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	'''Rabisankar Bal''' (1962–2017) was an Indian writer ~~in the [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]-language. He lived in [[Kolkata]],~~ and ~~was a~~ journalist by profession. He published more than twenty books in a range of genres including novels, short stories, poetry and essays. He is best known for novels such as ''Dozakhnama'' (Conversations in Hell) and ''Aynajibon'' (A Mirrored Life),<ref>https://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/272311/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2</ref> both of which have been translated into English by Arunava Sinha. He is regarded as a major voice in contemporary [[Bengali literature]] and won a number of prizes for his work.<ref>{{cite web \|title=শনিবার ।। রবিশংকর বল \|url=https://www.banglatribune.~~com/literature/news/271869/শনিবার-।।-রবিশংকর-বল \|website=[[Bangla Tribune]] \|access-date=20 May 2019 \|lang=bn \|date= 12 December 2018}}</ref>~~		'''Rabisankar Bal''' (1962–2017) was an Indian writer and journalist.

	~~Rabisankar Bal penned down 15~~ novels and ~~5 short story collection over a period of 30 years~~. ~~He also translated~~ ''[[~~Saadat Hasan Manto~~]]~~'s'' work~~ in ~~Bengali~~.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=~~IANS~~\|date=~~13 December 2017~~\|title=~~Journalist, author Rabisankar~~ Bal ~~dead~~\|~~work~~=~~Business Standard India~~\|url=https://www.~~business-standard~~.com/~~article~~/news-~~ians/journalist~~-~~author~~-~~rabisankar~~-~~bal~~-~~dead~~-~~117121300020_1.html~~\|access-date=~~6 September 2020~~}}</ref>		== Career ==
			Over his career, he published more than twenty works, including novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. His notable works include ''Dozakhnama'' (Conversations in Hell) and ''Aynajibon'' (A Mirrored Life), both translated into English by [[Arunava Sinha]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Alam \|first=Shahrukh \|date=2013-07-19 \|title=That voice in the darkness \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/that-voice-in-the-darkness/story-Wow4mBs64USlDNuiUkybKI.html \|access-date=2025-10-05 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2014-12-09 \|title=When Ghalib and Manto woke up in hell \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/when-ghalib-and-manto-woke-up-in-hell/articleshow/18790181.cms \|access-date=2025-10-05 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ratnam \|first=Dhamini \|date=2015-03-21 \|title=Book review {{!}} A Mirrored Life \|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PS8hU2BOjgBl7ql1Tj1IdK/Book-review--A-Mirrored-Life.html \|access-date=2025-10-05 \|website=mint \|language=en}}</ref> Bal is recognised as an important figure in contemporary [[Bengali literature]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=মানুষ গল্পটাই চায় : রবিশংকর বল \|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/272311/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2}}</ref> He received several literary awards in recognition of his contributions.<ref>{{cite web \|date=12 December 2018 \|title=শনিবার ।। রবিশংকর বল \|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/271869/শনিবার-।।-রবিশংকর-বল \|access-date=20 May 2019 \|website=[[Bangla Tribune]] \|language=bn}}</ref>

	At the age of 55~~, following~~ a brief illness~~, Rabisankar bal died in~~ B. R. Singh Hospital, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dead\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/13/journalist-author-rabisankar-bal-dead-1725772.html\|access-date=~~6 September 2020~~\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		During his career, Bal authored 15 novels and edited five collections of short stories. He also translated works of [[Saadat Hasan Manto]] into [[Bengali language\|Bengali]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=IANS \|date=13 December 2017 \|title=Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dead \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/journalist-author-rabisankar-bal-dead-117121300020_1.html \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|work=Business Standard India}}</ref> His novel ''The Biography of Midnight'' earned him the Sutapa Roy Chowdhury Memorial Prize from the [[Government of West Bengal]]. Rabisankar Bal died at the age of 55 after a brief illness at B. R. Singh Hospital in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dead\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/13/journalist-author-rabisankar-bal-dead-1725772.html\|access-date=2021-09-29\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	==Works~~<ref>{{cite web\| title=Rabisankar Bal \| url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590656.Rabisankar_Bal }}</ref>~~==		==Works==
	===Collection of Stories (গল্পগ্রন্থ)===		===Collection of Stories (গল্পগ্রন্থ)===
	# দারুনিরঞ্জন		# দারুনিরঞ্জন
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	# জিরো আওয়ার		# জিরো আওয়ার
	# মধ্যরাত্রির জীবনী		# মধ্যরাত্রির জীবনী

	===Collection of Poems (কবিতা)===		===Collection of Poems (কবিতা)===
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	===Edited and Translated Books (সম্পাদিত গ্রন্থ)===		===Edited and Translated Books (সম্পাদিত গ্রন্থ)===
	# সাদাত হোসেইন মন্টো রচনাসংগ্রহ		# সাদাত হোসেইন মন্টো রচনাসংগ্রহ

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
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	==Works<ref>{{cite web\| title=Rabisankar Bal \| url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590656.Rabisankar_Bal }}</ref>==		==Works<ref>{{cite web\| title=Rabisankar Bal \| url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590656.Rabisankar_Bal }}</ref>==
	===Collection of Stories (গল্পগ্রন্থ)===		===Collection of Stories (গল্পগ্রন্থ)===
	# দারুনিরঞ্জন ~~<br>~~		# দারুনিরঞ্জন
	# রবিশঙ্কর বল এর গল্প ~~<br>~~		# রবিশঙ্কর বল এর গল্প
	# আর্তোর শেষ অভিনয় ~~<br>~~		# আর্তোর শেষ অভিনয়
	# জীবন অন্যত্র ~~<br>~~		# জীবন অন্যত্র
	# ওই মণিময় তার কাহিনী ~~<br>~~		# ওই মণিময় তার কাহিনী
	# সেরা ৫০ টি গল্প ~~<br>~~		# সেরা ৫০ টি গল্প

	===Novels (উপন্যাস)===		===Novels (উপন্যাস)===
	# নীল দরজা লাল ঘর ~~<br>~~		# নীল দরজা লাল ঘর
	# পোখরান ৯৮ ~~<br>~~		# পোখরান ৯৮
	# পাণ্ডুলিপি করে আয়োজন ~~<br>~~		# পাণ্ডুলিপি করে আয়োজন
	# বাসস্টপে একদিন ~~<br>~~		# বাসস্টপে একদিন
	# মিলনের শ্বাসরোধী কথা ~~<br>~~		# মিলনের শ্বাসরোধী কথা
	# নষ্টভ্রষ্ট ~~<br>~~		# নষ্টভ্রষ্ট
	# এখানে তুষার ঝরে ~~<br>~~		# এখানে তুষার ঝরে
	# দোজখনামা ~~<br>~~		# দোজখনামা
	# আয়নাজীবন ~~<br>~~		# আয়নাজীবন
	# আঙুরবাগানে খুন ~~<br>~~		# আঙুরবাগানে খুন
	# জিরো আওয়ার ~~<br>~~		# জিরো আওয়ার
	# মধ্যরাত্রির জীবনী		# মধ্যরাত্রির জীবনী

	===Collection of Poems (কবিতা)===		===Collection of Poems (কবিতা)===
	# হেমন্তের এলিজি		# হেমন্তের এলিজি
	# ত্রস্ত নীলিমা ~~<br>~~		# ত্রস্ত নীলিমা
	# ঊনপঞ্চাশ বায়ু ~~<br>~~		# ঊনপঞ্চাশ বায়ু

	===Non Fiction (প্রবন্ধ)===		===Non Fiction (প্রবন্ধ)===
	# সংলাপের মধ্যবর্তী এই নীরবতা ~~<br>~~		# সংলাপের মধ্যবর্তী এই নীরবতা
	# কুষ্ঠরোগীদের গুহায় সংগীত ~~<br>~~		# কুষ্ঠরোগীদের গুহায় সংগীত
	# মুখ আর মুখোশ ~~<br>~~		# মুখ আর মুখোশ
	# জীবনানন্দ ও অন্যান্য ~~<br>~~		# জীবনানন্দ ও অন্যান্য

	===Edited and Translated Books (সম্পাদিত গ্রন্থ)===		===Edited and Translated Books (সম্পাদিত গ্রন্থ)===
	# সাদাত হোসেইন মন্টো রচনাসংগ্রহ ~~<br>~~		# সাদাত হোসেইন মন্টো রচনাসংগ্রহ
	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
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'''Rabisankar Bal''' (1962–2017) was an Indian writer in the [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language. He lived in [[Kolkata]], and was a journalist by profession. He published more than twenty books in a range of genres including novels, short stories, poetry and essays. He is best known for novels such as ''Dozakhnama'' (Conversations in Hell) and ''Aynajibon'' (A Mirrored Life),<ref>https://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/272311/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2</ref> both of which have been translated into English by Arunava Sinha. He is regarded as a major voice in contemporary [[Bengali literature]] and won a number of prizes for his work.<ref>{{cite web |title=শনিবার ।। রবিশংকর বল |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/271869/শনিবার-।।-রবিশংকর-বল |website=[[Bangla Tribune]] |access-date=20 May 2019 |lang=bn |date= 12 December 2018}}</ref>

Rabisankar Bal penned down 15 novels and 5 short story collection over a period of 30 years. He also translated ''[[Saadat Hasan Manto]]'s'' work in Bengali.<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=13 December 2017|title=Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dead|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/journalist-author-rabisankar-bal-dead-117121300020_1.html|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref>

At the age of 55, following a brief illness, Rabisankar bal died in B. R. Singh Hospital, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journalist, author Rabisankar Bal dead|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/13/journalist-author-rabisankar-bal-dead-1725772.html|access-date=6 September 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Works<ref>{{cite web| title=Rabisankar Bal | url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6590656.Rabisankar_Bal }}</ref>==
===Collection of Stories (গল্পগ্রন্থ)===
# দারুনিরঞ্জন 
# রবিশঙ্কর বল এর গল্প 
# আর্তোর শেষ অভিনয় 
# জীবন অন্যত্র 
# ওই মণিময় তার কাহিনী 
# সেরা ৫০ টি গল্প 

===Novels (উপন্যাস)===
# নীল দরজা লাল ঘর 
# পোখরান ৯৮ 
# পাণ্ডুলিপি করে আয়োজন 
# বাসস্টপে একদিন 
# মিলনের শ্বাসরোধী কথা 
# নষ্টভ্রষ্ট 
# এখানে তুষার ঝরে 
# দোজখনামা 
# আয়নাজীবন 
# আঙুরবাগানে খুন 
# জিরো আওয়ার 
# মধ্যরাত্রির জীবনী

===Collection of Poems (কবিতা)===
# হেমন্তের এলিজি
# ত্রস্ত নীলিমা 
# ঊনপঞ্চাশ বায়ু 

===Non Fiction (প্রবন্ধ)===
# সংলাপের মধ্যবর্তী এই নীরবতা 
# কুষ্ঠরোগীদের গুহায় সংগীত 
# মুখ আর মুখোশ 
# জীবনানন্দ ও অন্যান্য 

===Edited and Translated Books (সম্পাদিত গ্রন্থ)===
# সাদাত হোসেইন মন্টো রচনাসংগ্রহ 
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://penguin.co.in/book_author/rabisankar-bal/ Rabisankar Bal] at [[Penguin India]]

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