Rabindra Puraskar
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Edition 42 (1969) Winner
Leela Majumdar
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Leela Majumdar
Pen Names:
Lila Majumdar（Alternate spelling/short form）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1908-02-26 （Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 2007-04-05 （Kolkata, West Bengal, India） age 99
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Residence History
- Shillong (childhood) → Calcutta / Kolkata (major part of life) → Santiniketan (brief period)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Radio producer
- Active Years
- 1922-1994
- Influenced By
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (family influence; foundation of children's literature), Sukumar Ray (cousin), Rabindranath Tagore (association at Santiniketan)
- Influenced
- Subsequent Bengali children's writers, Satyajit Ray (collaborator on Sandesh and family literary circle)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto Convent, Shillong | — | — | — | — | British India |
| St. John's Diocesan School, Calcutta | — | — | — | 〜1924 | India |
| University of Calcutta | English | English Literature | Master of Arts (Honours) | — | India |
Loreto Convent, Shillong
Country:
British India
Early schooling institution; childhood education in Shillong.
St. John's Diocesan School, Calcutta
Period:
〜1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
India
Ranked high among girls in matriculation examinations in 1924.
University of Calcutta
English
/ English Literature
Degree:
Master of Arts (Honours)
Country:
India
Reported to have ranked first in English (honours and MA) at the University of Calcutta.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | State award for children's literature | Holde Pakhir Palok | — | State government (unspecified) | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Bak Badh Pala | — | Government of India (Sangeet Natak Akademi) | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Rabindra Puraskar | Aar Konokhane | — | Government of West Bengal | 受賞 |
| — | Suresh Smriti Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Vidyasagar Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Bhubaneswari Medal (lifetime achievement) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Ananda Puraskar | — | — | Ananda Bazar / Ananda Puraskar | 受賞 |
| — | Deshikottama (honorary title) | — | — | Visva-Bharati University | 授与 |
| — | Honorary D.Litt. | — | — | Burdwan, University of North Bengal, University of Calcutta | 授与 |
State award for children's literature
Work:
Holde Pakhir Palok
Organization:
State government (unspecified)
Result:
受賞
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1963
Work:
Bak Badh Pala
Organization:
Government of India (Sangeet Natak Akademi)
Result:
受賞
Rabindra Puraskar
1969
Work:
Aar Konokhane
Organization:
Government of West Bengal
Result:
受賞
Suresh Smriti Puraskar
Result:
受賞
Vidyasagar Puraskar
Result:
受賞
Bhubaneswari Medal (lifetime achievement)
Result:
受賞
Ananda Puraskar
Organization:
Ananda Bazar / Ananda Puraskar
Result:
受賞
Deshikottama (honorary title)
Organization:
Visva-Bharati University
Result:
授与
Honorary D.Litt.
Organization:
Burdwan, University of North Bengal, University of Calcutta
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boddi Nather Bari
1939 Children's literatureOne of her early books for children, a collection of short stories and children's tales.
ChildhoodHumourEveryday adventures
Din Dupure
1948 Children's literatureA collection that brought her considerable fame from the 1950s; regarded as one of her notable works.
Child's perspectiveImaginationHumour
Pakdandi
Autobiographical sketch / memoirAn autobiographical sketch providing insight into her childhood in Shillong, time at Santiniketan and experiences with All India Radio.
ReminiscenceFamily historyEducation and career
Padi Pishir Bormi Baksha
Children's fantasyA children's fantasy; Satyajit Ray had considered adapting it to film, and it was later made into a film by Arundhati Devi.
AdventureFamilyStrange phenomena
Adaptations
- [Film] Padi Pishir Bormi Baksha (film) / Arundhati Devi (1972)
Bibliography
- Holde Pakhir Palok
- Tong Ling
- Naaku Gama
- Padi Pishir Bormi Baksha
- Boddi Nather Bari
- Din Dupure
- Monimala
- Bagher Chhokh
- Bhuter Bari
- Pakdandi
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Padi Pishir Bormi Baksha (1972), directed by Arundhati Devi
- 2019 documentary 'Peristan - The World of Lila Majumdar'
Translations by Author
- Bengali translation of Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'
- Bengali translation of Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous and witty narrationAccessible, child-friendly proseBlend of fantastical and folktale elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Animals and anthropomorphismFamily life and warmthStrange and uncanny events
Legacy
Leela Majumdar was a leading 20th-century Bengali children's writer who helped establish a strong tradition of children's literature within the Ray-Chaudhuri family. She was also an editor and translator and influenced multiple generations of readers and writers.
Academic Societies
- Visva-Bharati University (Deshikottama honorary title)
In Popular Culture
- 2019 documentary 'Peristan - The World of Lila Majumdar'
- Long-term editorial and writing work for the children's magazine Sandesh; collaboration with Satyajit Ray and others.
Trivia
- Her first story 'Lakhi Chele' was published in Sandesh in 1922 when she was about 14.
- Belonged to the Ray (Ray Chowdhury) family, a prominent literary and artistic lineage; worked with Sukumar Ray and Satyajit Ray.
- Remained active with the children's magazine Sandesh until 1994.
- Died in 2007 at the age of 99.