Gajendrakumar Mitra
Gajendra Kumar Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1908 |
| Died | 16 October 1994 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, poet, essayist |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Kolkatar Kāchhei, Pānchajanya |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy award Rabindra Puraskar |
| Spouse | Pratima Mitra |
Gajendra Kumar Mitra (Bengali: গজেন্দ্র কুমার মিত্র) (11 November 1908 – 16 October 1994) was a Bengali writer. In the year 1959, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for his novel, Kolkatar Kāchhei (A Stone's Throw from Kolkata).[1][2]
Life
Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on 11 November 1908.[3] He was a versatile writer, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, essays and poems. Mitra also translated a few English novels into Bengali, such as Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. He used to write with his left hand. His genuine love and concern for Bengali literature inspired him to co-found the famous Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. Mitra was childless. He died on 16 October 1994 in Kolkata leaving behind his wife and two daughters.[4] Mitra along with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh established Mitra & Ghosh Publishers on 9 March 1934.[1]
Books
- Kanta Prem
- Pānchajanya
- Rai Jāgo Rai Jāgo
- Kolkatar Kāchei (Translated as A Stone's Throw from Kolkata)
- Paush Phāguner Pālā
- Upakanthe
- Bahnibanyā
- Rātrir Tapashyā
- Pashaner Khuda[5]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata's past, November 11, 1908". Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "হুল-ফোটানো সজনী সংবাদ". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Aupanyāsik Gajendrakumar Mitra: Jīban O Sāhitya. Kolkata: Pustaka Bipaṇi. 206.
- ^ "Noted Bengali litterateur passes away". The Times of India. 24 September 2001. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 2 July 2025.