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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]
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