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Atin Bandyopadhyay
Writer

Atin Bandyopadhyay

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Bengali fiction shaped by Partition and displacement.

Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje · Manusher Gharbari

Born
1934
Birthplace
Sammandi, Bikrampur
Died
19 January 2019

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Atin Bandyopadhyay

Indian novelist whose four-part sequence beginning with Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje explored the upheaval of Partition. He also wrote stories and books for younger readers.

Early life

East Bengal childhood

Grew up in a joint family in Bikrampur and migrated to India after Partition. He later studied commerce and teacher training at Calcutta University.

Career

  1. 1956

    Commerce degree

    Completed undergraduate study.

  2. Working life

    Teaching and writing

    Worked as a sailor, cleaner and teacher before holding headmaster posts.

  3. 1986

    Kolkata

    Settled permanently in the city.

Selected work

Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje

Opened a tetralogy centred on Partition.

Manusher Gharbari

Continued the multi-volume narrative.

Neel Timi

Wrote fiction for a younger audience.

Beyond work

Life beyond literature

His employment included school leadership and factory management, giving him experience well beyond the literary profession.

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