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Nimai Bhattacharya

Nimai Bhattacharya

Indian writer (1931–2020)

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]

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Early life

Bhattacharya's mother died when he was three years old. He matriculated [where?] in 1948. He moved to West Bengal from East Bengal.[1] Then he had passed IA and BA from 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

  1. [1]
    "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য বাংলাদেশেরই সন্তান". Ekushey TV. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. [2]
    "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য".
  3. [3]
    "'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.
  4. [4]
    "Nimai Bhattacharya profile". goodreads. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "8 Tollywood Actors Who Essayed Out Every Facet Of Being A Journalist". Times Of India. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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