Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers
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Edition 45 (2002) Winner
Sandipan Chattopadhyay
サンディパン・チャットパッダヤ
Sandipan Chattopadhyay
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-10-25 （Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 2005-12-12 （Kolkata, West Bengal, India） age 72
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali
- Residence History
- Howrah (birthplace) → Kolkata (long-term residence and workplace)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Newspaper editorial assistant
- Active Years
- 1961-2005
- Affiliations
- Ajkal (magazine/employer), Aajkaal Daily (worked as editorial assistant)
- Influenced By
- Albert Camus, Franz Kafka, Jean Genet, Kamalkumar Majumdar
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Calcutta | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | India |
University of Calcutta
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
India
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bankim Puraskar | — | — | Bankim Puraskar (West Bengal/state literary award) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Aami O Banabihari | — | Sahitya Akademi (India) | 受賞 |
Bankim Puraskar
1995
Organization:
Bankim Puraskar (West Bengal/state literary award)
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2002
Work:
Aami O Banabihari
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kritadas Kritadasi
1961 Short story collectionEarly short story collection that established Sandipan's name and opened new directions in Bengali fiction.
Anti-establishmentAlienationExistentialism
Aami O Banabihari
2000 NovelA novel that offers a subtle critique of the ruling Communist party, focusing on the exclusion and silencing of tribal proletariat.
Political critiqueMarginalizationSocial oppression
Hiroshima, My Love
1989 NovelConsidered one of his first truly international novels in Bengali; deals with war, memory, and intersections of personal and historical trauma.
MemoryWarIndividual and history
Bibliography
- Ekak Pradarshani
- Ekhon Amar Kono Asukh Nei
- Aami Arab Guerrela Der Samarthan Kori
- Jungleer Dinratri
- Hiroshima, My Love
- Astitva Atithi Tumi
- Kukur Samparke Duto Ekta Katha Ja Ami Jani
- Cholerar Dingulite Prem
- Rikter Jatrai Jago
- Rubi Kakhan Asbe
- Ekhon Jibon Anek Satej Sasthye Bhara
- Eso Nipabane
- Kolkatar Dinratri
- Kolkata, Tumi Kar?
- Kollage
- Bharatbarsha
- Aami O Banabihari
- Jakhan Sabai Chilo Garbhobati
- Double Bed e Eka
- Swarger Nirjon Upokule
- Nisiddho Swapner Diary
- Dhangsher Madhya Diye Jatra
- Kritadas Kritadasi
- Samabeto Pratidwandhi O Ananya
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-gardeExperimentalAnti-establishmentPostmodern narrative techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- AlienationViolence and revolutionFragments of memory and historyMarginalized protagonists
Health
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Prolonged respiratory illness晩年（詳細不明）Died in 2005 after a prolonged respiratory illness. Likely affected his writing and daily life in later years.
Legacy
Sandipan Chattopadhyay is an important figure in Bengali avant-garde literature and was one of the pioneers of the Hungryalism movement. Known for his anti-establishment and experimental style, he received the Bankim Puraskar (1995) and the Sahitya Akademi Award (2002).
Quotes
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He expressed the wish that at his funeral he would prefer to have James Joyce's Ulysses on his chest rather than the Gita (reported anecdote).
Source: Source: biographical accounts and interviews (summarized in Wikipedia)
Trivia
- Called the 'prince of little magazines' by contemporaries.
- Was involved in the Hungry generation (Hungryalism) movement from 1961–65 but later left the movement.
- Suffered from a prolonged respiratory illness in later life.
- Anecdote: said he wanted Ulysses placed on his chest at his funeral.