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{{Infobox writer
| name = Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
| image = Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
| birth_date = 12 September 1894
| birth_place = [[North 24 Parganas district|Muratipur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 1 November 1950 (aged 56)
| death_place = [[Ghatshila]], [[Bihar]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
| occupation = Writer, novelist, songwriter
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted list|[[Bongaon High School]]|[[Surendranath College]]}}
| notableworks = {{Unbulleted list|''[[Pather Panchali (novel)|Pather Panchali]]''|''[[Aranyak]]''|''[[Adarsha Hindu Hotel]]''|''[[Debjan]]''|''[[Hire Manik Jale]]''}}
| spouse = {{Unbulleted list|Gouri Devi|Rama Chattopadhyay}}
| children = [[Taradas Bandyopadhyay]]
| awards = [[Rabindra Puraskar]] (posthumous) (1951)
| signature =
}}
'''Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay''' ({{audio|Bibhutibhushan_Bandopadhyay_pronunciation.ogg|listen|''Bibhutibhushon Bôndopaddhae''}}) (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/scl/html/departed_writers.php|title=State Central Library Kolkata|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927074438/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in/scl/html/departed_writers.php|archive-date=27 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> was an Indian writer in the [[Bengali language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/remembering-the-evergreen-genius-of-bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyay-1567762454521.html|title=Remembering the evergreen genius of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay|first=Somak|last=Ghoshal|date=6 September 2019|website=mint}}</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/ballad-of-bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyays-last-abode-beckons/cid/1742938 Ballad of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Last Abode Beckons]. [[Telegraph India]].</ref> His best known works are the autobiographical novel, ''[[Pather Panchali (novel)|Pather Panchali]]'' (''The Song of the Road''), ''[[Chander Pahar|Chader Pahar]]'', and ''[[Aranyak]]''.

==Early life and education==
The Bandyopadhyay family originated in the Panitar village near [[Basirhat]], located in the [[North 24 Parganas district]] of modern-day [[West Bengal]]. Bandyopadhyay's great-grandfather, who was an [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] physician, eventually settled in Barakpur village, near [[Gopalnagar, North 24 Parganas|Gopalnagar]], Banagram (now [[Bangaon]]), North 24 Parganas.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chattopadhyay |first1= Sunil Kumar |title= Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay |edition= 1st|series=Makers of Indian Literature |year= 1994 |publisher= Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi |isbn= 81-7201-578-X |page= 1}}</ref> However, Bandyopadhyay was born in Muratipur village, near [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] in [[Nadia district|Nadia]], at his maternal uncle's house. His father, Mahananda Bandyopadhyay, was a [[Sanskrit]] scholar and story-teller by profession. Bandyopadhyay was the eldest of the five children of Mahananda and his wife Mrinalini. His childhood home was at Barakpur village, near Gopalnagar,bongaon.

Bandyopadhyay studied at [[Bongaon High School]], one of the oldest institutions in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India#Provinces of India (1858–1947)|British India]], and was considered as a talented student. Following a first division placement in the Entrance and Intermediate Arts examinations, Bandyopadhyay completed his undergraduate degree in economics, history, and [[sanskrit]] at the [[Surendranath College]] (then Ripon College) in [[Kolkata]]. He was admitted to the [[Master's degree#Titles|master's degree (MA)]] and Law classes, but could not afford to enroll for the postgraduate course at the [[University of Calcutta]], and joined as a teacher in a school in [[Jangipara]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]].<ref name=Sekhar /><ref>[http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/bibhutibhushan-bandopadhyay-biography.html Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay] ''iloveindia.com''. Retrieved 19 May 2013</ref>

==Career==
Bandyopadhyay worked in a variety of jobs to support both himself and his family before becoming a writer. His first job was as a teacher, but he also served as a travelling publicist for [[Cow protection movement#1800s|Goraksini Sabha]], and later as a secretary for [[Pathuriaghata#The Ghosh family|Khelatchandra Ghosh]], a role that included the management of his [[Bhagalpur]] estate. He became involved with Khelatchandra, a prominent name in music and charity, while tutoring his family. He also taught at the Khelatchandra Memorial School.<ref name=Sekhar /> Eventually, Bandyopadhyay returned to his native place. He started working as a teacher in the Gopalnagar Haripada Institution, which he continued alongside his literary work, until his death. He wrote and published ''Pather Panchali w''hile staying at [[Ghatshila]], a town in [[Jharkhand]].

==Works==
Bandyopadhyay's works are largely set in rural Bengal, with characters from that area. Several of his novels are set in [[Bangaon|Bongaon]], including ''Pather Panchali'', ''Adarsha Hindu Hotel'', ''Ichamati,'' and ''Bipiner Sansarm'' while his ''Aranyak'' is set in a forest in Bhagalpur.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-06|title=Aranyak by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay|url=https://www.purplepencilproject.com/book-review-aranyak-bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyay/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Purple Pencil Project|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1921, Bandyopadhyay's first published short story, "Upekshita" appeared in ''[[Prabasi]]'', at the time one of Bengal's leading literary magazines. However, he did not receive any critical attention until 1928, when his first novel ''Pather Panchali'' (also known in English as ''Song of the Little Road'') was published (initially as a serial, then as a book in 1929). ''Pather Panchali'' brought Bandyopadhyay to prominence in Bengali literature, and the novel and its sequel ''Aparajito'', were subsequently translated into numerous languages.<ref name="Sekhar" /> Additionally, these two were made into films by [[Satyajit Ray]], and together with ''[[The World of Apu|Apur Sansar]]'', formed the highly successful ''[[Apu Trilogy]]''.<ref name="Middle">{{cite web|title=The world of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay|url=http://middlestage.blogspot.com/2005/09/world-of-bibhutibhushan-bandyopadhyay.html|work=The Middle Stage: Essays on Indian and world literature|publisher=Chandrahas|access-date=3 April 2012|author=Chandrahas|format=Web page (blog)|date=18 September 2005}}</ref> Ray referred aspiring scriptwriters to the works of Bandyopadhyay, and praised him by saying, "His lines fit the characters so well, they are so revealing that even when the author provides no physical description, every character seems to present itself before us simply through the words it speaks".<ref name="Middle" /> His creation [[Taranath Tantrik]] was popular for the Bengali reader and the series was extended by his son Taradas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/qs-taranath-tantrik-start-streaming-today-hoichoi|title=Q's Taranath Tantrik to start streaming today on Hoichoi|access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
[[Amit Chaudhuri]] has translated a few excerpts from the novel for inclusion in the anthology, ''The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature''. In his introduction to these excerpts, Chaudhuri wrote, "Unique for its tenderness and poetry ... ''Pather Panchali'' rejects both nineteenth-century [[Literary realism|realism]] and [[social realism]] (the social milieu described in it would have logically lent itself to the latter) for an inquiry into perception and memory."<ref>The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature, edited by Amit Chaudhuri, (p. 66)</ref> The complete text of ''Aparajito'' has been translated into English by Gopa Majumdar. The novel ''Aranyak'' has been translated into English in January 2017 by Suchismita Banerjee Rai, and it has been published by Mitra and Ghosh Publishers based in [[Kolkata]].

[[Martin Seymour-Smith]], in his ''Guide to Modern World Literature'' (1973), describes Bandyopadhyay (he uses the form Banerji) as "perhaps the best of all modern Indian novelists", going on to write that, "probably nothing in twentieth-century Indian literature, in prose or poetry, comes to the level of ''Pather Panchali''".<ref>Guide to Modern World Literature, Martin Seymour-Smith (p. 712)</ref> He was posthumously awarded the [[Rabindra Puraskar]] in 1951, a literary award in [[West Bengal]], for his novel ''Ichhamati''.<ref name="Sekhar">{{cite book |last=Sekhar |first=Saumitra |year=2012 |chapter=Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bandyopadhyay,_Bibhutibhushan |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

[[File:House of Bibhutibhuasan.jpg|thumb|250px|Bibhutibhusan's House, Ghatshila.]]

===Death===
Bandopadhyay died on 1 November 1950, in [[Ghatshila]]. The cause of death was identified as a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bandopadhyay's Death|url=http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=542|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403133556/http://www.bengalibooksonline.com/author-profile.php?author_id=542|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
{{div col}}
;Complete list of novels:
* ''[[Pather Panchali (novel)|Pather Panchali]]'' (Song of the Road)
* ''Aparajito'' (Unvanquished; sequel to ''Pather Panchali'') - Completed By his son [[Taradas Bandyopadhyay]]
* ''[[Aranyak]]'' (In the Forest)
* ''[[Adarsha Hindu Hotel]]''
* ''Ichhamati'' ([[Rabindra Puraskar]] 1950–51)
* ''Dristi Pradeep''
* ''[[Chander Pahar]]''
* ''[[Hire Manik Jale]]''
* ''[[Debjan]]''
* ''Bipiner Sangsar''
* ''Anubartan''
* ''Ashani Sanket''
* ''Kedar Raja''
* ''Dampati''
* ''Sundarbane Sat Batsar'' - Not completed by him
* ''Dui Bari''
* ''Kajol'' - Sequel of Aparajito
* ''Maroner Danka Baje''
* ''Mismider Kabach''
* ''Aam Aatir Bhenpu''

;Partial list of short story collections:
* ''Megha Mallar''
* ''Mauriphool''
* ''Jatrabadol''
* ''Jonmo o Mrittu''
* ''Kinnardal''
* ''Taal Nabami''
* ''Benigir Fulbari''
* ''Nabagata''
* ''Taranath Tantric'' (jointly with his son Taradas Bandyopadhyay)
{{div col end}}

== Filmography ==
;Filmography based on his Bibliography are :

* ''[[Pather Panchali (film)|Pather Panchali]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Aparajito]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Adarsha Hindu Hotel (film)|Adarsha Hindu Hotel]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Apur Sansar]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Baksa Badal]] ''(1970)
* ''[[Nishi Padma]]'' (1970) based on short story ''Hinger Kochuri''.
* ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1972) based on short story ''Hinger Kochuri''.<ref>{{cite news |title=It's All About Love|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-all-about-love/953992/0 |publisher=Indian Express |date= 26 May 2012 |access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Nimantran]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Ashani Sanket]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Fuleswari]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Chander Pahar (film)|Chander Pahar]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Amazon Obhijaan]]'' (2017) based on ''[[Chander Pahar]]''.
* ''[[Colours of Innocence|Sahaj Paather Gappo (Colours of Innocence)]]'' (2017) based on the story ''Taal Nabami''.
* ''[[Avijatrik]] '' (2021) based on the concluding part of the novel Aparajito

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author}}
{{Wikiquote}}
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{{Bengal famine of 1943}}

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