Shankha Ghosh
1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)
writer and editor (1933-2001)
Shyamal Gangapadhyay
1933–2001, born Khulna, writes in Bangla, writer
Shyamal Gangapadhyay was a Bengali novelist, short story writer and editor born at Khulna. During Partition of India he and his family of 6 brothers, 1 sister, and his parents migrated to India as refugees. The immense toll of the forced migration on the family led to one of his brothers to commit suicide at his twenties. The financial and personal struggle of these years shaped Shyamal’s literary landscape.
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Awards
| 1993 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Shahzada Darashuko |
Elsewhere
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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)