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| name = Taradas Bandyopadhyay | | name = Taradas Bandyopadhyay | ||
| native_name = তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় | | native_name = তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় | ||
| birth_date = 15 October | | birth_date = 15 October 1947 | ||
| death_date = 18 July | | death_date = 18 July 2010 (aged 63) | ||
| occupation = Short story writer, Novelist | | occupation = Short story writer, Novelist | ||
| language = Bengali | | language = Bengali | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| image = Taradas Bandyopadhyay.jpg | | image = Taradas Bandyopadhyay.jpg | ||
| death_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[Kolkata]] [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School]] <br/> [[Maulana Azad College]] <br/> [[University of Calcutta]] | | alma_mater = [[Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School]] <br/> [[Maulana Azad College]] <br/> [[University of Calcutta]] | ||
| birth_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[Calcutta]], [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Taradas Bandyopadhyay''' (15 October 1947 – 18 July 2010) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] novelist, short story writer and editor. | '''Taradas Bandyopadhyay''' (15 October 1947 – 18 July 2010) was a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] novelist, short story writer and editor. | ||
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==Literary career== | ==Literary career== | ||
Taradas wrote number of short stories and novels like ''Kaal Nirabadhi'', ''Saptarshir Alo'', ''Kakkhopath''. His novel ''Kajol'' was a sequel to ''Aparajito'', written by his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.266882|title=Kajal|last=Bandyopadhyay, Taradas|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Taradas had started writing ''Kajol'' immediately after passing his Higher Secondary examination. Bandyopadhyay's most notable contribution was ''[[Taranath Tantrik]]'', an occult practitioner. The character was created by Bibhutibhushan and continued by him. Those stories were published in two books namely ''Taranath Tantrik'' (1985)<ref>{{Citation|last=তারাদাস বন্দোপাধ্যায়|title=তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I9BqS3az5wakVtX0RPYUZWN00/edit?pli=1}}</ref> and ''Awlatchokro'' (2003). Bandyopadhyay also edited [[Aranyak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/real-address-for-fictional-tantric/cid/1390348|title=Real address for fictional tantric|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> In the year 2008, Taradas started writing his interpretation of Bibhutibhusan's life in a biography-styled series called ''Pita Nohsi'' for Udbodhan magazine, but couldn't complete it because of his | Taradas wrote number of short stories and novels like ''Kaal Nirabadhi'', ''Saptarshir Alo'', ''Kakkhopath''. His novel ''Kajol'' was a sequel to ''Aparajito'', written by his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.266882|title=Kajal|last=Bandyopadhyay, Taradas|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Taradas had started writing ''Kajol'' immediately after passing his Higher Secondary examination. Bandyopadhyay's most notable contribution was ''[[Taranath Tantrik]]'', an occult practitioner. The character was created by Bibhutibhushan and continued by him. Those stories were published in two books namely ''Taranath Tantrik'' (1985)<ref>{{Citation|last=তারাদাস বন্দোপাধ্যায়|title=তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I9BqS3az5wakVtX0RPYUZWN00/edit?pli=1}}</ref> and ''Awlatchokro'' (2003). Bandyopadhyay also edited [[Aranyak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/real-address-for-fictional-tantric/cid/1390348|title=Real address for fictional tantric|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> In the year 2008, Taradas started writing his interpretation of Bibhutibhusan's life in a biography-styled series called ''Pita Nohsi'' for Udbodhan magazine, but couldn't complete it because of his death in 2010. | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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[[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]] | [[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali novelists]] | [[Category:Bengali novelists]] | ||
[[Category: Writers from Kolkata]] | |||
==External links== | |||
* {{IMDb name|12103679}} |