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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]] | |||
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| Native name | তারাদাস বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় |
| Born | 15 October 1947 Barrackpore, Calcutta, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 18 July 2010 (aged 63) Barrackpore, Kolkata North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Short story writer, Novelist |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Rahara Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home High School Maulana Azad College University of Calcutta |
Taradas Bandyopadhyay (15 October 1947 – 18 July 2010) was a Bengali novelist, short story writer and editor.
Biography
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, a suburb of Kolkata 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 Calcutta University. He worked in West Bengal government in the Information and Cultural Affairs Department.[3] He spent his childhood at his paternal village-home in Bongaon in a place which was incidentally called Barakpur again.
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.[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.
Books
- Saptarshir Alo
- Kakkhopath
- Bandhu, Raho Raho
- Kaal Nirabodhi
- Kajol
- Tritiya Purush
- Awlatchakra
- Taranath Tantrik
References
- ↑ "Writers angry at being 'cheated' by publishers". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Museum plans for literary icon abode". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ "West Bengal: Writer Taradas Bandyopadhyay passes away". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Taradas. "Kajal". Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ তারাদাস বন্দোপাধ্যায়, তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক
- ↑ "Real address for fictional tantric". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.