Amar Mitra (Bengali: অমর মিত্র (born 30 August 1951) is an eminent writer in Bengali living in Kolkata, West Bengal. His elder brother is notable actor Manoj Mitra.[1]
Amar Mitra | |
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| অমর মিত্র | |
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| Born | 30 August 1951 Basirhat, North 24 Pgs. West Bengal |
| Occupation(s) | Civil service, Bengali writer |
| Spouse | Mitali Mitra |
| Family | Manoj Mitra (brother) |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi 2006 Bankim Puraskar 2001 |
Early life edit
Mitra was born in Satkhira and their family came to Basirhat in 1950s.[2] He was a student of chemistry,[3] His father's name is Ashok Kumar Mitra. He has been working for the Land Reforms Department of The Government of West Bengal.
Literary career edit
Mitra is a veteran Bengali novelist and short story writer. He also edited number of books. He is writing for over five decades which includes 30 published novels, number of short-story collections as well as few books for children.[2] Mitra participated in the First forum of Asian Countries' writers held in Nur Sultan city in Kazakhstan in September 2019 and awarded O. Henry Award for his short story, The Old man of Kusumpur.[4][5][6] He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Dhrubaputra (Bengali: ধ্রুবপুত্র) in 2006.[7][8] He has also received the Bankim Puraskar from Government of West Bengal for his novel, Aswacharit (Bengali: অশ্বচরিত) in 2001,[9] Mitra received Mitra O Ghosh award in the year 2010, Sharat Puroskar in the year 2018.
References edit
- ^ "আচমকা মনোজ মিত্রর মৃত্যুর গুজব, বিরক্ত পরিবার, এখন কেমন আছেন শিল্পী?". sangbadpratidin. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Swapan, Ashfaque (21 April 2018). "Meeting Amar Mitra: The anguish of a complete Bengali author". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Tara News Boi Para on YouTube
- ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction". Literary Hub. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Bengali author Amar Mitra awarded O. Henry prize for 45 year old story". India Today. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Ghosh, Bishwanath (6 April 2022). "Veteran Bengali writer wins coveted O. Henry Award for 1977 story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Outlook India". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "TNPSC Current affairs, Monthly TNPSC Current affairs,TNPSC Portal Current affairs in English". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Bankim Puraskar