Noted litterateur and renowned professor/academician Narayan Gangopadhyay (real name: Taraknath) was born in Baliadanga in Dinajpur, East Bengal, on February 7, 1919. His ancestral home was in Basudebpur, Barishal. In 1941, he stood first class first in M.A. in Bengali from Calcutta University and later went on to earn his D.Phil for his research in the field of short stories in Bengali literature. He taught at the City College and later at Calcutta University.
His first brush with writing came during his student years, when he tried his hand at poetry. Later he made his mark as a writer of short stories, novels and plays and also emerged as a critic and journalist. In the early 1940s he wrote a
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Basumati Literary Prize. On the right is Premendra Mitra. (1970[?]) |
Narayan Gangopadhyay is also the creator of Tenida and his adventures—which remain till date most popular in children's literature.
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of Santiniketan. (12 July, 1965). |
(We gratefully acknowledge Mr. Arijit Gangopadhyay for supplying the photographs and the MSs.)