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Language
  
Bengali, English

Ethnicity
  
Bengali


Role
  
Author

Died
  
July 29, 1987, Darbhanga

Occupation
  
Poet, novelist, playwright, essayist

Name
  
Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay

Movies
  
Teenkahon, Shriman Prithviraj

Parents
  
Giribala Devi, Bipin Bihari Mukherjee

Siblings
  
Abani Bhusan Mukherjee, Hari Bhusan Mukherjee

Similar People
  
Bauddhayan Mukherji, Syed Mustafa Siraj, Tarun Majumdar

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, anchored by Chinmoy Guha and directed by Debojit Kumar Ghosh


Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (October 24, 1894 – July 29, 1987) was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar, India.

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Life

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was born on 24 October 1894 in Pandoul, a village of Mithila of Bihar(India). The name of his father is Bipin Bihari Mukherjee and mother's name is Giribala Devi.

Bibhutibhushan's early days were spent in Darbhanga, Bihar, India. His college life was spent in Patna and Calcutta Was a schoolteacher and Manager of Daily English News paper, named "Indian Nation" published from Patna.

He awarded by Ananda Puraskar in 1958, Rabindra Puraskar in 1972 and Sharatchandra Puraskar in 1978. Jagattarini Puraskar from Calcutta University, D.Litt from the University of Burdwan and Desikottama from the Visva-Bharati University of Shantiniketan.

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay on 29 July 1987, died in his Darbhanga House. He was a bachelor and died at the age of ninety-three.

He has eight brothers and two sisters. He himself was "Mejo" i.e. second in number.

The names of his brothers were, Shashi Bhusan Mukherjee (The elder than him) Hari Bhusan Mukherjee (Third) Indu Bhusan Mukherjee (Fourth) Arbinda Bhusan Mukherjee (Fifth) Mani Bhusan Mukherjee (Sixth) Abani Bhusan Mukherjee (Seventh) Parulbala Devi (1st Sister) Dr. Binoy Bhusan Mukherjee (Eighth) Lilabati Devi (2nd Sister)

Works

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay’s first book, ‘Ranur Prothom Vagh’ was published in 1934. Child psychology and humorous element is found in his writing. Childish matters are very common in his writing.

The daily lives of middle class Bengali people are found in his writing.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bihar and Bengal in India and Bangladesh. The name of the book prescribed for Intermediate class in Bihar was "Kushi Pranganer Chithi".

Novel

  • Nilanguriyo
  • Swargadapi Gariyasee
  • Tomrai Bharasa
  • Uttarayan
  • Kanchan Mulya
  • Dolgovinder Karacha
  • Rup Holo Abhisap
  • Nayan Bou
  • Panka Pallab
  • Kadam
  • The Ranu short stories

  • Ranur Prothom Vagh
  • Ranur Ditio Vagh
  • Ranur Tritio Vagh
  • Ranur Kothamala
  • Other short stories

  • Hathe Khari
  • Rel Ranga
  • Barjatri
  • Basar
  • Kokil Deke Chhilo
  • Travelogue

  • Kushi Panganer Chithi
  • Duar Hote Adure
  • Ajatar Joyjatra
  • Natak

  • Barjatri
  • Tansil
  • The Book for Children

  • Ponur Chithi
  • Kilasher Patrani
  • Hese Jao (Poetry)
  • Other novel and short stories adopted for film

  • Borjatri-Adapted into film and teleserial
  • Sriman Prithviraj-Adapted into film
  • Nilanguriya - Adapted into film
  • Kanchan Mulya- Adopted into film
  • Translated in other languages

  • Nilanguriya in Hindi with titled as "Nilam Ki Anguthi"
  • Kushi Pranganer Chithi in Maithili with titled as "Kushi Pranganak Chithi"
  • References

    Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Wikipedia