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| birth_date = 1 September, 1946 |
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| birth_place = Keora, [[Barisal district|Barisal]], British India |
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| death_date = 17 January, 2022 (Age 75) |
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| death_place = [[Kolkata]], India |
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| alma mater = [[Brojomohun College]] |
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| occupation = Bank employee, writer |
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|notable_works = Bisadbrikhho |
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| nationality =Indian |
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| awards = [[Ananda Purashkar]] (2005) |
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'''Mihir Sengupta''' (1946 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian writer of [[Bengali people|Bengali]] literature. |
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| ⚫ | He was best known for his 2005 autobiography ''Bishaad Brikkho'' ('Tree of Sorrow').<ref>[http://www.mcrg.ac.in/Spheres/Rajarshi.doc Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group document]</ref><ref>[http://kafila.org/2010/10/29/the-return-of-daya-prasanta-chakravarty/ Kafila essay]</ref> It describes the atrocities of post-partition East Pakistan as seen by the author, who was uprooted from his native [[Barisal]] in present-day Bangladesh and ended up in Calcutta as a refugee. ''Bishaad Brikkho'' is regarded as an important literary document of the atrocities of post-partition West Pakistan and won the [[Ananda Puroshkar]] literary prize. Sengupta died in Kolkata of blood cancer on 17 January 2022, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mihir Sengupta: ভাটিপুত্রের কথা ফুরোল |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/famous-author-mihir-sengupta-passed-away/cid/1324149 |access-date=21 January 2022 |publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=18 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 26 May 2024
Mihir Sengupta | |
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| Born | 1 September, 1946 Keora, Barisal, British India |
| Died | 17 January, 2022 (Age 75) Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Brojomohun College |
| Occupation(s) | Bank employee, writer |
| Notable work | Bisadbrikhho |
| Awards | Ananda Purashkar (2005) |
Mihir Sengupta (1946 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian writer of Bengali literature.
He was best known for his 2005 autobiography Bishaad Brikkho ('Tree of Sorrow').[1][2] It describes the atrocities of post-partition East Pakistan as seen by the author, who was uprooted from his native Barisal in present-day Bangladesh and ended up in Calcutta as a refugee. Bishaad Brikkho is regarded as an important literary document of the atrocities of post-partition West Pakistan and won the Ananda Puroshkar literary prize. Sengupta died in Kolkata of blood cancer on 17 January 2022, at the age of 75.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group document
- ^ Kafila essay
- ^ "Mihir Sengupta: ভাটিপুত্রের কথা ফুরোল". Anandabazar Patrika. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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