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Gajendrakumar Mitra

Bengali writer from India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Gajendra Kumar Mitra (Bengali: গজেন্দ্র কুমার মিত্র) (11 November 1908 – 16 October 1994) was a Bengali writer. In the year 1959, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for his novel, Kolkatar Kāchhei (A Stone's Throw from Kolkata).[1][2]

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Life

Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on 11 November 1908.[3] He was a versatile writer, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, essays and poems. Mitra also translated a few English novels into Bengali, such as Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. He used to write with his left hand. His genuine love and concern for Bengali literature inspired him to co-found the famous Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. Mitra was childless. He died on 16 October 1994 in Kolkata leaving behind his wife and two daughters.[4] Mitra along with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh established Mitra & Ghosh Publishers on 9 March 1934.[1]

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Books

  • Kanta Prem
  • Pānchajanya
  • Rai Jāgo Rai Jāgo
  • Kolkatar Kāchei (Translated as A Stone's Throw from Kolkata)
  • Paush Phāguner Pālā
  • Upakanthe
  • Bahnibanyā
  • Rātrir Tapashyā
  • Pashaner Khuda[5]

References

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