Key facts
- Born
- 23 July 1898, Labhpur
- Died
- 14 September 1971, Kolkata
- State of birth
- Labhpur, West Bengal
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Indian writer (1898–1971)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972.
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Timeline
- 1898Born in Labhpur
- 1956Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
- 1966Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 1971Dies 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