Sandipan Chattopadhyay

Sandipan Chattopadhyay
Born (1933-10-25)25 October 1933
Howrah, West Bengal, India
Died 12 December 2005(2005-12-12) (aged 72)
Kolkata, India
Occupation Writer
Language Bengali
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Bengali
Citizenship Indian
Education Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Literary movement Anti-establishment, Hungryalist Movement
Notable works Aami O Banabihari (আমি ও বনবিহারী),Dhangsher Madhya Diye Jatra (ধ্বংস্বের মধ্য দিয়ে যাত্রা)
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award (2002), Bankim Puraskar (1995)
Spouse Rina Chattopadhyay (m. 1965)
Children Trina Chattopadhyay (b. 1966)

Sandipan Chattopadhyay (Bengali: সন্দীপন চট্টোপাধ্যায় Sandipan Chôţţopaddhae) (25 October 1933 – 12 December 2005) was an Indian Bengali writer. In 1961 he wrote the book "Kritadas Kritadasi" it changed the landscape of Bengali fiction and created a niche for himself. A staunch anti-establishment image and supporter of creative freedom, he always refused to be a part of any big publishing house.

He was one of the pioneers of the Hungryalism Movement হাংরি আন্দোলন, also known as the Hungry generation, during 1961–65, though he, along with Binoy Majumdar, Shakti Chattopadhyay left the movement because of literary differences with Malay Roy Choudhury, Subimal Basak, Tridib Mitra and Samir Roychoudhury.

He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for his book Ami O Banabihari. He died after a prolonged respiratory ailments in December 2005.

Some of his famous writings are Cholerar Dingulite Prem(Lit: Love in the Time of Cholera), Shaper Chocker Bhitor Diye(short story), Kukur Samparke Duto Ekta Katha Ja Ami Jani, Seishab Dinratri(short story), Hiroshima, My Love, Astitva Atithi Tumi' and Esho Nipabane.

Personal life

He is seventh children of Upendranath Chattopadhyay and Narayani Chattopadhyay. Married Rina Chattopadhyay on 10 Feb 1965. Their only child Trina Chattopadhyay was born on 1966.

Career in Newspaper

Sandipan Chattopadhyay was working as an editorial assistant with Aajkaal daily from its inception in 1981. There, he pioneered publishing images with letter to editors. He continued his association with Aajkaal until his death. He published a number of fictions for this papers Sarod (Annual) edition, which later became best-selling novels.

List of Works

Novels

Name of Book Year Published
Ekak Pradarshani (একক প্রদর্শনী) 1971
Ekhon Amar Kono Asukh Nei (এখন আমার কোনো অসুখ নেই) 1977
Aami Arab Gurrela Der Samarthan Kori (আমি আরব গেরিলাদের সমর্থন করি) 1985
Jungleer Dinratri (জঙ্গলের দিনরাত্রি) 1988
Hiroshima, My Love (হিরোসিমা মাই লাভ) 1989
Astitva Atithi Tumi (অস্তিত্ব, অতিথি তুমি) 1990
Kukur Samparke Duto Ekta Katha Ja Ami Jani (কুকুর সম্পর্কে দুটো একটা কথা যা আমি জানি) 1991
Cholerar Dingulite Prem (কলেরার দিনগুলিতে প্রেম) 1992
Rikter Jatrai Jago (রিক্তের যাত্রায় জাগো) 1993
Rubi Kakhan Asbe (রুবি কখন আসবে) 1993
Ekhon Jibon Anek Satej Sasthye Bhara (এখন জীবন অনেক সতেজ স্বাস্থ্যে ভরা) 1994
Eso Nipabane (এসো, নীপবনে) 1995
Kolkatar Dinratri (কলকাতার দিনরাত্রি) 1996
Kolkata, Tumi Kar? (কলকাতা, তুমি কার) 1997
Kollage (কোলাজ) 1998
Bharatbarsha (ভারতবর্ষ) 1999
Aami O Banabihari (আমি ও বনবিহারী) 2000
Jakhan Sabai Chilo Garbhobati (যখন সবাই ছিল গর্ভবতী) 2001
Double Bed e Eka (ডাবল বেডে একা) 2001
Swarger Nirjon Upakule (স্বর্গের নির্জন উপকূলে) 2003
Nisiddho Swapner Diary (নিষিদ্ধ স্বপ্নের ডায়েরী) 2003
Dhangsher Madhya Diye Jatra (ধ্বংস্বের মধ্য দিয়ে যাত্রা) 2004

Short Story Collections

Awards and honours

Awards

See also

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