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'''Atin Bandyopadhyay''', ({{lang-bn|অতীন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়}}; anglicised spelling of surname: '''Banerjee''') is a noted writer of [[Bengali literature]]. He was born in 1934 in Rainadi, [[Dhaka]]. Father: Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, mother: Labanyaprabha Devi.
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| name = Atin Bandyopadhyay
| image = Atin Bandyopadhyay photo.png
| alt = Atin Bandyopadhyay photo
| caption = Bandyopadhyay in July 2012
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1 March 1934
| birth_place = [[Bikrampur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/>(now in [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2019|01|19|84|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| nationality = Indian
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
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| occupation = Writer
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'''Atin Bandyopadhyay''' or '''Atin Banerjee''' (1934–2019) was an Indian writer of [[Bengali literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengali Writer Atin Bandyopadhyay Passes Away|url=https://thewire.in/books/bengali-writer-atin-bandyopadhyay-passes-away|access-date=2021-01-13|website=The Wire}}</ref>
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== Early life ==
<br /> He spent his childhood in a joint family set-up in the then East Bengal of undivided India and studied in Sonar Gaon Panam School. After the Partition, migrated to India. Passed B. Com in 1956 and subsequently B.T. Took various jobs as a sailor, truck-cleaner, primary school teacher. Also became headmaster of a senior basic school. Settled permanently in [[Kolkata]] in 1963. Here also he took on various jobs like factory manager, publication advisor and lastly journalist.


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==Early life==
== Career as a Writer ==
Atin Bandyopadhyay was born in 1934 in a Rarhi Kulin Brahmin family from Sammandi, Bikrampur, [[Dhaka]].<ref name="Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1934">{{cite web|title=Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1934|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/atinbandyopadhyay.html|publisher=LOC|accessdate=15 July 2012}}</ref> He spent his childhood in a joint family set-up in the then-East Bengal of undivided India and studied at Sonar Gaon Panam School. Following the Partition, he then migrated to India. He earned his undergraduate degree in commerce in 1956 and subsequently earned a teacher's training degree, both from the [[University of Calcutta]]. He took various jobs, working as a sailor, a truck cleaner, and a primary school teacher. He also became the headmaster of a senior basic school. Subsequently, he became the headmaster of Satui Rajendra Narayan High School, which is situated near the Chowrigacha Railway Station in the [[Murshidabad]] district. Atin Bandyopadhyay settled permanently in [[Kolkata]] in 1986. Here, he worked as a factory manager, a publication advisor, and a journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.kolkata24x7.com/breaking-noted-writer-atin-bandyopadhyay-passes-away.html/|title=Noted Writer Atin Bandyopadhyay Passes Away|access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>
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<br />The first story of the author was published in the magazine ''Abasar'' of Berhampore. He has penned many works since then, but his masterpiece is a three-part trilogy on the Partition: ''Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje'', ''Aloukik Jalajan'' and ''Ishwarer Bagan''. Another famous writer of Bengal, [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]] has compared ''Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje'', with Greek tragedies and also found it tuned with the core spirit with the Bengali literature like [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]]'s ''Pather Panchali''.<sup>1</sup>


== Awards Received ==
==Career as a writer==
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Bandyopadhyay's first story was published in the magazine ''Abasar'' of Berhampore. He later penned many works, but his masterpiece is considered to be a four-part tetralogy on the Partition: ''Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje'', ''Manusher Gharbari'', ''Aloukik Jalajan,'' and ''Ishwarer Bagan''. Another famous Bengali writer, [[Syed Mustafa Siraj]], has compared ''Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje'' with Greek tragedies and has also found it in tune with the core spirit of [[Bengali literature]], such as [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay|Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]]'s ''Pather Panchali''.<ref>Ishwarer Bagan by Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1st combined edition, Karuna Prakashani, Kolkata, Oct. 2000</ref>
*'''Manik - Smriti Puraskar''' in 1958 for ''Samudra Manush''.
*'''Bankim Puraskar''' in 1998 for the novel, ''Dui Bharatbarsha''.
*'''Bhualka Prize''' in 1993 for ''Panchajogini''.
*'''Bibhutibhushan - Smriti Puraskar''' in 1991.
*'''Motilal Puraskar'''
*'''Tarashankar - Smriti Puraskar'''
*'''Narayan Gangopadhyay''' and '''Sudha Puraskar'''s of the [[University of Calcutta]].
*[[Sahitya Akademi Award]] - in 2001 for ''Panchashati Galpo''(short stories)


== Selected Works ==
==Selected works==
<br />Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje
<br />Aloukik Jalajan
<br />Ishwarer Bagan
<br />Abad
<br />Devi Mahima
<br />Samudra Manush
<br />Nagna Ishwar
<br />Shesh Drishya
<br />Manusher Gharbari
<br />Manusher Hahakar
<br />Duhswapna
<br />Ekti Jaler Rekha
<br />Bideshini
<br />Panchajogini
<br />Upeksha
<br />Dwitiya Purush
<br />Rupkathar Angti
<br />Uttap
<br />Nari Ebam Nadir Pare Bari
<br />Mrinmayee
<br />Antargata Khelā
<br />Jhinuker Noukā
<br />Annabhog
<br />Amritā
<br />Madhyajāmini
<br />Balidān
<br />Lānchhitā
<br />Roddure Jyotsnay
<br />Neel Timi


== Works for Younger Audience==
===Works aimed at a younger audience===
<br />Uronto Torobari
*Uronto Torobari (Ananda Pub)
<br />Gini Rohosyo
*Gini Rohosyo (Ananda Pub)
<br />Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa
*Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa (Ananda Pub)
<br />Dosti Kishore Uponyas
*Dosti Kishore Uponyas (Ananda Pub)
*Paloker Tupi (Punascha)
*Neel Timi (Karuna Prakashoni)
*Fentur Sada Ghora (Karuna Prakashoni)


== Dosti Kishore Uponyas==
===Dosti Kishore Uponyas===
<br />Fentur Sada Ghora
*Fentur Sada Ghora
<br />Rajar Bari
*Rajar Bari
<br />Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa
*Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa
<br />Aronyorajye Mandela
*Aronyorajye Mandela
<br />Neel Timi
*Neel Timi
<br />Uronto Torobari
*Uronto Torobari
<br />Hirer Cheyeo Dami
*Hirer Cheyeo Dami
<br />Ekti joler rekha o Ora teen jon
*Ekti joler rekha o Ora teen jon
<br />Gini Rohosyo
*Gini Rohosyo
<br />Dustu Hititi
*Dustu Hititi


=== ''References'' ===

<ref>1.</ref>Ishwarer Bagan by Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1st combined edition, Karuna Prakashani, Kolkata, Oct. 2000
==References==
==References==
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[[Category: Writers from Kolkata]]


==External links==
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* [https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/atinbandyopadhyay.html Library of Congress profile] at The South Asian Literary Recordings Project, Library of Congress; New Delhi Office, India
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[[Category:Bengali novelists]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091020151527/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=193 Bengali Books Online profile]
[[Category:Bengali-language writers]]
* [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/browse?type=author&order=ASC&rpp=20&value=BANDYOPADHYAY,+ATIN Atin Bandyopadhyay] at the West Bengal Public Library Network
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[[Category:Sahitya Akademi Award Recipients(Bengali)]]
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[[Category:1934 births]]
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[[Category:Living people]]


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Latest revision as of 16:34, 30 June 2024

Atin Bandyopadhyay
Atin Bandyopadhyay photo
Bandyopadhyay in July 2012
Born1 March 1934
Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died (aged 84)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award

Atin Bandyopadhyay or Atin Banerjee (1934–2019) was an Indian writer of Bengali literature.[1]

Early life

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Atin Bandyopadhyay was born in 1934 in a Rarhi Kulin Brahmin family from Sammandi, Bikrampur, Dhaka.[2] He spent his childhood in a joint family set-up in the then-East Bengal of undivided India and studied at Sonar Gaon Panam School. Following the Partition, he then migrated to India. He earned his undergraduate degree in commerce in 1956 and subsequently earned a teacher's training degree, both from the University of Calcutta. He took various jobs, working as a sailor, a truck cleaner, and a primary school teacher. He also became the headmaster of a senior basic school. Subsequently, he became the headmaster of Satui Rajendra Narayan High School, which is situated near the Chowrigacha Railway Station in the Murshidabad district. Atin Bandyopadhyay settled permanently in Kolkata in 1986. Here, he worked as a factory manager, a publication advisor, and a journalist.[3]

Career as a writer

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Bandyopadhyay's first story was published in the magazine Abasar of Berhampore. He later penned many works, but his masterpiece is considered to be a four-part tetralogy on the Partition: Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje, Manusher Gharbari, Aloukik Jalajan, and Ishwarer Bagan. Another famous Bengali writer, Syed Mustafa Siraj, has compared Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje with Greek tragedies and has also found it in tune with the core spirit of Bengali literature, such as Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Pather Panchali.[4]

Selected works

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Works aimed at a younger audience

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  • Uronto Torobari (Ananda Pub)
  • Gini Rohosyo (Ananda Pub)
  • Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa (Ananda Pub)
  • Dosti Kishore Uponyas (Ananda Pub)
  • Paloker Tupi (Punascha)
  • Neel Timi (Karuna Prakashoni)
  • Fentur Sada Ghora (Karuna Prakashoni)

Dosti Kishore Uponyas

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  • Fentur Sada Ghora
  • Rajar Bari
  • Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa
  • Aronyorajye Mandela
  • Neel Timi
  • Uronto Torobari
  • Hirer Cheyeo Dami
  • Ekti joler rekha o Ora teen jon
  • Gini Rohosyo
  • Dustu Hititi

References

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  1. ^ "Bengali Writer Atin Bandyopadhyay Passes Away". The Wire. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1934". LOC. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Noted Writer Atin Bandyopadhyay Passes Away". Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ishwarer Bagan by Atin Bandyopadhyay, 1st combined edition, Karuna Prakashani, Kolkata, Oct. 2000
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