Rajshekhar Basu was a Bengali chemist, author and lexicographer. He was chiefly known for his comic and satirical short stories, and is considered the greatest Bengali humorist of the 20th century. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956.
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Bibek DebroyAlso won Padma Bhushan in literature & education
Samaresh MajumdarAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
Balai Chand MukhopadhyayAlso won Rabindra Puraskar
Indira Devi ChaudhuraniAlso won Rabindra Puraskar
Bani BasuAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
Ram Bahadur RaiAlso won Padma Bhushan in literature & educationAbout this person
Country
IndiaCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1960 · aged 80
Written about in
9 languages
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