# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sunil-gangopadhyay
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:26:49.114Z

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name: "Sunil Gangopadhyay"
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description: "Sunil Gangopadhyay was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 avant-garde poetry magazine Krittibas. He has been called the most popular and prolific Bengali writer since Rabindranath Tagore, and \"the man who carried the modern consciousness of Bengal.\""
tagline: "Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)"
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birthDate: "1934-09-07"
deathDate: "2012-10-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump