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Amiya Bhushan Majumdar
Writer

Amiya Bhushan Majumdar

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Writing distinctive Bengali prose including Rajnagar.

Garh Shrikhanda · Rajnagar

Born
22 March 1918
Birthplace
Paksey, Bengal (now Bangladesh)
Died
8 July 2001

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Amiya Bhushan Majumdar

Amiya Bhushan Majumdar was a Bengali novelist, essayist and playwright whose literary career developed largely in Cooch Behar.

Early life

Paksey

Born in what is now Bangladesh.

English studies

Completed his degree in Cooch Behar in 1939.

Career

  1. 1939

    Postal work

    Joined the post office to support his family.

  2. Following decades

    Literature

    Wrote novels and stories alongside working life.

  3. 1986

    Sahitya Akademi

    Won for Rajnagar.

Selected work

Garh Shrikhanda

One of his major novels.

Rajnagar

His award-winning novel.

Beyond work

Reading

His interests extended across history, philosophy and mathematics.

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