Nimai Bhattacharya
Nimai Bhattacharya নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য | |
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| Born | 10 April 1931 British India (Bangladesh) |
| Died | 25 June 2020 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable work | Memsaheb |
Nimai Bhattacharya (10 April 1931 – 25 June 2020) was a writer of Bengali literature who was born in Magura's Shalikha.[1] He died on 25 June 2020 in Kolkata, aged 89.[citation needed]
Early life
Bhattacharya's mother died when he was three years old. He matriculated [Ripon College, Calcutta.[citation needed] He started his career in journalism. A novel which was written by him was published in Amritobazar in 1963.[2] His next four novels were published in the newspaper. After that, he became professional author.[citation needed]
Notable works
He wrote more than 150 books,[3] one of the most lauded of which was Memsaheb.[3][4] A film was made based on the book, Mem Saheb (starring Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen) in leading roles.[5] Some of his notable books are:
- Memsaheb
- Minibus
- Matal
- Inquilab
- Bachelor
- Kerani
- Rajdhani Express
- Anglo Indian
- Darling
- Your Honour
- Cocktail
- Pother Sheshe
References
- ^ a b "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য বাংলাদেশেরই সন্তান". Ekushey TV. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য".
- ^ a b "'মেমসাহেব'-এর নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য: একাত্তরের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বুদ্ধিজীবী হত্যার পেছনেও মৌলবাদীরা ছিল". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Nimai Bhattacharya profile". goodreads. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "8 Tollywood Actors Who Essayed Out Every Facet Of Being A Journalist". Times Of India. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
External links
- Nimai Bhattacharya at IMDb