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Swapnamoy Chakraborty

スワプナモイ・チャクラボルティ

Swapnamoy Chakraborty

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1951-08-24 （Kolkata, India）
Nationality
India
Languages
Bengali

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Essayist
Active Years
1972-

Awards

Bankim Puraskar
2005
Work: Abantinagar
Organization: Government of West Bengal
Result: 受賞
Ananda Puraskar
2012
Work: Holde Golap
Organization: Anandabazar Patrika
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2023
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bhumi Sutra

1982 Novel

One of Chakraborty's early works. Described as addressing land and social themes (detailed information not available).

landsocial issues

Abantinagar

Novel

A work depicting local communities. It won the Bankim Puraskar in 2005.

local communitiessocial issues

Holde Golap

Research-based novel

A research-based novel on LGBT communities. It received the Ananda Puraskar. There was a controversy alleging similarity with the film 'Nagarkirtan', but the author later revised his view.

LGBTsocial inclusionidentity

Chatuspathi

One of the listed works. Detailed information is not available.

Bibliography

  • Bhumi Sutra
  • Abantinagar
  • Holde Golap
  • Chatuspathi

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realist portrayalFocus on social issues
Recurring Motifs
social injusticelocal communitiesLGBT themes

Legacy

A prominent Bengali novelist and essayist known for works addressing local communities and minorities. He has received multiple literary awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2023.

Trivia

  • First published a short story in Amrita magazine in 1972, marking the start of his writing career.
  • Worked in the Land Department of West Bengal and at Akashvani (All India Radio) Kolkata.
  • Alleged that the film 'Nagarkirtan' plagiarised his novel Holde Golap, but later revised his stance.
  • Awards include Bankim Puraskar (2005), Ananda Puraskar (2012), and Sahitya Akademi Award (2023).