Today is the 130th anniversary of the birth of one of the acclaimed Bengali fiction writers Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. 聽
Born on September 12, 1894 at 24-Parganas in West Bengal, India, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay first short story 鈥楿pekshita鈥� was published in 1921. 聽
Published in 1929, his first novel 鈥楶ather Panchali鈥� that catapulted him to fame still remains one of the most widely read Bangla novels. He later penned 鈥楢parajita鈥� as a sequel to 鈥楶ather Panchali鈥�, which has been translated into several Indian and European languages. Based on the novel, acclaimed filmmaker Satyajit Ray made his film 鈥楶ather Panchali鈥� in 1955.
Bibhutibhushan鈥檚 works give the readers a glimpse into the rural Bengal where nature and human life exist in a close harmony. Creepers, grass, insects and spiders, all have a place in his descriptions of nature.
His literary works include 鈥楳eghamallar鈥�, 鈥楳auriphul鈥�, 鈥楯atrabadal鈥�, 鈥楥hander Pahar鈥�, 鈥楰innardal鈥�, 鈥楢ranyak鈥�, 鈥楢darsha Hindu Hotel鈥�, 鈥楧rishtipradip鈥�, 鈥楤ipiner Sangsar鈥�, 鈥楳araner Dankabaje鈥�, 鈥楽mrtir Rekha鈥�, 鈥楧ebjan鈥�, 鈥楿tkarna鈥�, 鈥楬e Aranya Katha Kao鈥�, 鈥業chhamati鈥� and 鈥楢shani Sangket鈥�.
The fiction writer was also editor of the film magazine named 鈥楥hitralekha鈥�.
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay passed away at Ghatshila in Barackpur on November 1, 1950.