Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay Explained

Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay
Birth Date:27 January 1917
Birth Place:Jessore, Bengal, British India
Death Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality:Indian
Education:M.A.
Alma Mater:Calcutta University
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Occupation:Writer, publisher, editor
Notable Works:Duranata Eagal, Nil Ghurni, Bhayankarer Jibankotha
Children:Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay
Awards:National Award
Vidyasagar Memorial Award

Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay (27 January 1917 – 10 February 1995) was a Bengali writer and editor.

Early life

Chattopadhyay was born in 1917 at Paikara village, Jessore District in British India (now in Khulna, Bangladesh). His father Abani Bhushan was a mathematician and text book author.[1] After the Entrance Examination he entered in St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. While studying in college he was attracted with revolutionary movement under the guidance of Pulin Behari Das. In 1939 Chattopadhyay joined in Communist Party of India and started work as volunteer. Muzaffar Ahmed and Nripen Chakraborty inspired him to work in Swadhinata, a Bengali Weekly magazine of the undivided Communist Party. He passed M.A. in English from the Calcutta University.[2]

Literary career

Chattopadhyay wrote and published number of Bengali books of Children literature from his ancestral publishing house Bidyoday Library in Kolkata. He published Kishore Bharati Child Magazine since 1968. He first got recognition for the novel Duranta Eagal which was serially released in Kishore Bharati[3] and Nil Ghurni.[4] In 1962 Chattopadhyay received National award for his book Bhayankarer Jibankotha[5] and Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar in 1987 for his classic creation Duranta Eagal.[6] In 1982, he established Patra Bharati, a publishing company. He sometimes used two pen names, Dinanath Kashyap and Kathak Thakur.[7]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay, Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay . Pratham Purush . Patra Bharati . 2012 . 978-81-86986-21-9 . Kolkata . 167.
  2. Book: Vol - I, Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay . Dinesh Chandra Rachanasamagra . Patra Bharati . 2017 . 978-81-8374-447-8 . Kolkata . 26.
  3. Book: Dineshchandra Chattopadhyay. Duranta igal. 1981. Patra Bharati.
  4. Book: Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay. Nil Ghurni(Bengali). 31 August 2016. Patra Bharati.
  5. Book: Chattopadhyay, Dinesh Chandra . Bhayankarer Jiban Katha . 2022-01-01 . PATRABHARATI . Bengali.
  6. Book: Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay. Duranta Egal : Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay. 2010. Patra Bharati. 978-81-86986-11-0.
  7. Book: Vol - II, Anjali Basu. Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Sahitya Sansad. 2004. 81-86806-99-7. Kolkata. 130.
  8. Book: Chattopadhyay, Dinesh Chandra . Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay : Duronto Eagal . 2010 . PATRA BHARATI . 978-81-86986-11-0 . en.
  9. Book: Chattopadhyay, Dinesh Chandra . Neel Ghurni : Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay . 2010 . Patra Bharati . 978-81-8374-070-8 . en.
  10. Web site: Manush-Omanush . 2023-05-23 . Goodreads . en.
  11. Web site: কালের জয়ডঙ্কা বাজে . 2023-05-23 . Goodreads . en.
  12. Web site: পুস্তক পরিচয় ২ . ঘুঙুরবাঁধা এক হরবোলা . 15 April 2024.