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Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly was an Indian Bengali poet and novelist based in the Indian city of Kolkata. Born in Faridpur, in what is now Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta. In 1953 he and a few of his friends started a Bengali poetry magazine, Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications.
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Sunil Gangopadhyay
736 books974 followersSunil Gangopadhyay (Bengali: সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়) was a famous Indian poet and novelist. Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his Master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, In 1953 he started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas. Later he wrote for many different publications.
Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature. He received Sahitya Academy award in 1985 for his novel Those Days (সেই সময়). Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.
Works:
Author of well over 200 books, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love". His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems (some of which have been translated as For You, Neera and Murmur in the Woods) have been extremely popular.
As in poetry, Sunil was known for his unique style in prose. His first novel was Atmaprakash (আত্মপ্রকাশ) and it was also the first writing from a new comer in literature published in the prestigious magazine- Desh (1965).The novel had inspiration from ' On the road' by Jack Kerouac. His historical fiction Sei Somoy (translated into English by Aruna Chakravorty as Those Days) received the Indian Sahitya Academy award in 1985. Shei Somoy continues to be a best seller more than two decade after its first publication. The same is true for Prothom Alo (প্রথম আলো, also translated recently by Aruna Chakravorty as First Light), another best selling historical fiction and Purbo-Paschim (পূর্ব-পশ্চিম, translated as East-West) a raw depiction of the partition and its aftermath seen through the eyes of three generations of Bengalis in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere. He is also the winner of the Bankim Puraskar (1982), and the Ananda Puraskar (twice, in 1972 and 1989).
Sunil wrote in many other genres including travelogues, children's fiction, short stories, features, and essays. Though he wrote all types of children's fiction, one character created by him that stands out above the rest, was Kakababu, the crippled adventurer, accompanied by his Teenager nephew Santu, and his friend Jojo. Since 1974, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote over 35 novels of this wildly popular series.
Death:
Sunil Gangopadhyay died at 2:05 AM on 23 October 2012 at his South Kolkata residence, following a heart attack. He was suffering from prostate cancer for some time and went to Mumbai for treatment. Gangopadhyay's body was cremated on 25 October at Keoratola crematorium, Kolkata.
Awards & Honours:
He was honored with Ananda Award (1972, 1979) and Sahitya Academy Award (1984).
Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature. He received Sahitya Academy award in 1985 for his novel Those Days (সেই সময়). Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.
Works:
Author of well over 200 books, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love". His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems (some of which have been translated as For You, Neera and Murmur in the Woods) have been extremely popular.
As in poetry, Sunil was known for his unique style in prose. His first novel was Atmaprakash (আত্মপ্রকাশ) and it was also the first writing from a new comer in literature published in the prestigious magazine- Desh (1965).The novel had inspiration from ' On the road' by Jack Kerouac. His historical fiction Sei Somoy (translated into English by Aruna Chakravorty as Those Days) received the Indian Sahitya Academy award in 1985. Shei Somoy continues to be a best seller more than two decade after its first publication. The same is true for Prothom Alo (প্রথম আলো, also translated recently by Aruna Chakravorty as First Light), another best selling historical fiction and Purbo-Paschim (পূর্ব-পশ্চিম, translated as East-West) a raw depiction of the partition and its aftermath seen through the eyes of three generations of Bengalis in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere. He is also the winner of the Bankim Puraskar (1982), and the Ananda Puraskar (twice, in 1972 and 1989).
Sunil wrote in many other genres including travelogues, children's fiction, short stories, features, and essays. Though he wrote all types of children's fiction, one character created by him that stands out above the rest, was Kakababu, the crippled adventurer, accompanied by his Teenager nephew Santu, and his friend Jojo. Since 1974, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote over 35 novels of this wildly popular series.
Death:
Sunil Gangopadhyay died at 2:05 AM on 23 October 2012 at his South Kolkata residence, following a heart attack. He was suffering from prostate cancer for some time and went to Mumbai for treatment. Gangopadhyay's body was cremated on 25 October at Keoratola crematorium, Kolkata.
Awards & Honours:
He was honored with Ananda Award (1972, 1979) and Sahitya Academy Award (1984).
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November 29, 2023
'Don't judge a book by its cover' এর একটি উদাহরণ। নামকরণ ও প্রচ্ছদ উভয়ই চটুল, কিন্তু বইটি অতোটা নয়৷ সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় সংকলিত ২৬ জন লেখকের ২৬টি গল্পের সংকলন, এর মধ্যে শেষ ৪টি অনুবাদ গল্প৷ গল্পগুলোকে 'পরকীয়া' গল্প বলা যায় কিনা, সেটি প্রশ্নবোধক; কারণ সব গল্পই মূলত মানসিক দ্বন্দ্বমূলক, একদমই কামভাবাপন্ন নয়। লেখকগণের তালিকায় বড় বড় কিছু নাম যেমন রয়েছে, যেমন: রবীন্দ্রনাথ, অন্নদাশঙ্কর, সমরেশ মজুমদার, বুদ্ধদেব গুহ, সমরেশ বসু (কালকূট), বিমল মিত্র, সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়, সুচিত্রা ভট্টাচার্য, বোকাচ্চিও, হেনরি ফিল্ডিং; তেমনি স্বল্প-পরিচিত(অন্তত আমার কাছে) কিছু লেখক-লেখিকার গল্পও স্থান পেয়েছে। তপন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়(ব্যাভিচারিণী), অঞ্জলি চক্রবর্তী(পরকীয়া), নাসরীন জাহান(পরপুরুষ), অচিন্ত্যকুমার সেনগুপ্ত(নুরবানু), সন্তোষ কুমার ঘোষ(করুণ শঙ্খের মতো) ইনাদের গল্প তথা লেখা ভালো লেগেছে। নাসরীন জাহান নাম্নী যিনি, তিনি দেখলাম একজন বাংলাদেশী লেখিকা, এবং উনার লেখার হাত বেশ শক্তিশালী মনে হয়েছে। পরবর্তীতে উনার আরো লেখা পড়ার আগ্রহ রাখছি। বই এর এমনিতে সব গল্পই মোটামুটি ভালো, কিন্তু শেষের অনুবাদগুলি একদম যাচ্ছেতাই ভাবে করা।
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August 25, 2020
নাম পড়ে চটি গল্প ভাববেন না যেন। বিবাহ পরবর্তী বিবাহ বহির্ভূত সম্পর্ক নিয়ে সত্তর আশি বছর আগে লেখা বেশ কয়েকটি চমৎকার গল্প। পড়ে ফেলুন, হতাশ হবেন না আশা করি।
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