ছবির দেশে, কবিতার দেশে by Sunil Gangopadhyay

He is also the winner of the Bankim Puraskar (1982), and the Ananda Puraskar (twice, in 19). The same is true for Prothom Alo ( প্রথম আলো, also translated recently by Aruna Chakravorty as First Light), another best selling historical fiction and Purbo-Paschim ( পূর্ব-পশ্চিম, translated as East-West) a raw depiction of the partition and its aftermath seen through the eyes of three generations of Bengalis in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere. Shei Somoy continues to be a best seller more than two decade after its first publication. His historical fiction Sei Somoy (translated into English by Aruna Chakravorty as Those Days) received the Indian Sahitya Academy award in 1985. His first novel was Atmaprakash ( আত্মপ্রকাশ) and it was also the first writing from a new comer in literature published in the prestigious magazine- Desh (1965).The novel had inspiration from ' On the road' by Jack Kerouac. His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems (some of which have been translated as For You, Neera and Murmur in the Woods) have been extremely popular.Īs in poetry, Sunil was known for his unique style in prose.

Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.Īuthor of well over 200 books, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his 'first love'. He received Sahitya Academy award in 1985 for his novel Those Days ( সেই সময়). Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature. Later he wrote for many different publications. Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his Master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, In 1953 he started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas. Works: Author of well over 200 books, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to b Sunil Gangopadhyay (Bengali: সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়) was a famous Indian poet and novelist. Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.

Sunil Gangopadhyay (Bengali: সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়) was a famous Indian poet and novelist.

ছবির দেশে, কবিতার দেশে by Sunil Gangopadhyay