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{{Short description|Indian writer and journalist (1931–2010)}}
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'''Moti Nandi''' ({{lang-bn|মতি নন্দী}}; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer based in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. He was born in [[Kolkata]] in 1931. He was an alumnus of the [[University of Calcutta]]. He died in 2010.
 
'''Moti Nandi''',<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sen |first=Arup Kumar |date=2010 |title=On Moti Nandi |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/25664075 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=45 |issue=6 |pages=5 |jstor=25664075 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-04 |title=Eminent scribe Moti Nandi passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/eminent-scribe-moti-nandi-passes-away/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> or '''Moti Nandy'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2010 |title=Paperback Pickings |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/paperback-pickings/cid/485209 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=[[Telegraph India]]}}</ref> ({{IPA|bn|/mo.t̪i n̪on̪.d̪i/}} {{respell|MOH-tee NON-dee}}; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer and journalist.


==Career==
==Career==
Moti Nandi was a [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]] and worked as a sports editor in ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a glittering ceremony to mark the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123205646/http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |archive-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Moti Nandy was from [[Kolkata]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}} He graduated from the [[University of Calcutta]] and became a [[Sports journalism|sports journalist]] and worked as a sports editor in ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]''.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
In his novels, he is noted for his depiction of sporting events and many of his protagonists are sports-persons. His first short story was published in ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]'' weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in ''Parichoy'' Magazine in 1985.<ref>http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=/shop/usa/book/mati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123040530/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=%2Fshop%2Fusa%2Fbook%2Fmati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI |date=23 November 2010 }}</ref> The character ''Kalabati'' from his novels is popular among the younger audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abp.in/12002.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917034639/http://abp.in/12002.html |archivedate=17 September 2010}}</ref>


==Novels==
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a ceremony to mark the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |title=Moti Nandi wins Lifetime Achievement at Excellence Awards &#124; Televisionpoint.com News |access-date=4 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123205646/http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1222070831 |archive-date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
His first short story was published in ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]'' weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in ''Parichoy'' Magazine in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=/shop/usa/book/mati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI |title= Old Favorite Archives|website=www.calcuttaweb.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123040530/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/js/popup.php?pic=%2Fshop%2Fusa%2Fbook%2Fmati_nandi.jpg&picdesc=KALABATI_MATI_NANDI |archive-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> The character ''Kalabati'' from his novels is popular among the younger audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abp.in/12002.html |title=ABP Corporate Website |access-date=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917034639/http://abp.in/12002.html |archive-date=17 September 2010}}</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
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===Novels===
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*''Shada Kham'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''Shada Kham'' (Ananda Pub.)
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==Works for children==
===Works for children===
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*''[[Koni (novel)|Koni]]'' (Ananda Pub.)
*''[[Koni (novel)|Koni]]'' (Ananda Pub.)
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==Doshti Kishore Uponyas==
===Other works===
===Doshti Kishore Uponyas===
*''Nonida Not Out''
*''Nonida Not Out''
*''Striker''   
*''Striker''   
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*''Minu Chinur Trophy''
*''Minu Chinur Trophy''


==Kolabati series==
===Kolabati series===
*''Kolaboti''
*''Kolaboti''
*''Kolaboti Der Diet Chart''
*''Kolaboti Der Diet Chart''
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==Awards==
==Awards==
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*[[Ananda Purashkar]], 1974
*[[Ananda Purashkar]], 1974
*[[Sahitya Akademi]] Award, 1991
*[[Sahitya Akademi]] Award, 1991


==Cinema==
==Cinema==
One of his novels, ''[[Kony (film)|Koni]]'', released in 1986, was filmed with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in one of the lead roles.<ref name="Nandi2012">{{cite book|last=Nandi|first=Moti|title=BOOKMINE: Koni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1_JN51W0l4C&pg=PT6|date=12 March 2012|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5009-383-2|pages=6–}}</ref> In 1978, another novel ''Striker'' was filmed as [[Striker (1978 film)|Striker]] with [[Samit Bhanja]] in the lead role. A small screen teleserial was also made on his novel 'Stopper'. Debesh Roychoudhury played the role of Kamal Guha on screen.
One of his novels, ''[[Kony (film)|Koni]]'', released in 1986, was filmed with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in one of the lead roles.<ref name="Nandi2012">{{cite book|last=Nandi|first=Moti|title=BOOKMINE: Koni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1_JN51W0l4C&pg=PT6|date=12 March 2012|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5009-383-2|pages=6–}}</ref> In 1978, another novel ''Striker'' was filmed as [[Striker (1978 film)|Striker]] with [[Samit Bhanja]] in the lead role. A small screen teleserial was also made on his novel 'Stopper'. Debesh Roychoudhury played the role of Kamal Guha on screen. Based on his novel titled "Joler Ghurni O Bokbok Shobdo" Bangladeshi film maker [[Animesh Aich]] make a film Voyangkor Sundor in 2017. The film casts Tollywood star Parambrata Chatterjee and noted Bangladeshi actress Ashna Habib Bhabna in lead roles.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
 
==Legacy==
In July 2022, [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]] announced the club awards have been named after famous personalities to be awarded to sportspersons every year henceforth, and "Best Sports Journalist" award was renamed as Moti Nandi Award in memory of him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballjunction.in/mohun-bagan-day-awardees/|title=Mohun Bagan Day Awardees|first=Joy|last=Banerjee|website=footballjunction.in|publisher=Football Junction|language=|trans-title=|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=8 July 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021110337/https://footballjunction.in/mohun-bagan-day-awardees/|archive-date=21 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Gautam Sarkar to be awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna; Vishal Kaith, Dimitri Petratos among other awardees |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-ratna-awards-2023-gautam-sarkar-mbsg-kaith-petratos-award-list-winners-east-bengal/article67084611.ece |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |publisher=Sportstar |location=Kolkata |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717095545/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-ratna-awards-2023-gautam-sarkar-mbsg-kaith-petratos-award-list-winners-east-bengal/article67084611.ece }}</ref>


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 11 December 2025


Moti Nandi
Native name
মতি নন্দী
Born(1931-07-10)10 July 1931
Taki, Basirhat subdivision, West Bengal, India
Died3 January 2010(2010-01-03) (aged 78)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, journalist
LanguageBengali
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
ChildrenAnandarupa Das
Monami Nandy

Moti Nandi,[1][2] or Moti Nandy[3] (bn MOH-tee NON-dee; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer and journalist.

Career[edit | edit source]

Moti Nandy was from Kolkata.[citation needed] He graduated from the University of Calcutta and became a sports journalist and worked as a sports editor in Anandabazar Patrika.[citation needed]

He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a ceremony to mark the grand finale of the maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.[4] His first short story was published in Desh weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in Parichoy Magazine in 1985.[5] The character Kalabati from his novels is popular among the younger audience.[6]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Novels[edit | edit source]

  • Shada Kham (Ananda Pub.)
  • Ubhoyoto Sampurno (Ananda Pub.)
  • Golap Bagan (Ananda Pub.)
  • Chaya (Ananda Pub.)
  • Chaya Soronite Rohini (Ananda Pub.)
  • Jibonto (Ananda Pub.)
  • Duti Tinti Ghor (Ananda Pub.)
  • Ditio Innings er Por (Ananda Pub.)
  • Duro Dristi (Ananda Pub.)
  • Puber Janala (Ananda Pub.)
  • Bonanider Bari (Ananda Pub.)
  • Bijolibalar Mukti (Ananda Pub.)
  • Malabika (Ananda Pub.)
  • Sibi (Ananda Pub.)
  • Soloke Ponero Kora (Ananda Pub.)
  • Sohodeber Tajmahal (Ananda Pub.)
  • Sobai Jache (Ananda Pub.)
  • Dosti Uponyas (Ananda Pub.)
  • Nakhatter Raat (Punascha)
  • Baobab (Punascha)
  • Dadash Bakti (Punascha)
  • Nayaker Probesh o Prasthan (Punascha)
  • Baranda
  • Korunabashata
  • Chotobabu

Works for children[edit | edit source]

  • Koni (Ananda Pub.)
  • Aloukik Dilu (Ananda Pub.)
  • Stopper (Ananda Pub.)
  • Striker (Ananda Pub.)
  • Kuronn [ কুড়োন ] (Ananda Pub.)
  • Jibon Ananta (Ananda Pub.)
  • Nnaran (Ananda Pub.)
  • Feraari (Ananda Pub.)
  • Tulsi (Ananda Pub.)
  • Dolbodoler Aage (Ananda Pub.)
  • Minu Chinur Trophy(Ananda Pub.)
  • Empiyaring
  • Dhankurir Kingkong (Ananda Pub.)
  • Biswa-jora Biswacup (Ananda Pub.)
  • Buro Ghora (Ananda Pub.)
  • Doshti Kishore Uponyas (Ananda Pub.)
  • Cricket er Ayne Kanun (Ananda Pub.)
  • Bhuli (Gangchil)
  • Shiba(Ananda Pub.)

Other works[edit | edit source]

Doshti Kishore Uponyas[edit | edit source]

  • Nonida Not Out
  • Striker
  • Stopper
  • Oporajito Ananda
  • Dolbodoler Aage
  • Feraari
  • Shivar Phire Asa
  • Tulsi
  • Naran
  • Minu Chinur Trophy

Kolabati series[edit | edit source]

  • Kolaboti
  • Kolaboti Der Diet Chart
  • Kolaboti r Dekha Shona
  • Kolaboti o Khayeri
  • Bhuter Basay Kolaboti
  • Kolaboti, Apur maa o Panchu
  • Kolaboti o Millenium Match
  • Kolabotir Shaktishel

Awards[edit | edit source]

Cinema[edit | edit source]

One of his novels, Koni, released in 1986, was filmed with Soumitra Chatterjee in one of the lead roles.[7] In 1978, another novel Striker was filmed as Striker with Samit Bhanja in the lead role. A small screen teleserial was also made on his novel 'Stopper'. Debesh Roychoudhury played the role of Kamal Guha on screen. Based on his novel titled "Joler Ghurni O Bokbok Shobdo" Bangladeshi film maker Animesh Aich make a film Voyangkor Sundor in 2017. The film casts Tollywood star Parambrata Chatterjee and noted Bangladeshi actress Ashna Habib Bhabna in lead roles.[citation needed]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In July 2022, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club announced the club awards have been named after famous personalities to be awarded to sportspersons every year henceforth, and "Best Sports Journalist" award was renamed as Moti Nandi Award in memory of him.[8][9]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sen, Arup Kumar (2010). "On Moti Nandi". Economic and Political Weekly. 45 (6): 5. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 25664075.
  2. ↑ "Eminent scribe Moti Nandi passes away". The Indian Express. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Paperback Pickings". Telegraph India. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Moti Nandi wins Lifetime Achievement at Excellence Awards | Televisionpoint.com News". Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Old Favorite Archives". www.calcuttaweb.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "ABP Corporate Website". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  7. ↑ Nandi, Moti (12 March 2012). BOOKMINE: Koni. Hachette India. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-93-5009-383-2.
  8. ↑ Banerjee, Joy (8 July 2022). "Mohun Bagan Day Awardees". footballjunction.in. Kolkata: Football Junction. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gautam Sarkar to be awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna; Vishal Kaith, Dimitri Petratos among other awardees". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.


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