Narendranath Mitra

Narendranath Mitra (Bengali: নরেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র) (1916–1975), was an Indian Bengali writer, poet.

Biography

He was born in Faridpur in modern-day Bangladesh. He was based in Kolkata, now in India at the time of partition in 1947, and chose to remain in India when his birthplace fell to the share of East Pakistan.

In 1933, passed S. S. C. Level from Vanga High School obtaining first division marks. I. A. from Rajendra College, B. A. from Bangabasi College, of the University of Calcutta.

He found employment at the Dum Dum ordnance factory in Kolkata during the Second World War. After that, he joined Kolkata National Bank.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh. Later, his family was living in Kolkata.

He was a journalist, editor; worked for 'Krishok', 'Swaraj' 'Satyajug'. From 1951 to 1975, was with Anandabazar Patrika.

Works adaptations

His story Abataranika was adapted into Mahanagar (The Big City) by Satyajit Ray in 1964, with Madhabi Mukherjee as lead. Ras(রস) was adapted into Hindi film, Saudagar (1973), by Shubendu Roy, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan.[1] 1988 Bengali film, Phera by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, was also adapted from his story.

Bibliography

References

  1. Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 336. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.

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