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Nationality
  
Indian

Ethnicity
  
Bengali


Religion
  
Hinduism

Name
  
Mrityunjoy Guha

Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha

Born
  
August 26, 1919 (
1919-08-26
)
Mymensingh former British India

Died
  
June 26, 2012(2012-06-26) (aged 92) Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Residence
  
India, West Bengal, Calcutta, Belgachia

Occupation
  
Retd. Professor & HOD Chemistry, R.G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta

Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha (August 26, 1919-June 26, 2012) was an Indian scholar, academic. He is noted for his work on Akash O Prithibi for which he was awarded Rabindra Puraskar in 1964.

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Early Life & Education

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Mrityunjoy was born to a Bengali Hindu family of Mymensingh, then part of India; now Bangladesh which became a new country in 1971 following its separation from Pakistan which, in turn, was earlier shaped as a result of the partition of British India in 1947.

He completed his intermediate & formal education at Rajshahi College (1934-1938). Later on he pursued Masters in Chemistry at Presidency College, Calcutta University (1938–40).

Literary Work


  • Bijnaner Bichitra Barta (Bengali) fetched him UNESCO Prize from Govt. of India in 1969.
  • Sagarpranider Katha (Bengali)
  • Akash O Prithibi (Bengali)
  • Sonar Bangla Tomai Bhalobasi (Bengali)
  • Stanyapayee Pranider Katha (Bengali)
  • Alor Jharna (Bengali)
  • Aparup Rupkatha (Bengali)
  • Desh Bidesher Rupkatha Ebang Upakatha (Bengali)
  • Chalo Jai Chander Deshe (Bengali)
  • Jiber Kramabikash (Bengali)
  • Petroleum (Bengali)
  • On The Constitution Of Some Oxyacids Of Sulphur (English)

    • Recognition & Honors

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  • B.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, Rajshahi College, 1938
  • M.Sc (First Class) 3rd Place, Calcutta University, 1940
  • Cunningham Memorial Prize, Presidency College, Calcutta 1940
  • Griffith Memorial Prize, Calcutta University, 1952
  • Ph.D, Calcutta University, 1955
  • Rabindra Puraskar, Govt. of West Bengal, 1964
  • UNESCO Prize for Manuscript entitled 'Bijnaner Bichitra Barta' in Bengali, Govt. of India, 1969
  • Sishu Sahitya Rashtriya Puraskar, 1970
  • Ila Chanda Memorial Prize (Bangiya Bijnan Parishad)
  • Kishore Gyan Vigyan Puraskar, 1993
  • T.M. Das Foundation Award, 2002

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    References

    Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha Wikipedia
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