Sachindranath Bandyopadhyay
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Born6 September 1920
Kalighat, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Kalighat, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died26 May 1999 (aged 78)
Chetla, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Chetla, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation
- Poet
- Dramatist
- Fiction Writer
NationalityIndian
Sachindranath Bandyopadhyay | |
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| Born | 6 September 1920 Kalighat, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 26 May 1999 (aged 78) Chetla, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Ashutosh College |
| Notable awards | Bankim Puraskar (1988) |
| Spouse | Uma Bandyopadhyay |
| Parents | Satishchandra Bandyopadhyay (father) Suruchi Devi (mother) |
Shachindranath Bandyopadhyay (born 6 September 1920 - died 26 May 1999) was a poet, essayist and playwright. He received the Bankim Puraskar award for his novel Bandare Bandare in 1987, the highest award given by the West Bengal Government for contributions to Bengali literature.[1][2]
