Pramathanath Bishi
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Pramathanath Bishi | |
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| Born | 11 June 1901 Joyari Village, Natore District, British India |
| Died | 10 May 1985 (aged 83) |
| Other names | Pra. Na. Bi (প্র.না.বি) |
| Alma mater | Rajshahi College University of Calcutta |
| Known for | Bengali Literature |
| Awards | Rabindra Puraskar (1960), Vidyasagar Smrti Puraskar (1982), Jagattarini Puraskar (1983) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1972 – 2 April 1978 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
Pramatha Nath Bishi (11 June 1901 – 10 May 1985) was an Indian writer, educationist, and parliamentarian from West Bengal. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council (1962–1968) and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1972 to 1978.
Bishi was born on 11 June 1901 at Joari in Rajshahi, the son of Nalininath Bishi and Sarojbasini Devi.[1] He studied for seventeen years at Brahma Vidyalaya in Santiniketan, where he became closely acquainted with Rabindranath Tagore.[2] He passed the matriculation (1919) from Santiniketan and took a break of several years before going on to complete the IA (1927) and BA with honours in English from Rajshahi College (1929). He then took an MA in Bangla (1932) from Calcutta University, standing first class first. He carried on research on a Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellowship (1933-1936). He married Suruchi Devi, daughter of a noted Advocate of Rajshahi named Sudarshan Chakravarty. They had two sons named Kanishka Bishi and Milinda Bishi and a daughter named Chirashree Bishi.
Career
He joined Ripon College (1936–1946) and then Calcutta University (1950) as professor of Bangla.[3] He was Rabindra Professor and Head of the Department of Bangla, Calcutta University (1963–66). He also worked as editor of the Santiniketan (1931) and assistant editor of Anandabazar Patrika (1946–1949). He retired in 1971. He was also a member of West Bengal Bidhan Sabha (1962). He died in Calcutta on 10 May 1985.