Dibyendu Palit Explained

Dibyendu Palit (Bengali: দিব্যেন্দু পালিত; 5 March 1939 – 3 January 2019) was an Indian writer of Bengali poems, novels, and short stories. His first story Chandapatan was published in 1955 in the Sunday edition of Anandabazar Patrika.

Dibyendu Palit
Native Name:দিব্যেন্দু পালিত
Birth Date: 5 March 1939
Birth Place:Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bihar, India)
Death Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation:Poet, novelist, author, short story writer
Language:Bengali
Years Active:1955-2019
Education:M.A. in (Comparative literature)
Alma Mater:Jadavpur University
Children:1

Biography

Dibyendu Palit, born at Bhagalpur in Bihar, British India, was the second eldest son of the Palit Family, and a brother of four sons and six daughters of Bagalacharan Palit and Niharbala Palit. He lost his father at a very young age, and took responsibility of his family. His struggling days were a source of inspiration for most of his writing. Later he did a master's degree in comparative literature at Jadavpur University.[1] His son Amitendu Palit, is an eminent IES officer and economist. Palit resided at Gariahat in Kolkata.

In 2005, Shyamanand Jalan directed film Eashwar Mime Co., an adaptation of Dibyendu Palit's story, Mukhabhinoy, by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film is story of a travelling mime company selling products and a writer's views upon its journey.[2] It has two leads Ashish Vidyarthi playing the role of mime company's owner while Pawan Malhotra did the role of the writer.[3] Though it did not receive a commercial release it was screened at Durban International Film Festival, the 3 Continents Festival and the Kolkata Film Festival.[4] Palit died on 3 January 2019 at the age of 79 in Kolkata.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2019-01-04 . Literary world mourns as Dibyendu Palit dies at 79 . 2024-06-03 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  2. Web site: SNS . 2019-01-03 . Noted Bengali writer Dibyendu Palit dead . 2024-06-03 . The Statesman . en.
  3. Web site: A theatrical performance. August 2010 . January 3, 2019.
  4. News: Special screening of Jalan's film . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235630/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-24/regional/28255782_1_special-screening-jalan-music . dead . 8 March 2012 . . 24 September 2010 .
  5. Web site: দুঃসংবাদ: প্রয়াত সাহিত্যিক দিব্যেন্দু পালিত. 3 January 2019 . January 3, 2019. bn-IN.
  6. Web site: প্রয়াত সাহিত্যিক দিব্যেন্দু পালিত. January 3, 2019. bn-IN.
  7. Web site: Bagchee.com: The Faces and Other Stories: Books: Dibyendu Palit. https://archive.today/20130117130702/http://www.bagchee.com/books.php?id=11068. dead. 2013-01-17. www.bagchee.com. 2009-02-21.
  8. Web site: THE GOLDEN LIFE - Dibyendu Palit . www.rupapublications.co.in . 2009-02-21 . dead . https://archive.today/20130108100928/http://www.rupapublications.co.in/client/Book/THE-GOLDEN-LIFE.aspx . 8 January 2013 . dmy-all.