Bidhayak Bhattacharya

Bidhayak Bhattacharya (7 February 1907 – 15 November 1986) was an Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist.[1]

Bidhayak Bhattacharya
Born(1907-02-07)7 February 1907
Ziaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Died15 November 1986(1986-11-15) (aged 79)
NationalityIndian
Other namesYashodhar Misra
Manas Das
Known forJournalist, Playwright

Early life

He was born on 7 February 1907 at Ziaganj in Murshidabad, West Bengal. His birth name was Bagalaranjan Bhattacharya.he was better known as 'Bidhayak', a name given him by Rabindranath Tagore. His pen-names were 'Yashodhar Misra' and 'Manas Das'. His father's name Haricharan Bhattacharya and mother's name Satyabati.[2] He had 5 siblings and he was the elder brother. He passed the Entrance examination in 1928 from Edward Coronation High Institution (now Raja Vijoy Singh Vidyamandir) and served as a journalist at Amrita Bazar Patrika and Yugantar. Later he was editor of Rupayan, Mancharupa and Chhabiwala. He also taught at the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.

Career

He wrote short stories, novels and plays, but he was more famous as a playwright, writing over 25 plays. His plays are mainly on social and domestic themes. Meghmukti was first staged in 1938 at rangmahal theatre in Calcutta and became popular. His other popular plays are Matir Ghar (1939), Bish Bachhar Age (1940),[3] Rakter Dak (1941), Tumi O Ami (1941),[3] Chirantani (1942), [3]Rajpath (1949), Khabar Balchhi (1950),[3] Ksudha (1956), Anthony Kaviyal, Nati Vinodini, Khelaghar, Tahar Namti Ranjana, Ujan Yatra, and Kanna Hasir Pala. He also dramatised several of sharat chandra chattopadhyay's novels, such as Baikunther Will (1944), Bipradas etc. Fateh Lohani based the motion picture Akash Ar Mati (1959) on one of his stories. Bidhayak Bhattacharya's novels include Chaka Ghurchhe, Brddha Bidhata, Ratri Yader Din.

Honors

He received many honours for his contributions to literature and journalism. They are

  • Madhusanglapi from Bhatpara
  • Sahitya Mahasnatak from Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan (1961)
  • Sudhangshubala Puraskar from the University of calcutta (1967)
  • Shatabarsiki Puraskar on the centenary of Bengali theatre

References
Specific
  1. "Harye zaoya rongomoncho". ঐহিক. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. Bhattacharya, Ramkrishna. নাট্যে উপেক্ষিত: বিধায়ক ভট্টাচার্যের জীবন ও লেখনী (Natye Upekkhito: Life and Writings of Bidhayak Bhattacharya). ISBN 9781634153348. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. Utpal K Banerjee. BENGALI THEATRE- 200 YEARS. Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-81-230-2100-3.
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