Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Novelist, Author

1894 – 1950

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Who was Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay?

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was an Indian Bengali author and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. His best known work is the autobiographical novel, Pather Panchali, which was later adapted into the Apu Trilogy films, directed by Satyajit Ray.

The 1951 Rabindra Puraskar, the most prestigious literary award in the West Bengal state of India, was posthumously awarded to Bibhutibhushan for his novel, Ichhamati.

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Born
Sep 12, 1894
North 24 Parganas district
Also known as
  • Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji
  • Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhyay
  • Bibhutibhushan Banerjee
  • Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
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Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • India
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Education
  • University of Calcutta
Died
Nov 1, 1950
Ghatshila

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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