Basudeb Dasgupta

Basudeb Dasgupta[1] (31 December 1938 – 31 August 2005), a Bengali novelist and short-story writer (associated with the Hungry generation movement), is considered as one of the most significant avant-gardes and controversial figures in the history of Bengali literature.

Basudeb Dasgupta
Basudeb Dasgupta in Ashoknagar
Born(1938-12-31)31 December 1938
Died31 August 2005(2005-08-31) (aged 66)
OccupationNovelist, Short Story Writer and School-teacher
Literary movementHungry generation

Early life and education

His family came to India as refugees following the partition of Bengal in 1947. He graduated with an honours in Bengali literature from the Scottish Church College in 1961, which he followed with a degree in education. Between 1965 and till his retirement in 1999, he taught in a school.

Writings

Basudeb's major contribution to Bengali literature spanned from the early 1960s to mid 80's. His distinct styled short stories of that span include Randhanshala (1963), Ratanpur (1964), Basantoutsav (1964), Riputarito (1965), Bamanrahasya (1965), Abhiramer Chalaphera (1967), Leni Bruce O Gopal Bhandke (1968), Debotader Koyekminit (1971), Dr. Wanger Gopan Sanket (1972), Baba (1975) and Durbin (1983).

His only collection of short-stories Randhanshala was first published in 1965 which is considered as a Hungry-classic[2] and reprinted in 1983.

Basudeb Dasgupta published his first novel titled Utpat in 1962 in Upadruto journal and the second one Kheladhula (probably the most significant one) in 1981 in Dandashuk journal.

Thereafter Basudeb wrote a few short stories such as Bondi Bastabata (1986), Mrityuguha Thekey (in two installments in 1986 and 1987), Shesh Praharer Abhijan (1987), Eso (1990) and Mouno Nagarir Itikatha (in two installments in 1995 and 1996), but he had lost the previous magical charm of his prose style and imaginative fictional world.

Books
  • Randhanshala (Short story, 1965)
  • Break Your Silence Please (Conversations, letters, diary entries, stray proses, 2006, Monfakira[3])
  • Kheladhula (Novel, 2007, Monfakira)
  • Lenny Bruce O Gopal Vand Ke (Short story, 2009, Open Secret)

See also

References
  1. http://www.kaurab.com/english/bengali_poetry/Hungry-Generation/
  2. http://www.blogs.ibibo.com/hungryalistclassics/hungry-generation-classics%5B%5D
  3. http://www.monfakira.com
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