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Sanjib Chattopadhyay

Born

in Kolkata, India

February 28, 1936

Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Children's

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Sanjib Chattopadhyay (Bengali: সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়) (born February 28, 1936 in Kolkata) is a Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterised by use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language.

Childhood and education:
Sanjib Chattopadhyay spent his childhood in the hilly terrain of Chota Nagpur Plateau under the care of his father after his mother died when he was five. They relocated to Calcutta and he was admitted to Victoria Institution school which he joined at grade seven. He later went to Scottish Church College, Calcutta where he studied chemistry.

Work:
The subjects of his fiction are mostly families living in Calcutta city. Within the confines of these homes, he challenges the moral values o Sanjib Chattopadhyay (Bengali: সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়) (born February 28, 1936 in Kolkata) is a Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterised by use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language.

Childhood and education:
Sanjib Chattopadhyay spent his childhood in the hilly terrain of Chota Nagpur Plateau under the care of his father after his mother died when he was five. They relocated to Calcutta and he was admitted to Victoria Institution school which he joined at grade seven. He later went to Scottish Church College, Calcutta where he studied chemistry.

Work:
The subjects of his fiction are mostly families living in Calcutta city. Within the confines of these homes, he challenges the moral values of the fast-changing middle class of the city. Chattopadhyay frequently uses old men as his protagonists. These aged characters create the spiritual and philosophical edge found in his novels Lotakambal (The Blanket and Quilt) and Shakha Prasakha (Branches). His most famous novella Swetpatharer tebil (The Ivory Table) is an example of his characteristic style of story-telling which mixes tension, dilemma, curiosity, pity, humor, and satire. He has written fiction for children and continues to write for magazines and newspapers. Chattopdhyay current writing is related to Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. Some of his major works apart from the above mentioned are:
পরমপদকমলে (At His Divine Feet)
ক্যান্সার (Cancer)
দুটি চেয়ার (Two Chairs)
রসেবশে
রাখিস মা রসেবশে
বেশ আছি রসেবশে
তুমি আর আমি (You And I)
একে একে (One By One)
কলিকাতা আছে কলিকাতাতেই (Calcutta Is In Calcutta)
Apart from that his notable juvenile literature includes রুকু-সুকু, বড়মামা-মেজমামা series which are fun-filled and analyse various philosophical aspects of life through the eyes of children.

Awards:
Chattopadhyay is the recipient of the Ananda Puraskar in 1981 and the Sahitya Academy Award for his book শ্রীকৃষ্ণের শেষ কটা দিন in 2018. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 2,486 ratings · 357 reviews · 244 distinct works • Similar authors

	লোটাকম্বল 4.09 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ইতি তোমার মা 4.31 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	লোটাকম্বল ১ 4.20 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ইতি পলাশ 3.98 avg rating — 157 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	লোটাকম্বল ২ 3.81 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শ্রীকৃষ্ণের শেষ কটা দিন 3.60 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শিউলি 4.39 avg rating — 71 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	শ্বেতপাথরের টেবিল 3.86 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	রুকু সুকু 3.81 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	বড়মামার কীর্তি 4.16 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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রুকু সুকু (3 books)
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নির্বাচিত রম্যরচনা সমগ্র (4 books)
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“সন্যাসী বলেছিলেন, ‘এখন বুঝবি না, পরে বুঝবি, জন্ম আর মৃত্যু বলে কিছু নেই। আছে গভীর থেকে অগভীরে ভেসে ওঠা। মনে রাখ কথাটা, পরে মিলিয়ে নিস, গভীর থেকে অগভীরে ভেসে ওঠা, আবার গভীরে তলিয়ে যাওয়া।”
― Sanjib Chattopadhyay, ইতি পলাশ

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“বছরে বছরে গাছের পাতা ঝরে আবার নবীন পাতার দল হেসে ওঠে; কিন্তু জীবন থেকে সময়ের পাতা শুধু ঝরতেই থাকে, পায়ের তলায় জমে ওঠে অভিজ্ঞতার স্তূপ।”
― Sanjib Chattopadhyay, কলিকাতা আছে কলিতাতাতেই

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“সব বড় বড় মানুষেরই ছোট ছোট একটা শুরু থাকে। সেই হাফপ্যান্ট পরে স্কুলে যাওয়া। পেটাই হওয়া। নিলডাউন। দু’কান ধরে বেঞ্চের ওপর দাড়ানো। অভাব, দুঃখ, কষ্ট কত কী খেতে ইচ্ছে করে, পয়সা নেই। কত কী পরতে ইচ্ছে করে, পয়সা নেই। তারপর টিউশনি করে পড়ার খরচ তোলা। তারপর মা সরস্বতীর কৃপায় সে-কী পরীক্ষার ফল। ফাস্ট, ফ্লাস্টক্লাস, গোল্ড মেডেল। ডব্লু বি সি এস, আই এ এস। জজ, ম্যাজিষ্ট্রেট, ব্যারিস্টার। এই জজসায়েব, মেজমামার মুখে যা শুনেছি, হারিকেনের আলোয়, চালাবাড়িতে রাত জেগে লেখাপড়া করেছেন, আর দিনের বেলায় কলেজ করেছেন, ছাত্র পড়িয়েছেন।”
― Sanjib Chattopadhyay, অজ্ঞাতবাস

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