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Samaresh Majumdar

サマレシュ・マジュムダル

Samaresh Majumdar

Aliases: Samares Mazumdar

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-03-10 （Gairkata, Jalpaiguri district, British India）
Died
2023-05-08 （Kolkata, West Bengal, India） age 79
Nationality
India
Languages
Bengali
Residence History
Grew up in the Dooars region (Gairkata) → Resident in Kolkata

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1967-2023
Affiliations
Ananda Publishers

Education

Jalpaiguri Zilla School
Country: India
Secondary education
Scottish Church College
Bengali literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Country: India
BA in Bengali literature
University of Calcutta
Bengali literature
Degree: Master of Arts
Country: India
MA in Bengali literature

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1984
Work: Kaalbela (Kalbela)
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Banga Bibhushan
2018
Organization: Government of West Bengal
Result: 受賞
Bankim Puraskar
2009
Work: Kolikataye Nobokumar
Organization: West Bengal cultural bodies
Result: 受賞
Ananda Purashkar
1982
Organization: Ananda-related organizations
Result: 受賞
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award
1982
Category: 脚本
Organization: Bengal Film Journalists' Association
Result: 受賞
ABP Ananda 'Sera Bangali'
2018
Organization: ABP Ananda
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Uttaradhikar

Novel (part of a quartet)

Part of the Animesh quartet exploring generational change, politics, and family legacy.

generational changepolitical upheaval

Kaalbela (Kalbela)

socio-political novel

The second novel in the Animesh quartet, set against student movements and political turmoil; a major work for which Majumdar won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984.

student movementspolitics and the individual
Adaptations
  • [Film] Kaalbela

Kalpurush

Novel

A volume in the Animesh quartet focusing on family narrative and personal history.

familymemory

Buno Haansh

Suspense/novel

A suspenseful novel that was later adapted into a Bengali film of the same name.

suspensecrime
Adaptations
  • [Film] Buno Haansh

Dour

1976 Novel (early work)

His first novel, published in Desh magazine in 1976.

early workhuman drama

Kolikataye Nobokumar

Novel

A work depicting urban life; recipient of the Bankim Puraskar.

urban lifecharacter study

Bibliography

  • Dour
  • Uttaradhikar
  • Kaalbela (Kalbela)
  • Kalpurush
  • Moushalkal
  • Garbhodharini
  • Buno Haansh
  • Kolikataye Nobokumar

Adaptations

  • Film 'Kaalbela'
  • Film 'Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan'
  • Film 'Buno Haansh'
  • Film 'Jaalbandi'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Modern Bengali narrative styleRealistic prose addressing socio-political themesUse of suspenseful plotting
Recurring Motifs
political upheavalurban-rural contrastgenerational legacy and conflict

Health

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
    晩年
    Hospitalized in later years; died from complications of COPD

Legacy

Samaresh Majumdar was an important modern Bengali writer; his Animesh quartet is regarded as a contemporary classic. Through his novels addressing urban life and politics as well as youth fiction, he influenced a broad readership.

In Popular Culture

  • Several works were adapted into films; the character 'Arjun' became popular in films and youth fiction

Trivia

  • Grew up in the tea gardens of the Dooars region
  • First short story published in Desh magazine in 1967
  • Best known for the Animesh quartet (Uttaradhikar, Kaalbela, Kalpurush, Moushalkal)
  • Created the detective character 'Arjun', which has been adapted for film