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| name = Shaktipada Rajguru<br />
| image = Sakitipada Rajguru.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|2|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bankura District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{dda|2014|6|12|1922|2|1|df=y}}<br />
| occupation = Novelist, essayist<br />
| period = 1934 – 2014<br />
| notableworks = [[Meghe Dhaka Tara]]<br /> [[Amanush]]<br /> [[Barsaat Ki Ek Raat]]<br />
| awards = Bibhutibhushan Award<br> All-India Lion's Award<br />
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'''Shaktipada Rajguru''' ({{lang-bn|শক্তিপদ রাজগুরু}}) (1 February 1922 &ndash; 12 June 2014) was an [[India]]n [[Bengali people|Bengali]] writer. Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen including the [[Ritwik Ghatak|Ritwik Ghatak-directed]] ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara]]'' and the [[Shakti Samanta|Shakti Samanta-directed]] ''[[Amanush]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa4c06ca|title=Shaktipada Rajguru|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> He has been translated into [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Malayalam]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Shaktipada Rajguru was born on 1 February 1922 in Gopebandi, [[Bankura District]], in what is now [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. His early schooling was at Pachthopi T.N. Institutional School in [[Murshidabad]]. He received his bachelor's degree from the [[University of Calcutta]]. He began writing in 1945 with his first [[novel]], ''Dinguli Mor'', which revolved around the sensitive topic of the plight of refugees. Over the course of his career he wrote over 100 novels. He died on 12 June 2014 at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eminent Bengali author Shaktipada Rajguru passes away|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/eminent-bengali-author-shaktipada-rajguru-passes-away/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Writing style==<br />
Shaktipada Rajguru was fond of travelling and many of his novels are set in locations such as [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chota Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Dandakaranya]], places distant from [[Kolkata]], where his novels are published. He was fond of describing nature in great detail and in portraying strong central characters in these locations. He cites [[Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay]] and [[Tarashankar Bandopadhyay]] as major influences.<br />
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==Select bibliography==<br />
*''Meghe Dhaka Tara''<br />
*''Moni Begum''<br />
*''Antare antare''<br />
*''Jeebon Kahini''<br />
*''Anusandhan''<br />
*''Amanush''<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*The Bibhutibhushan Award for literary excellence<br />
*All-India Lion's Award, Best screenplay for ''[[Amanush]]''<br />
*The Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement ''Sahityabramha'' Award, 2009<br />
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==References==<br />
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*Biographical note in the following novel: Rajguru, Shaktipada.''Kuasha jokhon'', ({{lang-bn|কুয়াশা যখন}}). Anjali Prokashoni. [[Kolkata]]. 2005. {{ISBN|81-87114-54-1}}.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0707410}}<br />
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