Subodh Ghosh (14 September 1909 – 10 March 1980) was a noted Indian author of

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and a journalist with the

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-based daily newspaper '' Ananda Bazar Patrika''. Born at

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on 14 September 1909, now in

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, he studied in St. Columba's College as well as privately with scholar Mahesh Chandra Ghosh. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a bus conductor to support himself while writing on the side. His best known work, ''Bharat Premkatha'', is about the romances of epic Indian characters and has remained very popular in the Bengali literary world. Many of his stories have been adapted for Indian films, most notably

Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily rememb ...

's ''

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'' (1958) and

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as '' Do Bigha Zamin'', '' Parineeta'', '' Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas'', ''Madhumati'', '' Sujata'', '' ...

's '' Sujata'' (1959). He won the

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for

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twice, for

's '' Sujata'' (1960) and for

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's ''

Ijaazat ''Ijaazat'' () is an 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, ''Jatugriha'' by Subodh Ghosh. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel in leading roles, the film followed the story ...

'' in 1989. He was selected for Bharatya Jnanpith Award (1977) But he refused it.

Selected works

Novels *'' Tilanjoli'' *''Gangotri'' *''Trijama'' *''Preyoahy'' *''Satkiya'' *''Sujata'' *''Suno Boronari'' *''Bosonto Tilok'' *''Jiavorli'' *''Bagdatta'' Story-Book *''Fossil'' *''Parashuramer Kuthar'' *''Gotrantar'' *''Suklavishar'' *''Gram Jamuna'' *''Bonikornika'' *''Jatugriho'' *''Mon Vramar'' *''Thirbijuri'' *''Kusumeshu'' *''Bharat Premkatha'' *''Jalkamal'' Others *''Bharityo Foujer Itihash'' *''Kingbodontir Deshe'' *''Amritopothojatri''

References

Writers from Kolkata

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Subodh 1909 births Novelists from Jharkhand Bengali-language writers Bengali writers Indian male journalists Indian male novelists Filmfare Awards winners Indian male short story writers 1980 deaths People from Hazaribagh 20th-century Indian novelists Journalists from Jharkhand 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Indian journalists 20th-century Indian male writers Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar