Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay

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Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay was a prominent 20th-century Bengali novelist and short story writer known for his vivid depictions of rural Bengal and its social transformations.

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instanceOf Bengali novelist
Indian writer
person
short story writer
adaptation many works adapted into Bengali films
awardReceived Jnanpith Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Rabindra Puraskar
birthDate 1898-07-23
birthPlace Bengal Presidency
Birbhum district
British India
Labhpur
countryOfCitizenship India
deathDate 1971-09-14
deathPlace Calcutta
India
West Bengal
educatedAt Scottish Church College
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
University of Calcutta
ethnicity Bengali
genre fiction
social novel
hasWorkAdapted Ganadevata (film adaptation)
Hansuli Banker Upakatha (film adaptation)
influencedBy rural life of Bengal
knownFor depicting rural Bengal
portraying social change in Bengal
language Bengali
memberOf West Bengal Legislative Council
movement modern Bengali literature
name Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
nationality Indian
notableWork Arogya Niketan
Ganadevata
Hansuli Banker Upakatha
Kabi
Kalindi
numberOfWorks over 100 novels and short story collections
occupation essayist
novelist
short story writer
politicalActivity participated in Indian independence movement
positionHeld member of West Bengal Legislative Council
region Bengal
religion Hinduism
writingPeriod 20th century

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Bengali literature hasNotableAuthor Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay name Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay name Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
linked to: Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay