Key facts
- Born
- 7 September 1934, Faridpur District
- Died
- 23 October 2012, Kolkata
- State of birth
- Faridpur District
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Sunil Gangopadhyay was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 avant-garde poetry magazine Krittibas. He has been called the most popular and prolific Bengali writer since Rabindranath Tagore, and "the man who carried the modern consciousness of Bengal."
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Timeline
- 1934Born in Faridpur District
- 1972Awarded the Ananda Puraskar
- 1985Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
- 2004Awarded the Saraswati Samman
- 2012Dies in Kolkata
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5