Amalendu Chakraborty
Amalendu Chakraborty | |
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| Born | 7 December 1934 Baghai village, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 15 June 2000 (aged 65) Baguiati, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Central Calcutta College, Calcutta University |
| Years active | 1948-2009 |
| Notable awards | Bankim Puraskar (1987) |
| Spouse | Gita Chakraborty |
| Children | 1 |
Amalendu Chakraborty (December 7, 1934 ― June 15, 2009) was an Indian Bengali writer and novelist in the late 20th Century.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Amalendu Chakraborty was born in the village of Baghai in Dhaka district in British India. In his childhood, he was forced to move to his maternal home in Kolkata with the uprooted people before independence. The renowned poet Sanjay Bhattacharya was his maternal uncle. He studied at Bowbazar High School. He then graduated from Central Calcutta College and received a master's degree in Bengali language and literature from the University of Calcutta.[2]
Film adaptation
[edit]Renowned film director Mrinal Sen made the famous film Ekdin Pratidin based on Amalendu Chakraborty's short story "Abirat Chenamukh". The film was released in 1979 and screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The highly acclaimed film won many National Awards. After that, Mrinal Sen also made a film based on the novel Akaler Sandhane, written in the backdrop of the 1943 Bengal famine,[3] and the film was released in 1980.[4] The film was awarded the Silver Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1981. In 1987, he received Bankim Puraskar by the government of West Bengal.[2]
Death
[edit]He died on 15 June 2009 at age 74 in his Baguiati residence.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ সব জট খোলেনি, কিন্তু তাগিদটা ছিল নিখাদ. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b Pratik (2024-06-15). অমলেন্দু চক্রবর্তী : কথাসাহিত্যিক. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ Chakravorty, Amalendu (1955). Akaler Sandhane.
- ^ দেখতে পারেন মৃণাল সেনের এই ১০ সিনেমা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ "Noted Bangla author dies at 75". The Indian Express. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2025-03-10.