Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay | |
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| Born | Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay 3 February 1873 |
| Died | 5 April 1932 (aged 59) |
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932)[2] was a well known Bengali author.[3] He was born at Dhatrigram in present-day Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native place was Gurap in Hooghly district, West Bengal[1][4]
Personal life
In 1888, he passed the entrance exam at the Jamalpur High School.[2] In 1891, he received a Fine Arts degree from Patna College.[2] In 1895, he received his bachelor's degree.[2] From 1901 to 1903, he studied law in London.[2]
In 1903, after becoming a barrister, he returned to Bengal to practice law in Darjeeling, Rangpur, and Gaya.[2] He practiced law in these regions until 1916 when he became a professor at the University of Calcutta.[2] He was a professor here until his death in 1932.[2]
Works
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay wrote novels, short stories, and poems. His poems were published in the Bharati, a Bangla periodical, while he was still in school.[2] He gained fame writing short stories, which are based on looking at life in a light-hearted, simple, way.[2] During his career, he wrote over one hundred stories and fourteen novels.[2]
At times he wrote under two pseudonyms, Sri Janoarchandra Sharma and Srimati Radhamoni.[2]
He received the Kuntalin Prize to acknowledge his writings.[2]
Novels
- Ramasundari (1908)[2]
- Nabin Sannyasi (1912)
- Ratnadeep (1915)[2]
- This novel was considered to be his greatest; it was made into a movie.[2]
- Jibaner Mulya (1917)[2]
- Sindur Kauta (1919)[2]
- Maner Manus (1922)[2]
- Arati (1927)[2]
- Pratima (1928)[2]
- Garib Svami (1930)[2]
Short story collections
- Nabakatha (1899)[2]
- Sodashi (1906)[2]
- Galpavjali (1913)[2]
- Galpabithi (1916)[2]
- Patrapuspa (1917)[2]
- Nutan Bau (1929)[2]
- Gohonar Baksho [citation needed]
- Hotash Premik[citation needed]
- Bilashini[citation needed]
- Juboker Prem[citation needed]
- Jamata Babajee[citation needed]
- The Price Of Flowers[citation needed]
- The Muscular Son-in-law[citation needed]
Other works
- A satire named Abhishap (1900) [2]
- A play, Suksmalom Parinay, which was published under one of his pseudonyms.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "বাংলা গল্পের মপাসাঁ". আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 "Mukhopadhyay, Probhat Kumar - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "prabhat-kumar-mukhopadhyay". readbengalibooks.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary), Sengupta, Subodh and Bose, Anjali, 1976, Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, p 299
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