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Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Biography 2020

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay is a very well known name in Bengali literature. His two novels Pather Pachanli and Chander Pahar are still in the minds of all Bengalis.


Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was born on September 12, 1894, in the village of Muraripur in the Ghoshpara region near Kalyani in the North 24 Parganas of West Bengal. Besides, his ancestral home was at Barrackpore in Jharkhand. All links.


His father's name was Sri Mahananda Bandyopadhyay and his mother's name was Mrinalini Devi They both had 5 children, of which Bibhutibhushan was the eldest. Download.

It is said that his father was Mahananda Banerjee, a renowned Sanskrit scholar He was awarded the title of Shastri for his outstanding scholarship in Sanskrit. Suspense mp3.


Bibhutibhushan received his early education from his father and also received his early education from a few other schools in his village and neighboring villages.


After that he completed his schooling and got admitted in Banagram High English School There he got the opportunity to study as an unpaid student.


From an early age, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was very focused on his studies. Therefore, he once became the most talented student in the class


Thus, his studies continued quite well He passed one class after another with good results in the exams but when he got up to the eighth grade, his father Mahananda Banerjee died suddenly due to physical illness. All urls.


The sudden departure of the father in this way hurts little Bibhuti And it is normal to be in trouble, because when he was a child, his father used to cherish him, from teaching him to reading.


Even after all this, little Bibhutibhushan continued his studies In 1914 he got first division in his entrance examination and then he was admitted in Ripon College which is now called Surendranath College. https://wiseintro.co/suspensestory


There he also did well in the IA examination and again got the first division and then in 1918 he also passed the BA examination from the same college with distinction.


He then re-enrolled to study for a Masters and Law but had to drop out in the middle of the course, for financial reasons as much as possible.


After leaving school, he first taught at a school in Jangipara and later at Harinavi School in Sonarpur.


Besides, sometimes he worked as a preacher of Gorakshini Sabha for some time, as a secretary in Khelat Ghosh's house and as a tutor, but he also taught all his life.


I told you earlier that Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay used to teach in a school in Jangipara in Hooghly district. He was married to Gauri Devi, daughter of Srikali Bhushan Mukherjee, Moktar of Basirhat in 1919 while teaching at the school named Dwarkanath High School.


Unfortunately, his first wife Gauri Devi died of a disease just a year after the marriage At the untimely death of his wife, Bibhutibhushan Banerjee was shocked and deeply saddened.


Seeing this, his family started arranging his marriage again After searching for many brides, he finally remarried on December 3, 1940, to Rama Devi, daughter of Shorashikanta Chattopadhyay, a resident of Chaygaon in present day Faridpur district of Bangladesh.


After 6 years of marriage with Rama Devi, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay finally gave birth to a son in her house. Whose name is Taradas Bandyopadhyay. http://uid.me/allsunday_suspense

 

Career

His first story "Neglect" was published in Prabasi Patrika in 1921 and it was through this story that Bibhutibhushan's literary life began. When he was living in Bhagalpur, he started writing Pather Panchali, that time was 1295 And his, this impeccable novel was written exactly 3 years after that, in 1928.


Pather Panchali is the best novel he has written, I hope you know that It was through writing this novel that he gained fame all around This novel is actually based on the childhood of Apu and Durga in the village of Nischindipur. https://qiita.com/allsundaysuspense


The next part of Pather Panchali is called "Aparajita" In this novel, Apur lives in different areas including Kolkata, marries Aparna and returns with his son Kajal after the death of his wife.


Both these books of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay have hints of his own personal life


Satyajit Ray, a famous Bengali and Indian filmmaker, later made an extraordinary film based on the novel "Pather Panchali" and it was through this film that he started his directorial career.


He also won the Oscar for Pather Panchali in 1992, which is a matter of great pride for all Indians.


But Ray did not stop there He also made films based on the two novels Aparajit and Ashani Sanket by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.


You may not know it, Pather Panchali was translated into English and French as well as various Indian languages. https://ello.co/allsundaysuspense


His next best novel is Moon Mountain, which is an adventure story. The background of this novel is based on the Amazon jungle of Africa


The novel is set in a wonderful story of a Bengali boy named Shankar going to work in Africa, talking to Alvarez there, as well as the Bunip attack and finally finding a diamond mine. Which still attracts Bengali book lovers terribly


The Mountain of the Moon novel, if you haven't read it yet, you must read it And if you don't like reading books, then you must listen to the audio book version on Sunday Suspense. I'm sure you will like this story.


Finally, on November 1, 1950, Bibhutibhushan Banerjee died of a heart attack at his home in Ghatshila, Jharkhand.


It is learned that his last rites were performed at "Panchpandab Ghat" on the Subarnarekha river at noon on the day after his death.



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