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{{Short description|Indian writer (1902–1981)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Charu Chandra Chakraborty
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1902|03|23}}
| birth_place =Brahmandanga, [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India|British Raj]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|
05|25|df=yes|1902|03|23}}
| death_place =[[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| alma_mater = [[Hare School]], [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]]
| occupation = {{hlist| Writer}}
| nationality = Indian
| awards = Saratchandra Puraskar
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'''Charu Chandra Chakraborty''' (23 March 1902 — 25 May 1981) was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and novelist. He is commonly known by the pen name '''Jarasandha'''.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.kalbela.com/ajkerpatrika/joto-mot-toto-path/75232|title=Charuchandra Chakraborty}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
He was born on 23 March 1902 in Brahmandanga village, [[Faridpur district]] (present day in [[Bangladesh]]. His father's name was Ambikacharan Chakraborty. After completing his primary school studies, he passed matriculation examination in 1920 from [[Hare School]] in Kolkata, securing seventh place and passed his MA in economics from [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]].
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==Career==

He started his career as a Deputy District Magistrate in Darjeeling. After thirty years of service in various places, he retired as Superintendent of [[Alipore Jail]] in 1960. During this time, while performing duties in various jails, he gained a very deep understanding of the lives of prisoners.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.priofaridpur.com/famousperson/details/23|title=চারুচন্দ্র চক্রবর্তী (জরাসন্ধ) - ফরিদপুর জেলার স্মরণীয় ব্যক্তিত্ব|website=www.priofaridpur.com}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekusheysangbad.com/literature/news/383513|title='জরাসন্ধ'-যেন এক ভুলে যাওয়া নক্ষত্র!|date=March 29, 2023|website=ekusheysangbad.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/>

== Literature contribution ==
The tales and stories of the people he saw in the prison during his long career were embodied in his novels. On May 1, 1953, the first part of ''Louhakpat'' was published in book form. Later, it was published in four parts one by one.
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Notable among his novels are: ''Tamasi'', ''Pari'', ''Masirekha'', ''Nyaydand'', ''Parashmani'', ''Lakhdar'', ''Chhaya'', ''Nishana'', ''Tritiya Nayan'', ''Hira Chuni Panna'', ''Ashraya'', ''Ekush Baar'', ''Aasar'' and ''A Bari O Bari''.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/>

His autobiographical work, written in two volumes, is ''Nisang Pathik''. The first volume was published in 1971. He also has six collections of short stories. In addition, he has written some works for children in 'Rangchang', 'Rabibar' 'Yamrajer Bipod' etc.<ref name="auto2"/>

== Film adaptations ==
In 1963, Indian film producer and director [[Bimal Roy]] made a Hindi film based on his novel 'Tamsi' titled [[Bandini (film)|''Bandini'']] and won [[11th Filmfare Awards|Best Film Award]] and [[National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film|National Film Award]] in 1964.<ref name="auto"/>
Three films also made based on his story ''Aparna'' (1972) by Salil Sen, ''Shama'' (1981) by Naeem Basit, ''Din Jay Kotha Theke'' (1979) by [[Khan Ataur Rahman]].<ref name="auto2"/>

==References ==
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==External links ==

[[Category:1902 births]]
[[Category:1981 deaths]]
[[Category:Bengali writers]]
[[Category:Bengali-language writers]]
[[Category:Writers from West Bengal]]

Charu Chandra Chakraborty - Revision history

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