Manish Ghatak
Manish Ghatak | |
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| Born | 9 February 1902 |
| Died | 1979 (aged 76–77) Berhampore, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Jubanashwa |
| Known for | Writer |
| Spouse | Dharitri Devi |
| Children | Mahasweta Devi |
Manish Ghatak (9 February 1902– 27 December 1979)[1] was an Indian poet and novelist writin in Bengali.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Manish Ghatak's parents were Suresh Chandra Ghatak and Indubala Devi. Noted Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak was his youngest brother. Ghatak married Dharitri Devi, who was from the well known Chaudhuri family in Dhaka, in undivided Bengal, with Sankho Chaudhuri, the noted sculptor and Sachin Chaudhuri, the founder-editor of the Economic and Political Weekly of India, being her siblings. Mahasweta Devi is their eldest daughter.[3] His eldest grandson, Mahasweta Devi's son, Nabarun Bhattacharya was also a very well-known writer.
Books
[edit]- Pataldangar Panchali (a book of short stories)[2]
- Kankhal (novel)[2]
- Shilalipi (book of poem)[2]
- Jadio Sandhya (book of poem)[2]
- Bidusi Bak(book of poem)
- Ekchakra(collection of poems)
- Mandhatar Babar Amol(Autobiography)
References
[edit]- ^ Priti Kumar Mitra (17 May 2007). The dissent of Nazrul Islam: poetry and history. Oxford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-19-568398-1. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "History of Murshidabad". murshidabad.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Sunil Sethi (15 February 2012). The Big Bookshelf: Sunil Sethi in Conversation With 30 Famous Writers. Penguin Books India. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-14-341629-6. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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