Rabindra Puraskar
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1966) Winner
Ashapurna Devi
アシャプルナ・デヴィ
Ashapurna Devi
Aliases:
Ashapoorna Devi / Ashapurna Debi / Asha Purna Devi (Gupta)
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-01-08 （Potoldanga, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 1995-07-12 （Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India） age 86
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Bengali
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Potoldanga (Calcutta) → Krishnanagar → Garia (near Kolkata) → Calcutta (Kolkata)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Children's author
- Active Years
- 1939-1995
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Jnanpith Award | Pratham Pratishruti (Prothom Protishruti) | — | Jnanpith (India) | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 選出 |
| 1989 | Deshikottam | — | — | Visva-Bharati University | 授与 |
| 1954 | Lila Prize | — | — | University of Calcutta | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Rabindra Award | — | — | Government of West Bengal | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Jagattarini Gold Medal | — | — | University of Calcutta | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Haranath Ghosh Medal | — | — | Bangiya Sahitya Parishad | 受賞 |
Jnanpith Award
1976
Work:
Pratham Pratishruti (Prothom Protishruti)
Organization:
Jnanpith (India)
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
1976
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
1994
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
選出
Deshikottam
1989
Organization:
Visva-Bharati University
Result:
授与
Lila Prize
1954
Organization:
University of Calcutta
Result:
受賞
Rabindra Award
1966
Organization:
Government of West Bengal
Result:
受賞
Jagattarini Gold Medal
1993
Organization:
University of Calcutta
Result:
受賞
Haranath Ghosh Medal
1988
Organization:
Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1976) Winner
Works
Major Works
Pratham Pratishruti (Prothom Protishruti)
1964 FictionOne of Ashapurna Devi's major novels and the first part of her trilogy, depicting women's struggle for rights against social constraints and restrictive familial traditions.
Women's statusFamily and social normsSelf-realization
Adaptations
- [TV series] Prothom Protishruti
Translations
- Available in English in parts/translations
Subarnolata
1967 FictionThe second part of the trilogy, continuing to explore patriarchal constraints and the oppression of women through individual lives.
PatriarchyWomen's rightsIntergenerational conflict
Adaptations
- [TV series] Subarnalata (TV series)
Translations
- Included in English translations/collections
Bakul Katha
1974 FictionThe third part of the trilogy, portraying choices and constraints in women's lives and illustrating social change and personal resilience.
Women's agencySocial reformTradition and change
Bibliography
- Pratham Pratishruti (Prothom Protishruti, 1964)
- Subarnolata (1967)
- Bakul Katha (1974)
- Agni Pariksha (1952)
- Numerous children's works (e.g. Chotto Thakurdar Kashijatra, 1938)
Adaptations
- Film 'Agni Pariksha' (1954)
- Film 'Tapasya' (1976, based on one of her stories)
- TV series 'Subarnalata' (Zee Bangla)
- TV series 'Prothom Protishruti' (Colors Bangla)
Translations of Works
- Matchbox (short story collection), translated into English by Prasenjit Gupta (2016)
- Shake the Bottle (short story collection), translated into English by Arunava Sinha
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist depictionDelicate style focusing on family and individual psychologyConcise and readable narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Oppression and autonomy of womenDomestic power dynamicsResistance to social institutions
Legacy
Ashapurna Devi is a major figure in Bengali literature, highly regarded for works that examine social structures and domestic oppression from women's perspectives. She received major honors including the Jnanpith Award and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship; many of her works have been adapted and translated.
Academic Societies
- Sahitya Akademi (associated)
- Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi (subject of study)
Archives
- West Bengal Public Library Network (holds works/records)
- Open Library (bibliographic listings)
In Popular Culture
- Several novels adapted into films and TV series, influencing popular culture
Quotes
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Ashapurna Devi wrote about women and men whose lives were claustrophobically restricted by social, economic and psychological conditions.
Source: Somak Ghoshal, Mint (article) (2014)
Trivia
- Published a poem 'Bairer Dak' at age 13, beginning her literary career.
- Married at 15 and balanced domestic life with writing.
- Started with children's literature and later gained acclaim for adult novels.
- The trilogy including Pratham Pratishruti is seen as emblematic of women's struggle for rights.