1958 — 2005
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Born Jul 22, 1898July 22, 1898·Died Sep 13, 1971September 13, 1971·73 years
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. Born: 23 July 1898, Labhpur, Bolpur, Birbhum, Bengal, India Died: 14 September 1971, Kolkata Spouse: Umashashi Devi Bandopadhyay (m. 1916–1971) Children: Bulu Bandyopadhyay, Saritkumar Bandyopadhyay, Sanatkumar Bandyopadhyay, Bani Bandyopadhyay, Ganga Bandyopadhyay Parents: Prabhabati Devi Bandyopadhyay, Haridas Bandyopadhyay
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