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Jayanta Dey

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Nationality
  
Indian

Spouse(s)
  
Chumki Dey

Ethnicity
  
Bengali

Name
  
Jayanta Dey

Citizenship
  
Indian

Role
  
Novelist

Occupation
  
Editor


Jayanta Dey

Born
  
February 29, 1964
Kurchibaria, Howrah, India

Residence
  
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

2017 New Modern Song | Sarater Aakashe | Jayanta Dey, Sushmita Goswami | JUKEBOX | H.T.CASSETTE


Jayanta Dey (Bengali: জয়ন্ত দে; born 29 February 1964)is a novelist and short story writer in Bengali living in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is also the editor of Saptahik Bartaman Magazine and works at daily Bartaman Patrika. He has received awards like Somenchanda Smriti Puroskar, Golpomala Puroskar, Namita Chattopadhyay Sahitya Puroskar.

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Kotha kichhu kichhu jayanta dey anuradha paudwal


Early writing

Jayanta Dey started writing poetry and was involved in publishing little magazine Amuk. He shifted to writing short stories after the 92-93 riots in India following the Demolition of the Babri Masjid when he felt that he can't communicate himself in poetry. His short story Pendulum, using the symbolism of an antique clock to establish the communal hatred in urban Indian psyche was published in Teebro Kuthar magazine. The short story received wide acclaim and received attention from eminent Bengali novelist Debesh Ray. Jayanta Dey's short stories started to feature in several reputed Bengali literary magazines like Desh and Pratikhon.

Style

Jayanta Dey is a powerful writer. Noted critic Nityapriya Ghosh argues that his style is flawless. His novels deals a wide range of ideas dealing with transgender people, ragging, power and corruption, Kumbha Mela etc. He abhors violence and wants to supplement issues of revenge with fantasy and magic.

References

Jayanta Dey Wikipedia