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'''Mihir Sengupta''' is an Indian writer of [[Bengali]] origin, best known for his 2005 autobiography ''Bishaad Brikkho'' (''Tree of Sorrow'').<ref>[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 1947 partition 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 1947 partition and won the [[Ananda Puroshkar]] literary prize.
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'''Mihir Sengupta''' (1946 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian writer of [[Bengali people|Bengali]] literature.

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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Revision as of 18:07, 26 May 2024

Mihir Sengupta
Born1 September, 1946
Keora, Barisal, British India
Died17 January, 2022 (Age 75)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materBrojomohun College
Occupation(s)Bank employee, writer
Notable workBisadbrikhho
AwardsAnanda 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

  1. ^ Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group document
  2. ^ Kafila essay
  3. ^ "Mihir Sengupta: ভাটিপুত্রের কথা ফুরোল". Anandabazar Patrika. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.