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Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha
Indian scholar, academic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha (26 August 1919 – 26 June 2012) was an Indian scholar, academic. He is noted for his work on Akash O Prithibi for which he was awarded Rabindra Puraskar in 1964.
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Early life and education
Mrityunjoy was born to a Bengali Hindu family of Mymensingh, then part of India; now Bangladesh which became a new country in 1971 following its separation from Pakistan which, in turn, was earlier shaped as a result of the partition of British India in 1947.
He completed his intermediate & formal education at Rajshahi College (1934-1938). Later on he pursued Masters in Chemistry at Presidency College, Calcutta University (1938–40).
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Literary work
- Bijnaner Bichitra Barta (Bengali) fetched him UNESCO Prize from Govt. of India in 1969.
- Sagarpranider Katha (Bengali)
- Akash O Prithibi[1] (Bengali)
- Sonar Bangla Tomai Bhalobasi (Bengali)
- Stanyapayee Pranider Katha (Bengali)[2]
- Alor Jharna (Bengali)[3]
- Aparup Rupkatha (Bengali)[4]
- Desh Bidesher Rupkatha Ebang Upakatha (Bengali)
- Chalo Jai Chander Deshe [5][6] (Bengali)
- Jiber Kramabikash (Bengali)[7]
- Petroleum (Bengali)
- On The Constitution Of Some Oxyacids Of Sulphur[8] (English)
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Recognition and honours
- B.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, Rajshahi College, 1938
- M.Sc. (First Class) 3rd Place, Calcutta University, 1940
- Cunningham Memorial Prize, Presidency College, Calcutta 1940
- Griffith Memorial Prize, Calcutta University, 1952
- Ph.D., Calcutta University, 1955
- Rabindra Puraskar, Govt. of West Bengal, 1964
- UNESCO Prize for Manuscript entitled 'Bijnaner Bichitra Barta' in Bengali, Govt. of India, 1969
- Sishu Sahitya Rashtriya Puraskar, 1970
- Ila Chanda Memorial Prize (Bangiya Bijnan Parishad)
- Kishore Gyan Vigyan Puraskar, 1993
- T.M. Das Foundation Award, 2002
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