Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2022) Winner
Tapan Bandyopadhyay
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Tapan Bandyopadhyay
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-06-07 （Satkhira District (then undivided, now Bangladesh)）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Residence History
- Satkhira (birthplace) → Baduria (near Basirhat) → Kolkata
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, translator, civil servant
- Active Years
- 1970-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asutosh College | Faculty of Science (Mathematics) | Department of Mathematics | B.Sc. (Mathematics Honours) | 1960s | India |
Asutosh College
Faculty of Science (Mathematics)
/ Department of Mathematics
Degree:
B.Sc. (Mathematics Honours)
Period:
1960s
Country:
India
Graduated with first class honours in Mathematics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amritalok Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Bankim Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Panchajanya Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | BFJA Award | — | — | Bengal Film Journalists' Association | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Roygunakar Bharatchandra Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Rupashi Bangla Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Tarashankar Smriti Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Birbal | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Sahitya Akademi Translation Award | Bengali translation of Sitakanta Mahapatra's poem collection 'Bharatbarsha' | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Amritalok Award
2001
Result:
受賞
Bankim Puraskar
2002
Result:
受賞
Panchajanya Award
2003
Result:
受賞
BFJA Award
2004
Organization:
Bengal Film Journalists' Association
Result:
受賞
Roygunakar Bharatchandra Award
2005
Result:
受賞
Rupashi Bangla Award
2009
Result:
受賞
Tarashankar Smriti Award
2011
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2022
Work:
Birbal
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Translation Award
2019
Work:
Bengali translation of Sitakanta Mahapatra's poem collection 'Bharatbarsha'
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sahitya Akademi Award
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (2022) WinnerWork: Birbal
Works
Major Works
Birbal
2021 NovelA novel that explores local society, human relationships and moral dilemmas. It received critical acclaim and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award.
societyhuman relationshipsmoral dilemmas
Goenda Gargi (detective series)
Detective fiction / Children's & YAA detective short story series featuring a female detective Gargi. The character became popular in Bengali literature.
mysteryfemale protagonistsocial observation
Translation of Sitakanta Mahapatra's 'Bharatbarsha'
Poetry (translation)A Bengali translation of an Odia poetry collection. The translation was highly regarded and earned the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award.
poetrycultural translation
Translations of Works
- Bengali translation of Sitakanta Mahapatra's 'Bharatbarsha'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic and observant prosenarration that carefully depicts social detail
- Recurring Motifs
- migration and settlementchanges in local communitiesethics of everyday life
Legacy
Tapan Bandyopadhyay is a significant novelist and short story writer in modern Bengali literature, highly regarded for his social observations. He has notable achievements as a translator and has received major awards including the Sahitya Akademi.
Academic Societies
- Sahitya Akademi
Trivia
- Created the female detective character Goenda Gargi.
- Joined West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) in 1972 and retired as Secretary of the Shishu Kishore Akademy.
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award in 2019 for translating Sitakanta Mahapatra's poetry collection.
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022 for the novel 'Birbal'.