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{{distinguish|Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay}}
{{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 = 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 untimely demise 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=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}}