(1922-12-28)28 December 1922 Kharagpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died
29 July 2018(2018-07-29) (aged 95) Kolkata, India
Occupation
Writer
Language
Bengali
Nationality
Indian
Education
Master of Arts
Alma mater
Presidency College, University of Calcutta
Subject
Novel, short story
Notable works
Banpalashir Padabali, Ekhoni, Kharij, Je Jekhane Danriye, Bari Badle Jay
Notable awards
Ananda Puraskar Sahitya Akademi Award Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize
Ramapada Chowdhury (28 December 1922 – 29 July 2018)[1] was a Bengali-language novelist and short story writer in India. For his novel Bari Badle Jay, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.[2] He was also a recipient of the Rabindra Puraskar and several other awards. He won the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize in its inaugural year. Many of his works have been adapted into films, including the multiple-award-winning Kharij, directed by Mrinal Sen, and Ek Doctor Ki Maut, directed by Tapan Sinha. Chowdhury started writing during the Second World War. He was associated with Anandabazar Patrika for many years, and edited its Sunday supplement. His novels are marked by an economy of expression. He is one of the most well known short story writers in contemporary Bengali literature.
^"'Ek doctor ki maut' writer Ramapada Chowdhury passes away at 95". The Indian Express. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^"Sahitya Akademi Awards". Sahitya Akademi. Government of India. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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