Subodh Ghosh
Bengali writer, journalist (1909-1980) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
Subodh Ghosh was a noted Indian author of Bengali literature and a journalist associated with the Kolkata-based daily newspaper Anandabazar Patrika. His best known work, Bharat Premkatha, is about the romances of epic Indian characters and has remained very popular in the Bengali literary world.
Subodh Ghosh is read about 18 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Bimal Roy Directed Anjangarh and Sujata
Arundhati Devi Produced Trijama (1956)
Ajoy Kar Directed Suno Baranari and Barnali
Ritwik Ghatak Directed Ajantrik (1958)
Tapan Sinha Directed Jatugriha (1964)- Chhabi Biswas Subodh wrote Shiulibari (1962)
Tarun Majumdar Directed The Lady Thug (1974)
Chaya Devi Also in Trijama and Barnali- Anil Chatterjee Also in Ajantrik and Jatugriha
Kamal Mitra Also in Trijama and Barnali
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Many of his stories have been adapted in Indian films, most notably Ritwik Ghatak's Ajantrik (1958) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (1959). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story twice, for Bimal Roy's Sujata (1960) and for Gulzar's Ijaazat in 1989. He was selected as a recipient for the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award (1977) but he refused it.
