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Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Name in kannada -ತಾರಶಂಕರ ಬಂಡೋಪಾಧ್ಯಯ

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Indian writer (1898-1971)

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Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

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Statue of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Labhpur, Birbhum, IndiaStatue of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Labhpur, Birbhum, IndiaHouse of Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay at Labhpur, BirbhumHouse of Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay at Labhpur, Birbhum

Awards 4

1966Jnanpith Award
1956Sahitya Akademi Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in literature and education

Connected to Tarasankar 6

Sumitranandan PantAlso won Jnanpith AwardPratibha RayAlso won Jnanpith AwardJayakanthanAlso won Jnanpith AwardS. K. PottekkattAlso won Jnanpith AwardAshapoorna DeviAlso won Jnanpith AwardMamoni Raisom GoswamiAlso won Jnanpith Award

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Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972.

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India
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1971 · aged 73
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