Nimai Bhattacharya

Indian writer (1931–2020)

Nimai Bhattacharya
নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য
Born10 April 1931
Shalikha, Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India (Bangladesh)
Died25 June 2020 (aged 89)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Notable workMemsaheb

Nimai Bhattacharya (10 April 1931 – 25 June 2020) was a writer of Bengali literature who was born in Magura's Shalikha.[1] He died on 25 June 2020 in Kolkata, aged 89.[citation needed]

Early life

Bhattacharya's mother died when he was three years old. He matriculated [where?] in 1948. He moved to West Bengal from East Bengal.[1] Then he had passed IA and BA from Ripon College, Calcutta.[citation needed] He started his career in journalism. A novel which was written by him was published in Amritobazar in 1963.[2] His next four novels were published in the newspaper. After that, he became professional author.[citation needed]

Notable works

He wrote more than 150 books,[3] one of the most lauded of which was Memsaheb.[3][4] A film was made based on the book, Mem Saheb (starring Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen) in leading roles.[5] Some of his notable books are:

  • Memsaheb
  • Minibus
  • Matal
  • Inquilab
  • Bachelor
  • Kerani
  • Rajdhani Express
  • Anglo Indian
  • Darling
  • Your Honour
  • Cocktail
  • Pother Sheshe

References

  1. ^ a b "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য বাংলাদেশেরই সন্তান". Ekushey TV. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য".
  3. ^ a b "'মেমসাহেব'-এর নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য: একাত্তরের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বুদ্ধিজীবী হত্যার পেছনেও মৌলবাদীরা ছিল". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Nimai Bhattacharya profile". goodreads. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "8 Tollywood Actors Who Essayed Out Every Facet Of Being A Journalist". Times Of India. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  • Nimai Bhattacharya at IMDb