Nationality Indian Occupation author Ethnicity Bengali Movies Khaad | Name Srijato Bandopadhyay Awards Ananda Puraskar Role Poet | |
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Born 21 December 1975 (age 48) ( 1975-12-21 ) Kolkata Similar People Indraadip Das Gupta, Kaushik Ganguly, Shrikant Mohta | ||
Swakanthe srijato ronjini ke lekha amar chithi
Srijato Bandopadhyay is a poet of the Bengali younger generation. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers. In 2014, he won the Filmfare Awards East for Best Lyricist for the song 'Balir Shohor' from 'Mishawr Rawhoshyo'.
Contents
- Swakanthe srijato ronjini ke lekha amar chithi
- Depression by srijato
- Early life
- Subsequent Career
- Works
- Poem
- Lyricist
- Awards
- References
He is now working on his next book "Mushtaq Hussain er Dorbari".
Besides writing poems and songs, he also does anchoring and Public Speaking. Recently he made his acting debut in Srijit Mukherji's film Zulfiqar.
He has also attended a writer's workshop at the University of Iowa.
Depression by srijato
Early life
Srijato was born in a musical family. He lived at Garia and spent his childhood at Kamdohari, Narkelbagan. Srijato is the grandchild of classical vocalist Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty and nephew of musician and the Khalifa of Kotali Gharana Pandit Manas Chakraborty; his mother is also a classical vocalist Gaan Saraswati Srila Bandopadhyay. His early schooling was completed to Jadavpur Vidyapith and he graduated from the Asutosh College, a University of Calcutta affiliate.
Subsequent Career
Srijato started his writing career in the 1990s. He currently lives in Selimpur, southern Kolkata with his wife Durba. Having worked as a journalist, he is now on the editorial board of the magazine "Prathama".
Works
His notable works include Chotoder Chiriyakhana: The menagerie for kids (2005), Katiushar golpo: Tales untold (2006), Borshamongol : The monsoon epic (2006), Okalboisakhi: Storms unprecedent (2007), Likhte hole bhodrobhabe lekho: Write politely, if you have to (2002), Ses Chithi: Last Letter (1999), Bombay to Goa (2007), Coffer namti Irish : Irish Coffee (2008), Onubhob korechi tai bolchi : Revealing the feeling (1998).His book of poems, Andhakar Lekhaguchchha was firstly posted in the Facebook by the poet. Every poem of this book is a Sonnet.
He has also written novels. His first novel is "4043".His second novel was published in Pujabarshiki Anondolok, named "Shalimare Shonghat".