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Sunil Gangopadhyay: a Bengali Novelist and Poet
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Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata.He is a former Sheriff of Kolkata. Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. In 1953 he and a few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications.
Born
7 September 1934
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Pen name
Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhya
Occupation
Writer
Language
Bengali
Nationality
Indian
Alma mater
University of Calcutta
Period
1953–2012
Notable works
First Light (Prathama Alo)
Those Days (Sei Somoy)
Kakababu
Notable awards
Ananda Puraskar (1972, 1989)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1985)
Spouse
Swati Bandopadhyay (m. 1967)
Children
Souvik Gangopadhyay (b. 1967)
Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature. He received Sahitya Akademi award in 1985 for his novel Those Days (Sei Samaya).Gangopadhyay used the nom de plume
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Kakababu O Shishu Chorer Dol
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Kabita Samagra Vol-2
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Smritir Shohor
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Kakababu O Sidhu Rahasya
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Kakababu Samagra Vol-1
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Ajker Sanskrit Golpo
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Sunil Gangopadhyay
Indian poet and author (1934–2012)
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Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012)[1] was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic in the Bengali language.[3][4] He was one of the foremost poets experimenting with new forms, themes, rhythms, and words in Bengali poetry in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1953, along with Deepak Majumder and Ananda Bagchi, he founded the Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas.[3] He is regarded as one of the most prolific and popular writers in Bengali since Rabindranath Tagore.[5][6][7]
He is best known for his novels Atmaprakash (1964), Aranyer Din Ratri, Sei Somoy, Pratham Alo (1996), and Purba Paschim; travelogues Payer Tolay Sorshe (Vol. 1 and 2); the poetry collections Eka ebong Koekjon (1958), Ami Ki Rokom Vabe Beche Achi (1966), and Hathat Nirar Janya.[8] Sunil Gangopadhyay introduced the fictional character Kakababu, writing 36 novels in the series that became influential in Bengali children's literature. In 1985, he received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award for his historical fictionTho