lifetime. He was called rebel, mad, insolent, devoid of respect for authority, and an overly uncompromising figure among the intellectuals. Never to be co-opted by the establishment, Sofa rejected Lekhak Shibir Award in 1975, and Sa'dat Ali Akanda Award offered by Bangla Academy in 1993. He was awarded Ekushe Padak posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh in 2002.","slug":"ahmed-sofa","DOB":"1943-06-30","DateOfDemise":"2001-07-28","location":"Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)","url":"/sootradhar/ahmed-sofa","tags":"","created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.200408","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":454,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/200px-Bibhutibhushan_Bandopadhyay.jpg","name":"Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay","bio":"Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian writer in the Bengali language. His best known work is the autobiographical novel, Pather Panchali (The Song of the Road), Chader Pahar, Aranyak.\r\n\r\n

Works
Bandyopadhyay's works are largely set in rural Bengal, with characters from that area. Several of his novels are set in Bongaon, including Pather Panchali, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Ichamati, and Bipiner Sansarm while his Aranyak is set in a forest in Bhagalpur . In 1921, Bandyopadhyay's first published short story, \"Upekshita\" appeared in Prabasi, at the time one of Bengal's leading literary magazines. However, he did not receive any critical attention until 1928, when his first novel Pather Panchali (also known in English as Song of the Little Road) was published (initially as a serial, then as a book in 1929). Pather Panchali brought Bandyopadhyay to prominence in Bengali literature, and the novel and its sequel Aparajito, were subsequently translated into numerous languages. Additionally, these two were made into films by Satyajit Ray, and together with Apur Sansar, formed the highly successful Apu Trilogy. Ray referred aspiring scriptwriters to the works of Bandyopadhyay, and praised him by saying, \"His lines fit the characters so well, they are so revealing that even when the author provides no physical description, every character seems to present itself before us simply through the words it speaks\". His creation Taranath Tantrik was popular for the Bengali reader and the series was extended by his son Taradas.

","raw_bio":"Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian writer in the Bengali language. His best known work is the autobiographical novel, Pather Panchali (The Song of the Road), Chader Pahar, Aranyak.\r \r Works Bandyopadhyay's works are largely set in rural Bengal, with characters from that area. Several of his novels are set in Bongaon, including Pather Panchali, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Ichamati, and Bipiner Sansarm while his Aranyak is set in a forest in Bhagalpur . In 1921, Bandyopadhyay's first published short story, \"Upekshita\" appeared in Prabasi, at the time one of Bengal's leading literary magazines. However, he did not receive any critical attention until 1928, when his first novel Pather Panchali (also known in English as Song of the Little Road) was published (initially as a serial, then as a book in 1929). Pather Panchali brought Bandyopadhyay to prominence in Bengali literature, and the novel and its sequel Aparajito, were subsequently translated into numerous languages. Additionally, these two were made into films by Satyajit Ray, and together with Apur Sansar, formed the highly successful Apu Trilogy. Ray referred aspiring scriptwriters to the works of Bandyopadhyay, and praised him by saying, \"His lines fit the characters so well, they are so revealing that even when the author provides no physical description, every character seems to present itself before us simply through the words it speaks\". His creation Taranath Tantrik was popular for the Bengali reader and the series was extended by his son Taradas.","slug":"bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyay","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":null,"url":"/sootradhar/bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyay","tags":"","created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.236053","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":455,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Bibhutibhushan-Mukherjee-12-800x445.jpg","name":"Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay","bio":"Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (24 October 1894 – 29 July 1987)was an Indian Bengali language author.\r\n


He received the Ananda Puraskar award in 1958, the Rabindra Puraskar in 1972 and the Sharatchandra Puraskar in 1978. He was also awarded the Jagattarini Puraskar from Calcutta University, a D.Litt. degree from the University of Burdwan and Desikottama from the Visva-Bharati University of Shantiniketan.

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Mukhopadhyay died on 29 July 1987 in Darbhanga at the age of 93, He never married.

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Works
Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay's first book, Ranur Prothom Vagh was published in 1934.

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Novels
Nilanguriyo, later adapted for film
Swargadapi Gariyasee
Tomrai Bharasa
Uttarayan
Kanchan Mulya, later adapted for film
Dolgovinder Karacha
Rup Holo Abhisap
Nayan Bou
Panka Pallab
Kadam
The Ranu short stories
Ranur Prothom Vagh
Ranur Ditio Vagh
Ranur Tritio Vagh
Ranur Kothamala
Other short stories
Hathe Khari
Rel Ranga
Barjatri
Basar
Kokil Deke Chhilo
Travelogues
Kushi Panganer Chithi
Duar Hote Adure
Ajatar Joyjatra
Natak
Barjatri, later adapted for film and television
Tansil
Children's books
Ponur Chithi
Kilasher Patrani
Hese Jao (poetry)

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Works
The characters called Fyataru
His magic realist writings introduced a strange set of human beings to Bengali readers, called Fyataru (fyat: the sound created by kites while they are flown; otherwise, fyat has also a hint of someone worthless, deriving from the words foto, faaltu; uru: related to flying), who are an anarchic underclass fond of sabotage and are capable of flying whenever they utter the mantra 'fyat fyat sh(n)aai sh(n)aai' (This mantra was made into a song by the popular Bangla band Chandrabindoo in one of its albums). They appear in his books Mausoleum, Kaangaal Maalshaat, Fatarur Bombachaak, Fyatarur Kumbhipaak and Mobloge Novel. Suman Mukhopadhyay, who was basically from a theatrical background, dramatized Kangal Malsat.

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Major works
Kangal Malshat (কাঙাল মালসাট) (Hooghly: Saptarshi Prakashan, 2003)
Herbert (Kolkata: Deys, 1994)
Lubdhak (Barasat: Abhijan Publishers, 2006)
Ei Mrityu Upotyoka Aamaar Desh Na (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2004)
Halaljhanda o Onyanyo (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2009)
Mahajaaner Aayna (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, 2010)
Fyaturur Kumbhipak (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Raater Circus (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Anarir Naarigyan (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan)
Joratali (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)
Mablage Novel(Kolkata:Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)

","raw_bio":"Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Baharampur (Berhampur), West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer and activist Mahashweta Devi. His maternal grandfather was the well-known writer from the Kallol era, Manish Ghatak. Visionary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was his great uncle.\r \r His novel, Herbert (1993), was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, and adapted into a film of the same name in 2005, by Suman Mukhopadhyay.\r \r Works The characters called Fyataru His magic realist writings introduced a strange set of human beings to Bengali readers, called Fyataru (fyat: the sound created by kites while they are flown; otherwise, fyat has also a hint of someone worthless, deriving from the words foto, faaltu; uru: related to flying), who are an anarchic underclass fond of sabotage and are capable of flying whenever they utter the mantra 'fyat fyat sh(n)aai sh(n)aai' (This mantra was made into a song by the popular Bangla band Chandrabindoo in one of its albums). They appear in his books Mausoleum, Kaangaal Maalshaat, Fatarur Bombachaak, Fyatarur Kumbhipaak and Mobloge Novel. Suman Mukhopadhyay, who was basically from a theatrical background, dramatized Kangal Malsat. Major works Kangal Malshat (কাঙাল মালসাট) (Hooghly: Saptarshi Prakashan, 2003) Herbert (Kolkata: Deys, 1994) Lubdhak (Barasat: Abhijan Publishers, 2006) Ei Mrityu Upotyoka Aamaar Desh Na (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2004) Halaljhanda o Onyanyo (Hooghly: Saptarshi, 2009) Mahajaaner Aayna (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, 2010) Fyaturur Kumbhipak (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan) Raater Circus (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan) Anarir Naarigyan (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan) Joratali (Kolkata: Bhashabandhan, Posthumous) Mablage Novel(Kolkata:Bhashabandhan, Posthumous)","slug":"nabarun-bhattacharya","DOB":"1948-06-23","DateOfDemise":"2014-07-31","location":null,"url":"/sootradhar/nabarun-bhattacharya","tags":"","created":"2023-09-22T12:18:17.322090","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22}],"description":"

The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History!

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