Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (24 October 1894 – 29 July 1987)[1] was an Indian Bengali language author.

For other people named Bibhutibhushan, see Bibhutibhushan.

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay
Born(1894-10-24)24 October 1894
Darbhanga, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 July 1987(1987-07-29) (aged 92)
Darbhanga, Bihar, India
OccupationPoet, novelist, playwright, essayist
LanguageBengali, English
NationalityIndian

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was born on 24 October 1894 in Pandoul, a village of the Mithila region of British India. His ancestral village is Chatra, Serampore in West Bengal.

He received the Ananda Puraskar award in 1958, the Rabindra Puraskar in 1972 and the Sharatchandra Puraskar in 1978. He was also awarded the Jagattarini Puraskar from Calcutta University, a D.Litt. degree from the University of Burdwan and Desikottama from the Visva-Bharati University of Shantiniketan.

Mukhopadhyay died on 29 July 1987 in Darbhanga at the age of 93, He never married.

Works

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay's first book, Ranur Prothom Vagh was published in 1934.

Novels
  • Nilanguriyo, later adapted for film
  • Swargadapi Gariyasee
  • Tomrai Bharasa
  • Uttarayan
  • Kanchan Mulya, later adapted for film
  • Dolgovinder Karacha
  • Rup Holo Abhisap
  • Nayan Bou
  • Panka Pallab
  • Kadam

The Ranu short stories
  • Ranur Prothom Vagh
  • Ranur Ditio Vagh
  • Ranur Tritio Vagh
  • Ranur Kothamala

Other short stories
  • Hathe Khari
  • Rel Ranga
  • Barjatri
  • Basar
  • Kokil Deke Chhilo

Travelogues
  • Kushi Panganer Chithi
  • Duar Hote Adure
  • Ajatar Joyjatra

Natak
  • Barjatri, later adapted for film and television
  • Tansil

Children's books
  • Ponur Chithi
  • Kilasher Patrani
  • Hese Jao (poetry)

References
  1. Anjali Basu; Subodh Chandra Sen Gupta (2010). সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান: প্রায় চার সহস্রাধিক জীবনী-সংবলিত আকর গ্রণ্থ [Samsad Bengali Biographical Dictionary: A Repository Containing More Than Four Thousand Biographies] (in Bengali) (First ed.). Sahitya Samsad. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
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