Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay

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Bengali novelist Indian writer person short story writer

Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay was a prominent 20th-century Bengali novelist and short story writer known for his vivid depictions of rural Bengal and its social transformations.

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instanceOf Bengali novelist ⓘ
Indian writer ⓘ
person ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
adaptation many works adapted into Bengali films ⓘ
awardReceived Jnanpith Award ⓘ
Padma Bhushan ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ
Rabindra Puraskar ⓘ
birthDate 1898-07-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Bengal Presidency ⓘ
Birbhum district ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Labhpur ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
deathDate 1971-09-14 ⓘ
deathPlace Calcutta ⓘ
India ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
educatedAt Scottish Church College ⓘ
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata ⓘ
University of Calcutta ⓘ
ethnicity Bengali ⓘ
genre fiction ⓘ
social novel ⓘ
hasWorkAdapted Ganadevata (film adaptation) ⓘ
Hansuli Banker Upakatha ⓘ
surface form: Hansuli Banker Upakatha (film adaptation)
influencedBy rural life of Bengal ⓘ
knownFor depicting rural Bengal ⓘ
portraying social change in Bengal ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
memberOf West Bengal Legislative Council ⓘ
movement modern Bengali literature ⓘ
name Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay self-link ⓘ
nationality Indian ⓘ
notableWork Arogya Niketan ⓘ
Ganadevata ⓘ
Hansuli Banker Upakatha ⓘ
Kabi ⓘ
Kalindi ⓘ
numberOfWorks over 100 novels and short story collections ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
politicalActivity participated in Indian independence movement ⓘ
positionHeld member of West Bengal Legislative Council ⓘ
region Bengal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
writingPeriod 20th century ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay