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{{Short description|Bengali novelist}}
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{{Infobox writer
{{Infobox writer
| name = Taradas Bandyopadhyay
| name             = Taradas Bandyopadhyay
| native_name = তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
| native_name     = তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
| birth_date = 15 October 1947
| birth_date       = 15 October 1947
| death_date = 18 July 2010 (aged 63)
| death_date       = {{death date and age|18 July 2010|15 October 1947|df=y}}
| occupation = Short story writer, Novelist
| occupation       = Short story writer, Novelist
| language = Bengali
| language         = Bengali
| nationality = Indian
| nationality     = Indian
| image = Taradas Bandyopadhyay.jpg
| image           =  
| death_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[Kolkata]] [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| death_place     = [[Barrackpore]], [[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]], [[Calcutta]], [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| birth_place     = [[Barrackpore]], [[North 24 Parganas]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| children        = Tathagata Bandyopadhyay
}}
}}
'''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.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Bandyopadhyay was the son of late legendary writer [[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Writers-angry-at-being-cheated-by-publishers/articleshow/469248.cms|title=Writers angry at being 'cheated' by publishers|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/museum-plans-for-literary-icon-abode/cid/738745|title=Museum plans for literary icon abode|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> He was born in 1947 at his maternal grandparent's home at [[Barrackpore]], a suburb of [[Kolkata]] in [[North 24 Parganas]] and finished his schooling at the [[Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School]] in [[Rahara, Kolkata|Rahara]]. Bandyopadhyay passed B.A. (Honours) in [[English language|English]] from [[Maulana Azad College]] and completed post-graduation from the [[Calcutta University]]. He worked in [[Government of West Bengal|West Bengal government]] in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/bengali-writer-taradas-bandopadhyay-passes-away/20100718.htm|title=West Bengal: Writer Taradas Bandyopadhyay passes away|access-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref> He spent his childhood at his paternal village-home in [[Bongaon]] in a place which was incidentally called Barakpur again.
Bandyopadhyay was the son of late legendary writer [[Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Writers-angry-at-being-cheated-by-publishers/articleshow/469248.cms|title=Writers angry at being 'cheated' by publishers|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2 February 2004|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107232534/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Writers-angry-at-being-cheated-by-publishers/articleshow/469248.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/museum-plans-for-literary-icon-abode/cid/738745|title=Museum plans for literary icon abode|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=16 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916152800/https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/museum-plans-for-literary-icon-abode/cid/738745|url-status=live}}</ref> He was born in 1947 at his maternal grandparent's home at [[Barrackpore]] in [[North 24 Parganas]] and finished his schooling at the Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School in [[Rahara, Kolkata|Rahara]]. Bandyopadhyay passed B.A. (Honours) in [[English language|English]] from [[Maulana Azad College]] and completed post-graduation from the [[University of Calcutta]]. He worked under [[Government of West Bengal]] in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/bengali-writer-taradas-bandopadhyay-passes-away/20100718.htm|title=West Bengal: Writer Taradas Bandyopadhyay passes away|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=15 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115001441/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/bengali-writer-taradas-bandopadhyay-passes-away/20100718.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He spent his childhood at his paternal village-home in [[Bongaon]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}


==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 death in 2010.
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=2 January 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|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924043533/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I9BqS3az5wakVtX0RPYUZWN00/edit?pli=1|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Awlatchokro'' (2003). Bandyopadhyay also edited [[Aranyak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/real-address-for-fictional-tantric/cid/1390348|title=Real address for fictional tantric|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127111411/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/real-address-for-fictional-tantric/cid/1390348|url-status=live}}</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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}


==Books==
==Books==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 22 March 2026


Not to be confused with Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay.

Taradas Bandyopadhyay
Native name
তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Born15 October 1947
Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Died18 July 2010(2010-07-18) (aged 62)
Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
OccupationShort story writer, Novelist
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
Alma materRahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School
Maulana Azad College
University of Calcutta
ChildrenTathagata Bandyopadhyay

Taradas Bandyopadhyay (15 October 1947 – 18 July 2010) was a Bengali novelist, short story writer and editor.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Bandyopadhyay was the son of late legendary writer Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.[1][2] He was born in 1947 at his maternal grandparent's home at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas and finished his schooling at the Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School in Rahara. Bandyopadhyay passed B.A. (Honours) in English from Maulana Azad College and completed post-graduation from the University of Calcutta. He worked under Government of West Bengal in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department.[3] He spent his childhood at his paternal village-home in Bongaon.[citation needed]

Literary career[edit | edit source]

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.[4] 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)[5] and Awlatchokro (2003). Bandyopadhyay also edited Aranyak.[6] 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.[citation needed]

Books[edit | edit source]

  • Saptarshir Alo
  • Kakkhopath
  • Bandhu, Raho Raho
  • Kaal Nirabodhi
  • Kajol
  • Tritiya Purush
  • Awlatchakra
  • Taranath Tantrik

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Writers angry at being 'cheated' by publishers". The Times of India. 2 February 2004. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Museum plans for literary icon abode". Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal: Writer Taradas Bandyopadhyay passes away". Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Taradas. "Kajal". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ↑ তারাদাস বন্দোপাধ্যায়, তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক, archived from the original on 24 September 2020, retrieved 2 January 2019
  6. ↑ "Real address for fictional tantric". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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