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'''Moti Nandi''' ({{lang-bn|মতি নন্দী}}; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer based in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. He was born in [[Kolkata]] in 1931. He was an alumnus of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He died in 2010.

==Career==
Moti Nandi was a [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]] and worked as a sports editor in ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a glittering ceremony to mark the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123205646/http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |archive-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In his novels, he is noted for his depiction of sporting events and many of his protagonists are sports-persons. His first short story was published in ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]'' weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in ''Parichoy'' Magazine in 1985.<ref>http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=/shop/usa/book/mati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123040530/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=%2Fshop%2Fusa%2Fbook%2Fmati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI |date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> The character ''Kalabati'' from his novels is popular among the younger audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abp.in/12002.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917034639/http://abp.in/12002.html |archivedate=17 September 2010}}</ref>

==Novels==
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*''Shada Kham'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Ubhoyoto Sampurno'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Golap Bagan'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Chaya'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Chaya Soronite Rohini'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Jibonto'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Duti Tinti Ghor'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Ditio Innings er Por'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Duro Dristi'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Puber Janala'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Bonanider Bari'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Bijolibalar Mukti'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Malabika'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Sibi'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Soloke Ponero Kora'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Sohodeber Tajmahal'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Sobai Jache'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Dosti Uponyas'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Nakhatter Raat'' (Punascha)
*''Baobab'' (Punascha)
*''Dadash Bakti'' (Punascha)
*''Nayaker Probesh o Prasthan'' (Punascha)
*''Baranda''
*''Korunabashata''
*''Chotobabu''
{{Div col end}}

==Works for children==
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*''[[Koni (novel)|Koni]]'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Aloukik Dilu'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Stopper'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Striker'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Kuronn [ কুড়োন ] (''Ananda Pub.)
*''Jibon Ananta'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Nnaran'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Feraari'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Tulsi'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Dolbodoler Aage'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Minu Chinur Trophy''(Ananda Pub.)
*''Empiyaring''
*''Dhankurir Kingkong'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Biswa-jora Biswacup'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Buro Ghora'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Doshti Kishore Uponyas'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Cricket er Ayne Kanun'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Bhuli'' (Gangchil)
*''Shiba''(Ananda Pub.)
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==Doshti Kishore Uponyas==
*''Nonida Not Out''
*''Striker''
*''Stopper''
*''Oporajito Ananda''
*''Dolbodoler Aage''
*''Feraari''
*''Shivar Phire Asa''
*''Tulsi''
*''Naran''
*''Minu Chinur Trophy''

==Kolabati series==
*''Kolaboti''
*''Kolaboti Der Diet Chart''
*''Kolaboti r Dekha Shona''
*''Kolaboti o Khayeri''
*''Bhuter Basay Kolaboti''
*''Kolaboti, Apur maa o Panchu''
*''Kolaboti o Millenium Match''
*''Kolabotir Shaktishel''

==Awards==
*[[Ananda Purashkar]], 1974
*[[Sahitya Akademi]] Award, 1991

==Cinema==
One of his novels, ''[[Kony (film)|Koni]]'', released in 1986, was filmed with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in one of the lead roles.<ref name="Nandi2012">{{cite book|last=Nandi|first=Moti|title=BOOKMINE: Koni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1_JN51W0l4C&pg=PT6|date=12 March 2012|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5009-383-2|pages=6–}}</ref> In 1978, another novel ''Striker'' was filmed as [[Striker (1978 film)|Striker]] with [[Samit Bhanja]] in the lead role. A small screen teleserial was also made on his novel 'Stopper'. Debesh Roychoudhury played the role of Kamal Guha on screen.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101123040530/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=%2Fshop%2Fusa%2Fbook%2Fmati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI Short Biography of Moti Nandy]

==References==
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[[Category:Bengali writers]]
[[Category:Writers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Scottish Church Collegiate School alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali]]
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian children's writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]]

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