Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1898-07-22

Deathday 1971-09-13 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Labhpur, Birbhum, India

Also Known As Tarashankar Banerjee

Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay

Biography

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

Known For

Writer

1983
Agradani

as Story

1982
1978
Ganadevata

as Lyricist

1977
Pratima

as Lyricist

1972
1970
Manjari Opera

as Author

1967
1963
Uttarayan

as Story

1963
Uttarayan

as Dialogue

1962
Kanna

as Story

1962
1962
Bipasha

as Writer

1962
1962
Agun

as Story

1962
Agun

as Dialogue

1962
Agun

as Lyricist

1961
Seven Steps

as Novel

1959
Headmaster

as Lyricist

1959
Bicharak

as Writer

1958
1958
Daak Harkara

as Lyricist

1958
Daak Harkara

as Story

1955
Raikamal

as Story

1954
1954
Naa

as Writer

1954
Champadangar Bou

as Lyricist

1950
Maryada

as Story

1945

Director

1954
Naa

as Director