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Bhabani Bhattacharya

Indian writer (1906 - 1988) · India · On the map · Writers

Bhabani Bhattacharya was an Indian writer, of Bengali origin, who wrote social-realist fiction. He was born in Bhagalpur, part of the Bengal Presidency in British India. Bhattacharya gained a bachelor's degree from Patna University and a doctorate from the University of London.

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Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award1967

About this person

He returned to India and joined the diplomatic service. Bhattacharya served in the United States, to which country he returned as a teacher of literary studies once he had left the service. He taught in Hawaii, and later in Seattle. In his mid-thirties Bhattacharya began writing fiction set in historically and socially realistic contexts. He wrote in English, his chosen medium following the advice of two prominent literary figures.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1989 · aged 83