Achintya Kumar Sengupta

Achintya Kumar Sengupta
Native name	অচিন্ত্যকুমার সেনগুপ্ত
Born	1903 Noakhali, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1976 (aged 72–73)
Alma mater	South Suburban College University of Calcutta

Achintya Kumar Sengupta (Born 19 September 1903 – 1976) was a renowned Bengali writer. He was born in Noakhali, now in Bangladesh.

Life

At the age of 13, after his father's death, Sengupta moved to Calcutta, where he completed his schooling. He got a B. A. Honours degree from South Suburban College in English, followed by an M. A. degree from the University of Calcutta. Subsequently, he obtained a degree in Law and entered the judicial service, where he served until his retirement, after having been a district judge and a Special Judicial Officer.

Works

He started writing under a pen name, ‘Niharika Debi’. He contributed to almost all genres of Bengali literature, but is best remembered for his novels and short stories. In all, he wrote more than 100 books.

Sengupta was closely associated with the famous magazine Kallol, and was its editor for some time.

His literary works have been included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

References

• Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.