Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay | |
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| Born | 27 January 1917 |
| Died | 10 February 1995 (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Education | M.A. |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University St. Xavier's College, Kolkata |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, publisher, editor |
| Notable work | Duranata Eagal, Nil Ghurni, Bhayankarer Jibankotha |
| Children | Tridib Kumar Chattopadhyay |
| Awards | National Award Vidyasagar Memorial Award |
Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay (27 January 1917 – 10 February 1995) was a Bengali writer and editor.
Chattopadhyay was born in 1917 at Paikara village, Jessore District in British India (now in Khulna, Bangladesh).[citation needed] His father Abani Bhushan was a mathematician and text book author.[1] After the Entrance Examination he entered in St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. While studying in college he was attracted with revolutionary movement under the guidance of Pulin Behari Das. In 1939, Chattopadhyay joined in Communist Party of India and started work as volunteer. Muzaffar Ahmed and Nripen Chakraborty inspired him to work in Swadhinata, a Bengali weekly magazine of the undivided Communist Party. He passed M.A. in English from the Calcutta University.[2]