Indian writers Biography

Tarapada Ray Quick Facts Name: Tarapada Ray Born: November 17, 1936 Tangail, now in Bangladesh Died: August 25, 2007 West Bengal, India Occupation: writer of poems Notable awards: Shiromani award, Katha award (1995)       Tarapada Ray Biography Tarapada Ray was born on 17th November 1936. He was a leading Bengali writer in Bengali literature. He wrote many poems, ...

Amiya Chakravarty Quick Fact Name: Amiya Chakravarty Born: November 30, 1912 Bogra, Bengal, British India Died : March 6, 1957 (aged 44) Bombay, Maharashtra, India Occupation: film director, screenwriter and producer Notable Work: Kabitabali, Upohar, Anishesh, Ek mutho Awards: Padma Bhushan (1970) Amiya Chakravarty was born in Hughli district of West Bengal in 1901. His original name was Amiya Chandra ...

Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Quick Facts Name: Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Born: 23 July 1898 Labhpur, Birbhum district, Bengal, British India Died: 14 September 1971 Calcutta, West Bengal, India Occupation:Novelist Notable awards: Rabindra Puraskar , Sahitya Akademi , Jnanpith Award , Padma Bhushan Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Biography Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was born on 23rd July 1898. He was very famous writer as like as Manik Bandopadhyay ...

Amartya Sen Quick Facts Name: Amartya Sen Born : 3 November 1933 (age 82) Manikganj, British India (present-day Bangladesh) Nationality: Indian Spouse(s): Nabaneeta Dev (1958–1976), Eva Colorni (1978–1985) Emma Rothschild (m. 1991) Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1998) Bharat Ratna (1999) National Humanities Medal (2012) Amartya Sen Biography Amartya Sen was born on 3rd November 1933. He is ...

Rabindranath Tagore Quick Facts Name: Rabindranath Thakur Born: 7 May 1861 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India Died: 7 August 1941 (aged 80) Occupation     Writer, painter Literary movement     Contextual Modernism Notable works:    Gitanjali, Gora, Ghare-Baire, Jana Gana Mana, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla (other works) Notable awards: Nobel Prize in Literature (1913) Spouse:Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883–1902) Rabindranath Tagore Biography ...

Samaresh Majumdar Quick facts Name: Samaresh Majumdar Born: 10’th mach 1942 Jalpaiguri, India Occupation : Writer ,Novelist Language: Bengali Nationality: Indian Notable works:Kalpurush, Mousholkal, Garbhodharini, Aattiyoswajan Award: Ananda award (1982), literature academy award (1984), Samaresh Majumdar Biography Samaresh Majumdar was born on 10’th mach 1942. He was a famous Indian Bengali novelist. His writings are based on North Bengal. He ...

Sunil Gangopadhyay Quick facts Name: Sunil Gangopadhyay Born: 7 September 1934 Faridpur, Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh) Died: 23 October 2012 (aged 78) Kolkata (Calcutta), India Occupation : Writer ,Poet, Novelist Language: Bengali Nationality: Indian Education: Master of Arts (Bengali) University of Calcutta (1954) Notable works:Those Days (Sei Somoy), First Light (Prathama Alo), East and West (Poorba Pashchim) Notable awards: ...