Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha Explained

Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha
Birth Date:	1919 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:	Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality:	India
Occupation:	Retd. Professor & HOD Chemistry, R.G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta
Awards:	Rabindra Puraskar 1964

Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha (26 August 1919 – 26 June 2012) was an Indian scholar, academic. He is noted for his work on Akash O Prithibi for which he was awarded Rabindra Puraskar in 1964.

Early life and education

Mrityunjoy was born to a Bengali Hindu family of Mymensingh, then part of India; now Bangladesh which became a new country in 1971 following its separation from Pakistan which, in turn, was earlier shaped as a result of the partition of British India in 1947.

He completed his intermediate & formal education at Rajshahi College (1934-1938). Later on he pursued Masters in Chemistry at Presidency College, Calcutta University (1938–40).

Literary work

• Bijnaner Bichitra Barta (Bengali) fetched him UNESCO Prize from Govt. of India in 1969.
• Sagarpranider Katha (Bengali)
• Akash O Prithibi^[1] (Bengali)
• Sonar Bangla Tomai Bhalobasi (Bengali)
• Stanyapayee Pranider Katha (Bengali)^[2]
• Alor Jharna (Bengali)^[3]
• Aparup Rupkatha (Bengali)^[4]
• Desh Bidesher Rupkatha Ebang Upakatha (Bengali)
• Chalo Jai Chander Deshe ^{[5] [6]} (Bengali)
• Jiber Kramabikash (Bengali)^[7]
• Petroleum (Bengali)
• On The Constitution Of Some Oxyacids Of Sulphur^[8] (English)

Recognition and honours

• B.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, Rajshahi College, 1938
• M.Sc (First Class) 3rd Place, Calcutta University, 1940
• Cunningham Memorial Prize, Presidency College, Calcutta 1940
• Griffith Memorial Prize, Calcutta University, 1952
• Ph.D, Calcutta University, 1955
• Rabindra Puraskar, Govt. of West Bengal, 1964
• UNESCO Prize for Manuscript entitled 'Bijnaner Bichitra Barta' in Bengali, Govt. of India, 1969
• Sishu Sahitya Rashtriya Puraskar, 1970
• Ila Chanda Memorial Prize (Bangiya Bijnan Parishad)
• Kishore Gyan Vigyan Puraskar, 1993
• T.M. Das Foundation Award, 2002

Sources

• Book: sa64000860. Akash O Prithibi. Indian Publishing House. Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha. 326. Bengali. 1962.
• Rabindra Puraskar
• Web site: Regional Language Books (Listing No. 17). https://web.archive.org/web/20150411042014/http://164.100.47.132/pdfload/MyFolder%5Creg-books-feb08.pdf. dead. 11 April 2015. Sagar Pranider Katha. Indian Publishing House.
• Web site: Digital Library of India - Book Listing - Chalo Jai Chander Deshe. 2nd. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20151115070536/http://www.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi. 15 November 2015. dead.
• Web site: Digital Library of India - Book Listing - Jiber Kramabikash. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20151115070536/http://www.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi. 15 November 2015. dead.
• Web site: Digital Library of India - Abstract - On The Constitution Of Some Oxyacids Of Sulphur. 4 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505194209/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b7f_267.pdf. 5 May 2015. dead.
• Web site: National Library, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

Notes and References

1. Book: sa64000860. Akash O Prithibi. Indian Publishing House. Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha. 326. Bengali. 1962.
2. Book: Stanyapayee Pranider Katha. Indian Publishing House. 978-81-88856-46-6. 406. Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha. 2007 . Bengali.
3. Book: Alor Jharna. Indian Publishing House. 81-88856-13-4. 360. Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha.
4. Book: Aparup Rupkatha. 2007. Indian Publishing House. 978-81-88856-44-2. 228. Mrityunjay Prasad Guha. Bengali. 29 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926045945/http://indianpublishinghouse.in/(X(1)S(uue0wnrnz014e4sdstx4w2cp))/Search.aspx?SearchText=Guha&ddSelectedText=Author. 26 September 2018. dead.
5. Web site: Digital Library of India - Book Listing - Chalo Jai Chander Deshe. 2nd. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20151115070536/http://www.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi. 15 November 2015. dead.
6. Web site: National Library, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
7. Web site: Digital Library of India - Book Listing - Jiber Kramabikash. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20151115070536/http://www.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi. 15 November 2015. dead.
8. Web site: Digital Library of India - Abstract - On The Constitution Of Some Oxyacids Of Sulphur. 4 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505194209/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b7f_267.pdf. 5 May 2015. dead.