Ananda Puraskar
1 appearances
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Edition 67 (2012) Winner
Pinaki Thakur
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Pinaki Thakur
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-04-21 （Bansberia, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India）
- Died
- 2019-01-03 （Kolkata (IPGMER and SSKM Hospital), West Bengal, India） age 59
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Bengali
- Residence History
- Bansberia (birthplace) → Kolkata (worked and died)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1974-2019
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown (studied engineering) | — | Engineering | — | — | India |
Unknown (studied engineering)
Engineering
Country:
India
Studied engineering but was devoted to Bengali poetry from student days.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ananda Puraskar | Chumbaner Kkhato | — | Ananda | 受賞 |
| — | Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award | — | — | Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi | 受賞 |
| — | Krittibas Purashkar | — | — | Krittibas | 受賞 |
Ananda Puraskar
2012
Work:
Chumbaner Kkhato
Organization:
Ananda
Result:
受賞
Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award
Organization:
Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Result:
受賞
Krittibas Purashkar
Organization:
Krittibas
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ekdin Ashoriri
Poetry collectionEarly collection showcasing youthful sensibilities and experimentation.
youthexistencememory
Chumbaner Kkhato
Poetry collectionAward-winning work dealing with emotion, corporeality, and loss.
losslovethe body
Ha Re Shaswata
Poetry collectionIncludes poems themed on permanence and time.
timeeternitychange
Bibliography
- Ekdin Ashoriri
- Ha Re Shaswata
- Anke Joto Shunyo Pele
- Chumbaner Kkhato
- Amara Roilam
- Sharir Kancher Tukro
- Basanta Mastan
- Nishiddho Ek Ganer Moto
- Mausam
- Kalanka Rachana
- Akal Basanta
- Kabita Samgra
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical and symbolic style blending urban noise with introspection
- Recurring Motifs
- lossmemorysolitudecontrast between urban and rural
Health
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Cerebral malaria2018-12 - 2019-01Hospitalized and it led to his death in January 2019.
Legacy
Pinaki Thakur is regarded as an important Bengali poet, noted for emotional depth and symbolism. He won major regional literary awards such as the Ananda Puraskar and left a lasting impact on Bengali literature.
Trivia
- His poetry was first published in Ushinar magazine in 1974.
- Won the Ananda Puraskar in 2012 for the collection Chumbaner Kkhato.
- Suffered cerebral malaria in December 2018 and died in January 2019.