Shyamal_Gangapadhyay
Shyamal Gangapadhyay
Indian writer and editor (1933–2001)
Shyamal Gangapadhyay (25 March 1933 – 24 September 2001; Bengali: শ্যামল গঙ্গাপাধ্যায়) was a Bengali novelist and editor born at Khulna ( Present day, Adhuna in Bangladesh). He received Sahitya Academy Award in 1993 for the novel of Shahjada Darasukoh,[1] based on the life of Mughal Emperor Dara Shukoh.[2] He also wrote the story 'Vasco Da Gamar Bhaipo' and 'Parostri'.