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'''Suchitra Bhattacharya''' (10 January 1950 – 2015) was an Indian novelist,<ref name="Suchitra Bhattacharya, 1950">{{cite web|title=Suchitra Bhattacharya, 1950|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/suchitrabhattacharya.html|publisher=loc.gov|access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref> known for works including ''Hemanter Pakhi'', ''Kachher Manush'', ''Aleek Shukh'', ''Icche'' and ''Kacher Dewal''.<ref name="The Hindu 2015">{{cite news |last1=Staff Reporter |title=Noted Bengali writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/noted-bengali-writer-suchitra-bhattacharya-passes-away/article7203294.ece |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 14, 2015}}</ref><ref name="ENS 2015">{{cite news |title=Suchitra Bhattacharya documented realities, aspirations and silences of modern women |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/suchitra-bhattacharya-documented-realities-aspirations-and-silences-of-modern-women/ |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> During her career as a writer, she composed over 20 novels and many short stories.<ref name="IANS 2015">{{cite news |title=Kolkata mourns writer Suchitra Bhattacharya's death |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworms-trail/kolkata-mourns-writer-suchitra-bhattacharyas-death_1594844.htm |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=ZeeNews |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> Her novel ''Dahan'' was adapted into the 1997 film ''[[Dahan (1997 film)|Dahan]]'',<ref name="IANS 2015"/><ref name="ENS 2015"/> and her novels ''Iccher Gach'', ''Alik Sukh'' and ''Ramdhanu Rang'' were adapted into films by [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]], and her novel ''Onnyo Bwasanto'' was adapted into a television film by Aditi Roy.<ref name="Sen 2017">{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Zinia |title=Tollywood mourns the death of Suchitra Bhattacharya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Tollywood-mourns-the-death-of-Suchitra-Bhattacharya/articleshow/47279596.cms |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Suchitra Bhattacharya was born in 1950 in [[Bhagalpur]], [[Bihar]].<ref name="The Hindu 2015"/> She was interested in writing from her childhood.

Bhattacharya graduated from the [[Jogamaya Devi College]], an affiliated undergraduate women's college of the historic [[University of Calcutta]], in [[Kolkata]].<ref>[http://jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm History of the College]</ref>

==Career==
Having taken many odd jobs in her early youth, she finally joined the public service, leaving in 2004 to become a full-time writer. She started writing in the late-1970s,<ref name="STP 2015">{{cite news |last1=STP Team |title=Four books by Suchitra Bhattacharya you must read |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/four-books-by-suchitra-bhattacharya-you-must-read/ |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=[[SheThePeople.TV]] |date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> and novels in the mid-1980s, finding early success with her novel ''Kacher Dewal'' (Glass Wall).{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

Her writing focuses on contemporary social issues. Her life experiences are reflected in many of her stories and novels. Bhattacharya was enthusiastic about fellow contemporary women authors [[Sangita Bandyopadhyay]] and [[Tilottama Majumdar]], and was deeply influenced by [[Ashapurna Debi]] and [[Mahasweta Debi]].<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015">{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Suchitra|title=Five Suchitra Bhattacharya novels that redefined feminist writing in Bengal|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/five-suchitra-bhattacharya-novels-that-redefined-feminist-writing-in-bengal/|access-date=28 May 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

Her novels and short stories have been translated into [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and English. She has also written novels and short stories for children.

Her novel ''Dahan'' was made into the 1997 film ''[[Dahan (1997 film)|Dahan]]'' by Bengali director [[Rituparno Ghosh]].<ref name="IANS 2015"/> The short story "Ichcher Gaach" was also made into a full-length feature film ''Icche'', directed by [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]] and Nandita Roy.<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/> "Hemonter Pakhi" was also made into a feature film by Urmi Chakraborty.

Suchitra Bhattacharya also contributed to the Bengali adult crime fiction genre with her detective character [[Mitin Masi]], one of the few female detectives in Bengali literature.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Suchitra|title=Detective Mitin Mashi, not middle-class tales, might be Suchitra Bhattacharya's lasting legacy|url=http://scroll.in/article/727730/detective-mitin-mashi-not-middle-class-tales-might-be-suchitra-bhattacharyas-lasting-legacy|access-date=28 May 2016|date=16 May 2015}}</ref> The first novel with Mitin Masi was ''Sarandai Saitan'', followed by: ''Sarporahosya sundarbone, Jhau jhien hotyarorosya, Dussapno bar bar, Sander saheber Puthi'' and others. Other Mitin Masi novels were written for adults.

Suchitra Bhattacharya died on 12 May 2015, aged 65, due to a cardiac arrest at her home in Dhakuria, Kolkata.<ref name="Anandabazar Patrika">{{cite web|title=Anandabazar Patrika|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/state/veteran-novelist-suchitra-bhattacharya-expired-1.145035|publisher=anandabazar.com/|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ei Samay">{{cite web|title=Ei Samay|url=http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Novelist-Suchitra-Bhattacharyay-is-no-more/articleshow/47255774.cms|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref>

==Awards and accolades==
Suchitra received many awards, including the Bhuban Mohini Medal from Calcutta University in 2004, the Nanjanagudu Thirumalamba National Award (1996),<ref name="IANS 2015" /> the Katha Award (1997),<ref name="IANS 2015" /> the Tarashankar Award (2000),<ref name="IANS 2015" /> the Dwijendralal Award in 2001 from Kalyani, the Sharat Puroshkar (2002),<ref name="IANS 2015" /> as well as the Bharat Nirman Award,<ref name="IANS 2015" /> Sahitya Setu Award<ref name="IANS 2015" /> and Shailajananda Smriti Puroshkar<ref name="IANS 2015" /> in 2004 and Dinesh Chandra Smriti Puroskar in 2015. She received the Mati Nandy award in 2012.

==Selected novels==

* ''Kachher Manush'' (Close to Me)<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/><ref name="STP 2015" />
* ''Dahan'' (The Burning)<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/><ref name="STP 2015" />
* ''Ichcher Gaach''<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/>
* ''Bhanagal Kal'' (Falling Apart)<ref name="STP 2015" />
* ''Kacher Dewal'' (The Wall of Glass)<ref name="STP 2015" />
* ''Hemonter Pakhi'' (Bird of Autumn)<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/>
* ''Neel Ghurni'' (Blue tornado)
* ''Aleek Shukh'' (Heavenly bliss)
* ''Gabhir Ashukh'' (A Grave Illness)
* ''Uro Megh'' (Flying Cloud)
* ''Chhera Taar'' (Broken string)
* ''Alochhaya'' (Shadows of Light)<ref name="Bhattacharya 2015"/>
* ''Anyo Basanto'' (Another Spring)
* ''Parabas''
* ''Palabar Path Nei'' (No escape)
* ''Aami Raikishori''
* ''Rangin Pritibi'' (Colourful world)
* ''Jalchhobi'' (Watermark)
*''Mitin Masi'' book series<ref name="News18 2020">{{cite news |title=5 Female Detectives in Indian Literature That Everyone Should Know About |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/5-female-detectives-in-indian-literature-that-everyone-should-know-about-2852861.html |access-date=23 June 2021 |work=News18 |date=September 6, 2020}}</ref>
*''Dashti Upanyas'' (Ten novels)
*''German Ganesh''
*''Ekaa'' (Alone)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/suchitrabhattacharya.html Biography on US Library of Congress site]

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