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Moti Nandi
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Moti Nandi

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Bringing competitive sport into Bengali fiction.

Koni · Striker

Born
10 July 1931
Birthplace
Kolkata
Died
3 January 2010

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Moti Nandi

Moti Nandi was a Bengali novelist and sports journalist. His fiction includes Koni and the Kalabati books for younger readers.

Early life

Education

Graduated from the University of Calcutta.

Career

  1. 1957

    Early publication

    A short story appeared in Desh.

  2. Journalism

    Sports editor

    Worked at Anandabazar Patrika.

  3. 1991

    Literary recognition

    Received the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Selected work

Koni

A novel adapted for cinema in 1986.

Striker

A sports novel adapted for film in 1978.

Beyond work

Legacy

Mohun Bagan named its sports-journalism award after him in 2022.

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