Shankha Ghosh
1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)
Urdu Laureate and Scholar
Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya
1930–1993, born Faridpur District, writes in Bangla, Urdu, writer
Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya was a Bengali scholar and writer known for his contributions to Urdu literature. He explored the linguistic and literary connections between Urdu and Bengali, and documented the role of Bengali Hindus in the development of Urdu. His seminal book Bengali Hinduon ki Urdu Khidmaat earned him the Rabindra Puraskar awarded by the Government of West Bengal in 1966.
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| Rabindra Puraskar |
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Also writing in Bangla
Annada Shankar Ray
1905–2002writer, poet, essayist (1905-2002)
Sunil Gangopadhyay
1934–2012Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)
Satyajit Ray
1921–1992filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
1894–1950Bengali author (1894–1950)
Alokranjan Dasgupta
1933–2020Bengali poet (1933-2020)