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List of Bengali language authors (chronological)
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This is a Chronological list of Bengali language
authors (regardless of nationality or religion), by date of birth. Alphabetical order is used only when chronological order cannot be ascertained.
The list also marks the winners of major international and national awards:
For an alphabetic listing of Bengali language authors please refer to alphabetic list of Bengali language authors.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
authors (regardless of nationality or religion), by date of birth. Alphabetical order is used only when chronological order cannot be ascertained.
The list also marks the winners of major international and national awards:
- Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winners are marked with
- Ramon Magsaysay AwardRamon Magsaysay AwardThe Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel...
winners are marked with:
- Bharat RatnaBharat RatnaBharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
winners are marked with:
- Padma VibhushanPadma VibhushanThe Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
winners are marked with:
- Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
winners are marked with: - Independence Day AwardIndependence Day AwardThe Independence Day Award , also termed Independence Award , is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977, this award is bestowed upon Bangladeshi citizens or organizations in recognition of substantial contribution to one of many fields, including the War...
winners are marked with:
and - Ekushey PadakEkushey PadakEkushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
winners are marked with:
. - Banga-VibhushanBanga-VibhushanBanga-Vibhushan is a title instituted by the West Bengal Government to honour the services of personalities in various fields. This award is apparently instituted on the lines of Padma Vibhushan title awarded nationally....
winners are marked with:.
For an alphabetic listing of Bengali language authors please refer to alphabetic list of Bengali language authors.
Ancient Age
- AryadevCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - BhusukupaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - DhendhanpaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - DombipaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - KahnapaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - KukkuripaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - LuipaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - MinapaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - SarhapaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century) - ShabarpaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
(9th century)
Middle Age
- Boru Chandidas (????)
- VidyapatiVidyapatiVidyapati Thakur , also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village of Bishphi in Madhubani district of Bihar state, India. He was son of Ganapati...
(1352–1448) - Ramai PanditRamai PanditRamai Pandit or Ramai the Wise was a medieval Bengali poet from the region of Bengal. The exact date of his birth is not known, but it is believed that he lived in the 11th century AD as he is a contmporary to Mayur Bhatt, the coart-poet of King Lausen...
(13th/14th century) - Krittibas OjhaKrittibas OjhaKrittibas Ojha or Kirttibas Ojha was a medieval Bengali poet. His major contribution to Bangla literature and culture was the translation of the great Indian epic Ramayana to Bangla. His work, the Sri Ram Panchali, is popularly known as the Krittivasi Ramayan...
(1443-15??) - Krishnadasa KavirajaKrishnadasa KavirajaKrishna Dasa Kaviraja Goswami was the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a hagiography on the life of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu , who is considered by the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism to be an incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined.-Early life:There is scant...
(1496 - 15??) - Dwija Madhab (16th century)
- Rupram ChakrabartyRupram ChakrabartyRupram Chakrabarty was a Bengali poet of the Middle Ages and one of the most significant contributor to Dharmamangalkavya tradition of mediaeval Bengali literature. His work, Anadi Mangal , was probably composed in 1650....
(17th century) - Syed Sultan (1550–1648)
- AlaolAlaolAlaol was a medieval poet in Bengal. He is thought to be born around 1607 in Faridpur in the present-day Bangladesh. His most well known work is Padmavati, which depicts the story of Padmavati, the Sinhala princess and the queen of Chittor. There is an important literary prize named after him in...
(1606–1680) - Abdul Hakim (17th century)
- Daulat QuaziDaulat QuaziDaulat Qazi was a medieval Bengali poet, believed to have been born into a Qazi family in the village of Sultanpur in Rauzan, Chittagong. No getting any recognition at home, he left for Arakan, where he seems to have been received warmly...
(17th century)
18th Century
- Bharatchandra RayBharatchandra RayBharatchandra Ray was an 18th century Bengali and Sanskrit poet and song composer. He is mostly known for his poetic work, Annadamangal or Annapurnamangal. He is often referred to simply as Bharatchandra.-Early years:...
(1712–1760) - Ramprasad SenRamprasad Sen' was a Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal. His bhakti poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually addressed to the Hindu goddess Kali and written in Bengali...
(1720–1781) - Ramram BasuRamram BasuRamram Basu was a notable early scholar and translator of the Bengali language , and credited with writing the first original work of Bangla prose written by a Bengali....
(1751–1813) - Lalon ShahLalonFakir Lalon Shah , also known as Lalon Shah , was a Bangladeshi philosopher poet. His poetry, articulated in songs, are considered classics of the Bangla language...
(1774–1890)
19th century
- Ishwar Chandra GuptaIshwar Chandra GuptaIshwar Chandra Gupta was an Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in the village Kanchanpalli or Kanchrapara, 24 Parganas district .- Early life :...
(1812–1859) - Peary Chand MitraPeary Chand MitraPeary Chand Mitra , was an Indian writer, journalist and a member of Derozio’s Young Bengal group, who played a leading role in the Bengal renaissance with the introduction of simple Bengali prose...
(1814–1882) - Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....
(1820–1891) - Lal Behari DeyLal Behari DeyThe Revd Lal Behari Dey was a respected Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a missionary himself....
(1824–1892) - Michael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan Dutt or Michael Madhusudan Dutta was a popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagardari , on the bank of Kopotaksho [কপোতাক্ষ] River, a village in Keshobpur Upozila, Jessore District, East Bengal . His father was Rajnarayan Dutt, an eminent lawyer, and...
(1824–1873) - Rajnarayan BasuRajnarayan BasuRajnarayan Basu was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and Hindu College, both premier institutions in Kolkata, Bengal at the time. A monotheist at heart, Rajnarayan Basu converted to Brahmoism at the age of...
(1826–1892) - Dinabandhu MitraDinabandhu MitraDinabandhu Mitra the Bengali dramatist, was born in 1830 at village Chouberia in Gopalnagar P.S., 24 Parganas and was the son of Kalachand Mitra. His given name was Gandharva Narayan, but he changed it to Dinabandhu Mitra.-Early life:Dinabandhu Mitra's education started at a village pathshala...
(1830–1873) - Girish Chandra SenGirish Chandra SenGirish Chandra Sen , a Brahmo Samaj missionary, was the first person to translate the Qur’an into Bengali language in 1886. It was his finest contribution to Bengali literature.-Early life:...
(1835/1836-1910) - Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of India’s national song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian Freedom Movement...
(1838–1894) - Kaliprasanna SinghaKaliprasanna SinghaKaliprasanna Singha is remembered for his two immortal contributions to Bengali literature viz. translation of Mahabharata, the largest epic, and his book Hutom Pyanchar Naksha...
(1840–1870) - Girish Chandra GhoshGirish Chandra GhoshGirish Chandra Ghosh was a Bengali musician, poet, playwright, novelist, theatre director and actor. He was largely responsible for the golden age of Bengali theatre. He can be referred to as the Father of Bengali Theatre...
(1844–1912) - Mir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali language novelist, playwright and essayist in 19th century Bengal. He is principally known for his famous novel Bishad Sindhu...
(1847–1912) - Nabinchandra SenNabinchandra SenNabinchandra Sen was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Life:Nabinchandra studied at Chittagong Collegiate School. In 1868, he earned his BA from General Assembly's Institution and joined the government service as a Deputy Magistrate...
(1847–1909) - Sivanath SastriSivanath SastriSivanath Sastri was a scholar, religious reformer, educator, writer and historian...
(1847–1919) - Troilokyanath MukhopadhyayTroilokyanath MukhopadhyayTroilokyanath Mukhopadhyay , was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Rahuta Village of Chabbishparagana, West Bengal.-Life:He was a self educated man.He was a school teacher in Daroka ,Ukhra and in Sahajadpur and afterward, a police sub-inspector in Cuttack . He met Sir William Hunter in...
(1847–1919) - Romesh Chunder DuttRomesh Chunder DuttRomesh Chunder Dutt, CIE was an Indian civil servant, economic historian, writer, and translator of Ramayana and Mahabharata.- Formative years :...
(1848 — 1909) - Jyotirindranath TagoreJyotirindranath TagoreJyotirindranath Tagore was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter. Endowed with an outstanding talent, he had the rare capability of spotting talent in others...
(1849–1925) - Hason RajaHason RajaHason Raja , also known as Dewan Hason Raja, was a Bengali poet, mystic philosopher and folksongs writer and composer...
(1854–1922) - KaykobadKaykobadKaykobad or Mohakobi Kaykobad was the pen name of the poet Kazem Ali Quereshi.-Background:...
(1857–1951) - Jagdish Chandra BoseJagdish Chandra BoseAcharya Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, CSI, CIE, FRS was a Bengali polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction...
(1858–1937) - Sheikh Abdur RahimSheikh Abdur Rahim-Writing career:Sheikh Abdur Rahim was very aware of Bengali Muslim community’s wealth and history.His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.-Works:...
(1859–1931) - Akkhoykumar BoralAkkhoykumar BoralAkkhoykumar Boral was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Kolkata.-Career:Boral was a fan of the poets, Biharilal Chakraborty and Rabindranath Tagore...
(1860–1919) - Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
(1861–1941) - Dwijendralal RayDwijendralal RayDwijendralal Ray , also known as D. L. Ray , was a Bengali poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and Nationalist historical plays and songs known as Dwijendrageeti or the Songs of Dwijendralal, which number over 500, create a separate sub-genre of Bengali Music...
(1863–1913) - Upendrakishore RayUpendrakishore RayUpendrokishore Ray , also known as Upendrakishore Raychowdhury was a famous Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer. He was born on 10 May 1863 in a little village called Moshua in Mymensingh District in Bengal, now in Bangladesh...
(1863–1915) - Swami VivekanandaSwami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
(1863–1902) - Ashutosh MukherjeeAshutosh MukherjeeSir Ashutosh Mukherjee, CIE was a prolific Bengali educator and the first Indian Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 1906 to 1924. Perhaps the most emphatic figure of Indian education, he was a man of great personality, high self-respect, courage and towering administrative ability...
(1864–1924) - Kamini RoyKamini RoyKamini Roy was a leading Bengali poet, social worker and feminist from India. She was the first woman honours graduate in India.-Early life:...
(1864–1933) - Ramendra Sundar TribediRamendra Sundar Tribedi-Life:He was born at Jemo situated at Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad. From the very first class, Ramendra Sundar Tribedi stood first. After obtaining his B.Sc...
(1864–1919) - Dinesh Chandra SenDinesh Chandra SenRai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen was an Indian writer in Bengali, educationist and researcher of Bengali folklore...
(1866–1939) - Gaganendranath TagoreGaganendranath TagoreSee Tagore for disambiguationGaganendranath Tagore was an Indian painter and cartoonist of the Bengal school. He belongs to the Tagore family and was born at Jorasanko.-Early life:Gaganendranath Tagore was born in Calcutta...
(1867–1938) - Pramatha Chowdhury (1868–1946)
- Abdul Karim Sahitya BisharadAbdul Karim Sahitya BisharadAbdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad or Abdul Karim the Literature Master, was a Bangladeshi author, who was born in village Suchakradondi of district Chittagong.-Life:...
(1869–1953) - Abanindranath TagoreAbanindranath TagoreAbanindranath Tagore was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children...
(1871–1951) - Ekramuddin AhmadEkramuddin AhmadEkramuddin Ahmad was a Bengali litterateur. He was born in 1872 in the village of Kulia under Raina thana in Burdwan district. His father Mahtabuddin Ahmad was a village physician. Ekramuddin passed the Entrance exams from Burdwan High School in 1892 and the FA exams from Burdwan Raj College in 1894...
(1872–1940) - Provatkumar MukhopadhyayProvatkumar MukhopadhyayProvatkumar Mukhopadhyay , was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Hugli, West Bengal.-Life:A barrister, Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay went to many places of India. Was a professor of the Law College of the University of Kolkata.-Works:...
(1873–1932) - Sharat Chandra ChattopadhyaySharat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is one of the most popular Bengali novelists and short story writers of early 20th century.- Background and writing :Sarat Chandra was born into poverty in Debanandapur, Hooghly, India...
(1876–1938) - Dakshinaranjan Mitra MajumderDakshinaranjan Mitra MajumderDakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar was a celebrated Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India...
(1877–1957) - Jatindramohan BagchiJatindramohan BagchiJatindramohan Bagchi was a Bengali poet and editor.-Early life:He was born in Jamsherpur, in Nadia, in rural Bengal...
(1878–1948) - Ismail Hossain ShirajiIsmail Hossain ShirajiSyed Ismail Hossain Siraji was a Bangladeshi writer and poet. He was born in Sirajganj in Pabna, East Bengal . He added the suffix Shiraji in honour of his home region. He wanted a Muslim revolution and went to Turkey in 1912 with a medical team during the Balkan War...
(1880–1931) - Rajshekhar Bose (1880–1960)
- Syed Emdad Ali (1880–1956)
- Qazi Imdadul HaqQazi Imdadul Haq-Writing career:Qazi Imdadul Haq had a very clear view of Muslim society and tried to clean up the wrong point of view of Bengali Muslims.His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in...
(1882–1926) - Satyendranath DuttaSatyendranath DuttaSatyendranath Dutta , a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes...
(1882–1922) - Sheikh Fazlul KarimSheikh Fazlul KarimSheikh Fazlul Karim or Fazlul Karim Sahityabisharad , was a Bangladeshi poet and writer. He was born in Rangpur.-Works:...
(1882–1936) - Hemendrakumar RoyHemendrakumar RoyHemendra Kumar Roy was a Bengali writer noted for his contribution to the early development of the genre of children's literature in the language. He is also the translator of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám into Bengali....
(1883–1963) - Kumud Ranjan MullickKumud Ranjan MullickKumud Ranjan Mullick was a Bengali writer and poet; one of the most eminent poets of the Tagore era of Bengali literature. He was an early mentor and coach to the famous poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.-Biography:...
(1883–1970) - Gobindachandra DasGobindachandra DasGobindachandra Das , was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Gazipur of Bengal province.- Life :Das was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to...
(1885–1918) - Muhammad ShahidullahMuhammad ShahidullahMuhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...
(1885–1969) - Rakhaldas BandyopadhyayRakhaldas BandyopadhyayRakhaldas Bandyopadhyay , also known as R. D. Banerji, was an Indian historian and a native Indian pioneer in the fields of Indian archaeology, epigraphy and palaeography. He was the Manindra Chandra Nandy Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the Banaras Hindu University from 1928-30...
(1885–1930) - Jagadish GuptaJagadish GuptaJagadish Gupta was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengali literature....
(1886–1957) - Sukumar RaySukumar RaySukumar Ray , , was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright who mainly wrote for children. As perhaps the most famous Indian practitioner of literary nonsense, he is often compared to Lewis Carroll...
(1887–1923) - Eyakub Ali ChowdhuryEyakub Ali ChowdhuryEyakub Ali Chowdhury , a Bangladeshi author, was born in Faridpur.-Writing career:Eyakub Ali Chowdhury was an essayist. Most of his essays were based on Islam, Islamic culture, Islamic teachings...
(1888–1940) - Mohitolal MajumdarMohitolal MajumdarMohitlal Majumdar , a renowned Bengali author, was born at Balagarh village in Hoogly district, India.-Life:He was a professor of the University of Dhaka of Bengal, now in Bangladesh....
(1888–1952) - Kalidas RoyKalidas RoyKalidas Roy was a Bengali poet. Roy was a teacher and had a significant way of writing. He was born in Bardhaman and was a descendant of the great Vaishnava poet, Lochandas. His father was Jogendranath Roy. He wrote in both Arabic and Persian....
(1889–1975) - Mohammad Lutfur RahmanMohammad Lutfur RahmanMohammad Lutfur Rahman , a Bangladeshi author, was born in Magura District.-Life:A first, he was a teacher and afterwards went to Kolkata and established a helping house for women named, ‘Naritirtha’...
(1889–1936) - Suniti Kumar ChatterjiSuniti Kumar ChatterjiSuniti Kumar Chatterji was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was born on 26 November 1890 at Shibpur in Howrah...
(1890–1970) - S. Wajid AliS. Wajid AliS. Wajed Ali was a Bengali writer and nationalist.- Early life :Wajid Ali was born on 4 September 1890 in the village of Bara Tajpur of Hooghly district. S. Wajed Ali's maternal grandmother hailed from the Nawabpur village in Chanditola of Hooghly district...
(1890–1951) - Sachin SenguptaSachin SenguptaSachin Sengupta was a prominent Bengali playwright and the producer and director of theatrical plays in Calcutta, India. His works include the dramatization of the works of poets Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam....
(1891–1961) - Sahadat HussainSahadat HussainShahadat Hussain was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Chabbish Paragana in West Bengal, India. He is also considered as a Bangladeshi poet.-Biography:In 1915, Hussain entered in the writing world in Bani Sommiloni...
(1893–1953) - Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay (1894–1950)
- Bibhutibhushan MukhopadhyayBibhutibhushan MukhopadhyayBibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Darbhanga, Bihar, India.-Life:Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay was born on 24 October 1894 in a village of Mithila of Bihar....
(1894–1987) - Golam MostofaGolam MostofaGolam Mostofa was a Bangladeshi writer and poet.-Life:Golam Mostofa graduated from Kolkata's Ripon College in 1918. He was a teacher of highschool. He worked in all sections of literature. Islamic heritage was one of his inspirations.-Works:He wrote his first poem, Adrianopol Uddhar, in tenth grade...
(1897–1964) - Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. ChaudhuriItalic textNirad C. Chaudhuri was a Bengali−English writer and cultural commentator...
(1897–1999) - Qazi Motahar HossainQazi Motahar HossainQazi Motahar Hossain is a famous Bangladeshi author, scientist, statistician and journalist. He is also renowned for his unique style of literature. He had intimate friendship with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kazi Abdul Odud and many other eminent figures...
(1897–1981) - Abul Mansur AhmedAbul Mansur AhmedAbul Mansur Ahmed was a Bangladeshi littérateur. Was also a politician and journalist. He was born in Mymensingh. Renowned journalist and editor of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam is his son.-Student life:...
(1898–1979) - Mahbubul Alam (1898–1981)
- Mohammad BarkatullahMohammad Barkatullah-Life:He was a deputy secretary of education department of East Pakistan, later Bangladesh.-Writing career:His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh....
(1898–1974) - Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya (1898–1971)
- Jibanananda DasJibanananda DasJibanananda Das was a noted Bengali poet. He is considered one of the precursors who introduced modernist poetry to Bengali Literature, at a period when it was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore's Romantic poetry....
(1899–1954) - Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (1899–1979)
- Sharadindu BandyopadhyaySharadindu BandyopadhyaySharadindu Bandyopadhyay was a well known literary figure of Bengal. He was also actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. His most famous creation is the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi.He wrote different forms of prose: novels, short stories, plays and screenplays...
(1899–1970) - Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
(1899–1976)
Early 20th Century
- Aroj Ali MatubbarAroj Ali MatubbarAroj Ali Matubbar , a self-taught philosopher and apostate, and communist politician of Bangladesh, was born in British India on 17 December 1900 in the village of Lamchari in Charbaria union, about 11 km from Barisal town, currently in Bangladesh. His original name is Aroj Ali. The name...
(1900–1985) - Sukumar Sen (1900–1992)
- Amiya ChakravartyAmiya ChakravartyAmiya Chandra Chakravarty was a literary critic, academic, and Bengali Poet. He was a close associate of Rabindrath Tagore, and edited several books of his poetry. He was also an associate of Gandhi, and an expert on the American catholic writer and monk, Thomas Merton. Dr. Chakravarty was...
(1901–1986) - Sudhindranath DuttaSudhindranath DuttaSudhindranath Dutta was a Bengali Indian post-modern poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bangla literature.-Education:...
(1901–1960) - Abul FazalAbul Fazal (Writer)Abul Fazal , is a renowned modern Bangladeshi author and famous novelist.-Novels:* Chouchir * Prodip O Patongo * Ranga Probhat...
(1903–1983) - Benojir AhmedBenojir AhmedBenojir Ahmed was a poet and writer born in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.-Resistance fighter:In his youth, Ahmed fought against British rule of Bangladesh. Arrested once, he escaped across the Padma River.-Works:...
(1903–1983) - Achintyakumar SenguptaAchintyakumar SenguptaAchintya Kumar Sengupta ), was a renowned Bengali author. 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....
(1903–1976) - JasimuddinJasimuddinJasimuddin was a renowned Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet for his faithful rendition of Bangla folklore in his works...
(1903–1976) - Motaher Hussain ChowdhuryMotaher Hussain ChowdhuryMotaher Hussain Chowdhury , a Bangladeshi author, was born in Comilla.-Writing career:Motaher Hussain Chowdhury was a full time writer and literature lover...
(1903–1956) - Premendra MitraPremendra MitraPremendra Mitra was a renowned Bengali poet, novelist, short story writer and film director. He was also an author of Bangla science fiction and thrillers.-Life:...
(1904–1988) - Syed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba Ali was a renowned Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. He was born in present Karimganj District Assam of undivided Sylhet in Bengal.-Education and early career:...
(1904–1974) - Annadashankar RoyAnnadashankar RoyAnnadashankar Roy , was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Dhenkanal in Orissa, India.-Life:Passed B.A. in English from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa. Started his literary career in Oriya. He was a poet of Sabuja Yuga in Oriya Literature. Later he shifted his writing to Bengali...
(1905–2002) - Abdul KadirAbdul Kadir (Poet)-Life:He graduated from the University of Dhaka. Was a teacher, officer of media department, editor of `Mahenou'.-Editing:*Nazrul Rachanaboli*Rokeya Rachanaboli*Siraji Rachonaboli*Quazi Imdadul Haq Rachonaboli-Source:* Dakhil Bangla Sahitya...
(1906–1984) - Humayun KabirHumayun KabirHumayun Zahiruddin Amir-i Kabir or Humayun Kabir was an Indian educationist, politician, writer and philosopher.-Ancestry and early life:...
(1906–1969) - Bande Ali Mia (1907–1979)
- Satyen SenSatyen SenSatyen Sen , , an author of Bengali literature, of Bangladesh, was a famous novelist.-Novels:*Bhorer Bihongi *Obhishopto Nogori *Paper Sontan...
(1907–1981) - Nurul MomenNurul MomenNurul Momen , also known as Natyaguru , was an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh...
'Natyaguru' (1908-1990) - Buddhadeb BosuBuddhadeb BosuBuddhadeva Bose was a major Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time...
(1908–1974) - Dewan Mohammad AzrafDewan Mohammad AzrafDewan Mohammad Azraf was a teacher, author, politician, journalist, philosopher and advocate of women's progress in East Bengal. In 1993, he was honored as a National Professor in Bangladesh. He was also a supporter of the Bengali Language Movement...
(1908–1999) - Manik BandopadhyayManik BandopadhyayManik Bandopadhyay ; ; was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of the leading lights of modern Bangla fiction. During a short lifespan of forty-eight years, plagued simultaneously by illness and financial crisis, he produced 36 novels and 177 short-stories...
(1908–1956) - Leela MajumdarLeela MajumdarLeela Majumdar , was a Bengali writer.-Early life:Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray , Leela spent her childhood days at Shillong, where she studied at the Loreto Convent. Surama Devi had been adopted by Upendra Kishor Ray Choudhuri...
(1908–2007) - Ashapoorna DeviAshapoorna DeviAshapoorna Devi , also Ashapurna Debi or Asha Purna Devi, is a prominent Bengali novelist and poet. She was born in 8 January 1909. She has been widely honoured with a number of prizes and awards...
(1909–1995) - Bishnu DeyBishnu DeyBishnu Dey was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, translator, academic and art critique in the era of modernism, post-modernism...
(1909–1982) - Arun MitraArun MitraArun Mitra was a Bengali poet.He was born in Jessore, now in Bangladesh, Arun moved to Kolkata when he was a young boy and did most of his schooling there. In college he was very fascinated by the life sciences, although he was officially a student of English...
(1909–2000) - Subodh GhoshSubodh GhoshSubodh Ghosh was a noted Bengali author and journalist, with Kolkata-based daily newspaper Ananda Bazar Patrika. His best known work Bharat Premkatha, about the romances of epic Indian characters, has remained a sensation in bengali literature world...
(1909–1980) - Abujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar ShamsuddinAbujafar Shamsuddin , was a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, famous novelist.-Novels:* Parityakto Swami * Mukti * Bhaowal Gorer Upakhyan...
(1911–1989) - Begum Sufia KamalSufia KamalSufia Kamal was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh...
(1911–1999) - Syed WaliullahSyed WaliullahSyed Waliullah was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He is most well known in Bangla literature for his first novel, Lalsalu...
(1912–1971) - Dinesh DasDinesh DasDinesh Das was a Bengali poet. He created a stir with his poem Kaste . He immortalized Kolkata's Clive Street in one of his poems :Here, in a hundred snake-like veins,Streams of people come and go....
(1913–1985) - Protiva BoseProtiva BoseProtiva Bose was one of the most prolific and widely read Bengali writers of novels, short stories, and essays. She has written 200 books, all of which have been commercially successful. Several of her novels have been made into successful movies...
(1915–2006) - Narendranath MitraNarendranath Mitra-Biography:He was born in Faridpur in modern day Bangladesh. He was based in Kolkata, now in India at the time of partition in 1947, and chose to remain in India when his birthplace fell to the share of Pakistan....
(1916–1975) - Samar SenSamar SenSamar Sen was a Bengali poet and journalist. He hailed from an illustrious family, many of whose scions have enriched the intellectual world of Bengal. His grandfather, Dinesh Chandra Sen, was a well-known writer and a doyen of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad...
(1916–1987) - Ahsan HabibAhsan HabibAhsan Habib was a popular and well-acclaimed Bangladeshi poet and a major literary figure in Bengali culture.-Poems:His first book of poem was Ratri Shesh...
(1917–1985) - Akbar HussainAkbar HussainAkbar Hussain is a popular novelist of Bangladesh.He born at "Kumarkhali" in Kushtia district. His father's name is Hazi Abdul Ali.- Career :...
(1917–1980) - Bijan Bhatacharya (1917–1978)
- Shawkat OsmanShawkat OsmanShawkat Osman full-name Sheikh Azizur Rahman was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He was born in Sabalsingha pur 1917 in the district of Hughli, West Bengal.His father's name Sheikh Mohammad Yehia.-Education:He was educated at the Calcutta Madrassa , and at the St...
(1917–1998) - Amiya Bhūşhan MajumdārAmiya Bhushan MajumdarAmiya Bhūşhan Majumdār is one of the major Bangla-language novelists of the twentieth century.-External links:*...
(1918–2001) - Farrukh AhmedFarrukh AhmedFarrukh Ahmad was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District.He was the second son of Syed Hatem Ali and Begum Rawshan. He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939...
(1918–1974) - Narayan GangopadhyayNarayan GangopadhyayNarayan Gangopadhyay ,Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970),Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970),(also known as Narayan Ganguly was a renowned South Asian author. He was born in Dinajpur in undivided Bengal, in what is now Bangladesh. His real name was Taraknath Gangopadhyay.-Life:...
(1918–1970) - Sarder JayenuddinSarder JayenuddinSarder Jayenuddin was a Bengladeshi novelist and author of Bengali literature.-Novels:*Adigonto *Pannamoti *Nil Rong Rokto *Onek Surjer Asha...
(1918–1986) - Abu RushdAbu RushdAbu Rushd Matinuddin, born December 25, 1919 in Kolkata, is a renowned modern Bangladeshi author, using the literary name of Abu Rushd.-Life:...
(1919- ) - Sikandar Abu Zafar (1919–1975)
- Subhas Mukhopadhyay (1919–2003)
- Ahmed SharifAhmed SharifAhmed Sharif was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bangla literature. Born in Chittagong, Sharif retired as a Professor from University of Dhaka in 1983. Sharif is widely recognized as one of the most outspoken atheist and radical thinkers of Bangladesh.Dr...
(1921–1999) - Bimal KarBimal KarBimal Kar was an eminent Bengali writer and novelist.He received 1975 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali, by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his novel Asamay.-Personal life and education:...
(1921- ) - Nilima IbrahimNilima IbrahimNilima Ibrahim was an Indian, East Pakistani, and later Bangladeshi educationist, littérateur and social worker. She is well known for her outstanding scholarship on Bangla literature but even more so for her depiction of raped and tortured women in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War in her book...
(1921–2002) - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
(1921–1992) - Shaktipada RajguruShaktipada RajguruShaktipada Rajguru is an Indian Bengali writer. Several of his novels have been adapated for the screen including the Ritwik Ghatak-directed Meghe Dhaka Tara and the Shakti Samanta-directed Amanush...
(1922- ) - Narayan SanyalNarayan SanyalNarayan Sanyal was a well-known & versatile writer of modern Bengali literature as well as a civil engineer.-Biography:Narayan Sanyal was born to Chittasukh Sanyal and Basantalata Devi...
(1924–2005) - Badal SarkarBadal SarkarBadal Sarkar , also known as Badal Sircar, was an influential Indian dramatist and theatre director, most known for his anti-establishment plays during the Naxalite movement in the 1970s and taking theatre out of the proscenium and into public arena, when he founded his own theatre company,...
(1925- ) - Munier ChowdhuryMunier ChowdhuryMunier Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident.-Education:...
(1925–1971) - Rashid KarimRashid Karim-Novels:*Uttam Purush *Prasanno Pashan *Amar Jato Glani *Prem Ekti Lal Golap *Sadharan Loker Kahini...
(1925- ) - Ritwik Ghatak (1925–1976)
- Shahed AliShahed AliShahed Ali was one of the leading short story writers of Bangladesh and is considered to be one of the literary giants of his time in the realm of Bengali literature...
(1925- ) - Abu Ishaque (1926–2003)
- Mahasweta DeviMahasweta DeviMahasweta Devi is an Indian social activist and writer.- Biography :Mahasweta Devi was born in 1926 in Dhaka, to literary parents in a Hindu Brahmin family. Her father Manish Ghatak was a well known poet and novelist of the Kallol era, who used the pseudonym Jubanashwa...
(1926- ) - Mufazzal Haider ChaudhuryMufazzal Haider ChaudhuryMufazzal Haider Chaudhury was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali language...
(1926–1971) - Narayan DebnathNarayan DebnathNarayan Debnath is the creator of popular Bengali comics including Batul The Great, Handa Bhonda and Nonte Phonte. Having contributed to the early development of Bangla comics and its growth in a career spanning more than fifty years, he is still read in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh...
(1926- ) - Shamsuddin Abul KalamShamsuddin Abul KalamShamsuddin Abul Kalam , , an author of Bengali literature in Bangladesh, was a famous novelist. He was born in Barisal. He is maternal uncle of A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid-Life:...
(1926–1997) - Sukanta BhattacharyaSukanta BhattacharyaSukanta Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet and playwright. Along with Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, he was one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry, despite the fact that most of his works had been in publication posthumously...
(1926–1947) - Lokenath BhattacharyaLokenath BhattacharyaLokenath Bhattacharya was a prolific Bangla writer who chose remain in isolaiton. Though 15 of his books have been translated into French, only 'Babughater Kumari Maach' has been translated into English. He finished his doctorate study in Paris...
(1927–2001) - Mahbub Ul Alam ChoudhuryMahbub Ul Alam ChoudhuryMahbub Ul Alam Choudhury was a Bangladeshi poet, journalist, and activist in the Bengali Language Movement.-Early life:...
(1927- ) - Shahidullah KaiserShahidullah KaiserShahidullah Kaiser was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was born on 16 February 1927 in the Mazupur village in what is now the Feni District, Bangladesh.-Early life and education:...
(1927–1971) - Anwar PashaAnwar PashaAnwar Pasha was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. He was a martyred intellectual of 1971. Anwar Pasha was born in 15 April 1928 at Dabkai village in Murshidabad. His father was Haji Makrom Ali.-Life:...
(1928–1971) - Abdur Rouf ChoudhuryAbdur Rouf ChoudhuryAbdur Rouf Choudhury was a Bengali writerChoudhury was born on 1 March 1929, in Habiganj District, Bangladesh where his father Azhar Choudhury, a land owner, and his mother Nazmun Nesa Choudhury, a house wife resided....
(1929–1996) - Jahanara ImamJahanara ImamJahanara Imam was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is most widely remembered for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial...
(1929–1994) - M. R. Akhtar MukulM. R. Akhtar MukulM. R. Akhtar Mukul was a Benaglee author and journalist from Bangladesh; earned fame for Chorompotro, a radio programme from Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendro.- Chorompotro :...
(1929–2004) - Shamsur RahmanShamsur RahmanShamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature. He was regarded the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh...
(1929–2006) - Utpal DuttUtpal DuttUtpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
(1929–1993) - Abdullah-Al-MutiAbdullah-Al-MutiAbdullah-Al-Muti Sharfuddin was a famous Bengali educationist and popular science writer of Bangladesh.-Books:*Eso Bigganer Rajje*Obak Prithibi*Rohosser Shesh Nei*Jana-Ojanar Deshe*Sagorer Rohosshopuri*Biggan O Manush...
(1930–1998) - Syed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa Siraj সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ is an eminent Bengali writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aleek Manush অলীক মানুষ...
(1930- ) - Moti NandiMoti NandiMoti Nandi [10 July 1931 - 3 January 2010] was a Bengali writer based in Kolkata, India. He was born in Kolkata in 1931. He was an alumnus of the University of Calcutta. He died in 2010.-Career:...
(1931- ) - Alauddin Al-AzadAlauddin Al-AzadAlauddin Al-Azad, was a modern Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet. He Passed SSC.1947, HSC.1949. From Dhaka University he passed BA at 1953 and MA.1954 as the same university. He received his PhD. degree from London University in 1970 for his work 'Iswar Gupter Jeebon o...
(1932- ) - Muhammad Mohar AliMuhammad Mohar AliMuhammad Mohar Ali was a scholar of Islam and history of Muslims in Bengal and India.-Academic career:Mohar Ali was born in 1932 in Khulna in Bengal. Studying at Dhaka University, he obtained a degree in History in 1952 and Masters in 1953...
(1932–2007) (King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies in 2000) - Shankha GhoshShankha GhoshShankha Ghosh is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932 at Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh...
(1932- ) - Amartya SenAmartya SenAmartya Sen, CH is an Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members...
(1933- ) - Anil Kumar DuttaAnil Kumar DuttaAnil Kumar Dutta was an Indian artist and educator.He was the founder-editor of Shilpa O Sahitya, a literary magazine and founder-principal of the Academy of Creative Art.- Early life and education :Anil Kumar Dutta was born in Sahanagar district of south Kolkata to a family hailing...
(1933–2006) - Sandipan ChattopadhyaySandipan ChattopadhyaySandipan Chattopadhyay was a Bengali writer. In 1961 he wrote the book "Kritadas Kritadasi" it changed the landscape of Bengali fiction and created a niche for himself...
(1933–2005) - Manju SarkarManju SarkarManju Sarkar , , full name Abul Manju Sarkar, is a modern Bangladeshi author, who lives in Narayanganj in Bangladesh.-Novels:*Tamosh *Nagno Agontuk...
(1933- ) - Purnendu PatriPurnendu PatriPurnendu Patri was an Indian poet of Bengali origin. He was born in Howrah in West Bengal. He was a noted short-story writer and a critic. One of his story collection is known as 'Staliner Raaa' and a book on Rabindranath is titled 'Amar Rabindranath'. Patri was also known as an illustrator and...
(1933- ) - Abdul Gaffar ChoudhuryAbdul Gaffar ChoudhuryAbdul Gaffar Choudhury , is a Bangladeshi author and rpo-Awami league columnist, perhaps best known for his lyric Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano -- which has become the main song commemorating the Language Movement, the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed Altaf Mahmud.-Life:He left Bangladesh...
(1934- ) - Atin BandyopadhyayAtin BandyopadhyayAtin Bandyopadhyay, is a noted writer of Bengali literature. He was born in 1934 in Rainadi, Dhaka. Father: Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, mother: Labanyaprabha Devi.-Early life:...
(1934- ) - Binoy MajumdarBinoy MajumdarBinoy Majumdar was a Bengali poet. Binoy received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005.-Biography:Late Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar on the 17th of September 1934. His family later moved to what is now West Bengal in India. Binoy loved mathematics from his early youth...
(1934–2006) - Mohit ChattopadhyayMohit ChattopadhyayMohit Chattopadhyaya is a famous Bengali Indian Playwright, screenplay writer, dramatist & poet. He was born on 1 June 1934, in the town of Barisal, now in Bangladesh. He is a leading figure in modern Indian drama....
(1934- ) - Sunil GangopadhyaySunil GangopadhyaySunil Gangopadhyay , is a celebrated Indian poet and novelist.-Early life:...
(1934- ) - Shakti ChattopadhyayShakti ChattopadhyayShakti Chattopadhay was a Bengali poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest poet of 20th century Bengali literature. -External links:...
(1934- ) - Rabeya KhatunRabeya Khatun-Novels:*Modhumati *Mon Ek Shwet Kapoti *Ononto Onwesha *Rajabagh *Saheb Bazar *Ferari Surjo *Onek Joner Ekjan...
(1935- ) - Shahid AkhandShahid AkhandShahid Akhand , , an author of Bengali literature, living in Bangladesh, is a famous novelist.-Novels:*Panna Holo Sobuj *Pakhir Gaan Boner Chhaya *Dudondo Shanti...
(1935- ) - Shirshendu MukhopadhyayShirshendu MukhopadhyayShirshendu Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali author who writes Bengali books. He has written stories for both adults and children.-Life:Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Bikrampur , now in Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked...
(1935- ) - Syed Shamsul HaqueSyed Shamsul HaqueSyed Shamsul Haque , is a Bangladesh poets and writer. He was born in Kurigram.-Life:Syed Shamsul Haq was born in a small town called Kurigram on 27 December in 1935. His father was Syed Siddique Husain a homeopathic physician and mother Halima Khatun. His father came to Kurigram to pursue in...
(1935- ) - Bipul Kumar Gangopadhyay (1935-)
- Abubakar SiddiqueAbubakar Siddique-Novels:* Jalarakshas * Kharadaha * Barudpora Prohor * Ekatturer Hridobhasma -Awards:* Bangla Academy Award * Bangladesh Kathashilpi Sangsad Prize...
(1936- ) - Al MahmudAl MahmudMir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud , commonly known as Al Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Poet, novelist, short-story writer. He is considered as one of the greatest Bengali poets emerged from 1950s. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his copious use of regional dialects...
(1936- ) - Amiya Kumar BagchiAmiya Kumar BagchiAmiya Kumar Bagchi is a distinguished Indian political economist. His contributions have spanned economic history, the economics of industrialization and de-industrialization, and development studies from an overall Marxist perspective, incorporating insights from other schools of radical...
(1936- ) - Bashir Al HelalBashir Al Helal-Novels:*Kalo Ilish *Ghritakumari *Shesh Panpatra *Nurjahander Madhumas *Shishirer Deshe Avijan...
(1936- ) - Buddhadeb GuhaBuddhadeb GuhaBuddhadeb Guha is a popular Bengali fiction writer. He studied at the well-known St Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta....
(1936- ) - Dilara HashimDilara HashimDilara Hashim , is a modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.-Novels:*Ghar Mon Janala *Ekoda Ebong Ananto *Stabdhatar Kane Kane...
(1936- ) - Jatin SarkerJatin SarkerJatin Sarker is an Bengali intellectual, researcher and biographer of Bangladesh. Reputed for his Marxist lineage, he was awarded the prestigious Bangla Academy Award in 2008 for 'research and essays'.-Life:...
(1936- ) - Razia KhanRazia KhanRazia Khan , is a modern female Bangladeshi author known for her contributions as a novelist.-Life:Her first creative impulses found expressions in rhymes, Brishti poriya jay/mushol dharay…….. She was only 8 then. By 15 she was writing full-fledged novels and at 18 she wrote Bot tolar Upannayash...
(1936- ) - Tarapada RoyTarapada RoyTarapada Ray was a Bengali writer of poems, short stories, and essays. He is especially known for his satirical sense of humour. He was born on November 17, 1936 in Tangail, now in Bangladesh. He lived in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal till his death on August 25, 2007.He had his...
(1936- ) - Sanjeev ChattopadhyaySanjeev ChattopadhyaySanjeev Chattopadhyay is a fiction writer. His style is characterized by use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language.-Childhood and education:...
(1936- ) - Kabi Dilwar (1937- )
- Tahrunessa AbdullahTahrunessa AbdullahTahrunessa Ahmed Abdullah is an author, activist and community leader from Bangladesh. She became famous for her researches and contribution to an uplift in the lives of women in rural Bangladesh through her various levels of involvement with Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.-Early Life and...
(1937- ) - Mokbula ManzoorMokbula ManzoorMokbula Manzoor , is a modern Bangladeshi author and novelist.-Novels:*Ar Ek Jiban *Abasanna Gan *Baishakhe Shirna Nadi *Jal Rang Chabi...
(1938- ) - Nabaneeta Dev SenNabaneeta Dev SenNabaneeta Dev Sen is an award-winning Indian poet, novelist and academic.- Personal life :Dev Sen was born in Kolkata, to the poet-couple Narendra Dev and Radharani Devi. In addition to Bengali and English, she reads Hindi, Oriya, Assamese, French, German, Sanskrit, and Hebrew.In the very next...
(1938- ) - Abdullah Abu SayeedAbdullah Abu SayeedAbdullah Abu Sayeed is a writer, television presenter, organizer and activist from Bangladesh.Born in 1939 in Calcutta, Sayeed was a professor of Bengali language in Dhaka College for many years...
(1939- ) - Bani BasuBani BasuBani Basu is a Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic and poet. She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta....
(1939- ) - Dibyendu PalitDibyendu PalitDibyendu Palit is a Bengali writer of poems, novels, and short stories. His first story Chandapatan was published in 1955 in the Sunday edition of Anandabazar Patrika....
(1939- ) - Hasan Azizul HuqHasan Azizul HuqHasan Azizul Huq is a Bangladeshi writer, reputed for his short stories. He was born on 2 February 1939 in Jabgraam in Burdwan district of West Bengal, India...
(1939- ) - Hasnat Abdul HyeHasnat Abdul HyeHasnat Abdul Hye, was born in Calcutta in 1939 in undivided Bengal. He is a modern Bangladeshi writer and novelist. He is a leading writer of fiction and travel books in Bangladesh. He received the national award Ekushey Padak for his contribution to literature...
(1939- ) - Iffat AraIffat AraShamsun Nahar Iffat Ara , known as Iffat Ara, is a woman writer, social activist and literary organizer of Bangladesh. Her literary career began in late 1950s when she started to write short stories and publish them in the leading newspaper of the country including the Azad...
(1939- ) - Rizia RahmanRizia Rahman-Novels:*Ghar-Bhanga-Ghar *Uttar Purush *Rokter Okshor *Bong Theke Bangla *Alikhito Upakhyan *Aranyer Kache...
(1939- ) - Bipradash BaruaBipradash BaruaBipradash Barua , is a modern Bangladeshi author and novelist. He is a Buddhist.-Novels:*Achena *Bhoy, Bhalobasa Nirbasan *Samudracar O Bidrohira...
(1940- ) - Muhammad YunusMuhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
(1940- ) - Rahat KhanRahat Khan-Life:Rahat Khan was the editor of Ittefaq.Rahat Khan, hailing from Kishoreganj, was born in the year 1940. Graduating from the Department of Bangla Language and Literature in 1961 under the University of Dhaka, he engaged himself in teaching in which he earned much fame and popularity...
(1940- ) - Abdul Mannan SyedAbdul Mannan SyedAbdul Mannan Syed , was a renowned Bangladeshi poet, author and researcher. A versatile writer and poet, he was one of the most prolific Bengali literary personalities of post-Partition India. Until his death on 5 September 2010, he was regarded an authority on Bengali literature. Popularly...
(1943- ) - Ahmed SofaAhmed SofaAhmed Sofa was a well-known writer, critic and intellectual from Bangladesh. He wrote novels, poetry and non-fiction essays. He also translated the writings of others...
(1943–2006) - Akhtaruzzaman Elias (1943–1997)
- Asad ChowdhuryAsad ChowdhuryAsad Chowdhury is a poet, writer, translator, radio, TV personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh.He received a Masters in Bengali in 1964 from Dhaka University and is the father of two sons and one daughter. Chowdhury is a former director at the Bangla Academy, Dhaka...
(1943- ) - Buddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011...
(1944- ) - Samaresh MajumdarSamaresh MajumdarSamaresh Majumdar is a well known contemporary Bengali writer. He spent his childhood years in the tea gardens of Duars, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. He was a student of the Jalpaiguri Zilla School, Jalpaiguri. He completed his bachelors in Bengali from Scottish Church College, Kolkata. His...
(1944 - ) - Vattacharja ChandanVattacharja ChandanVattacharja Chandan , is a bilingual writer, poet, composer and mail artist. He was born in 1944 in the small town of Tamluk , which was the ancient Indian port of Tamralipta in West Bengal. Chandan came to Kolkata after finishing his high-school studies at Tamluk Hamilton High School...
(1944- ) - Nirmalendu GoonNirmalendu GoonNirmalendu Goon is a Bangladeshi poet, and one of the most popular poets in Bangladesh, lauded by many for his accessible verse in an age where Bangla poetry has become increasingly complex.- Early life :...
(1945- ) - Prabir GhoshPrabir GhoshPrabir Ghosh is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, and president of the Humanists' Association based in Kolkata. He was once referred to in the media as being from the "Rationalist Association of India"...
(1945- ) - Matiur RahmanMatiur Rahman (journalist)Matiur Rahman is the editor of Daily Prothom Alo, the largest circulated Bangla language daily in Bangladesh. He is the recipient of the 2005 Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts.-Early life:...
(1946- ) - Haripada DattaHaripada DattaHaripada Datta is a Bangladeshi novelist. He is one of the winners of the 2007 Bangla Academy Award.- Bibliography :Short Story collections* Surjer Ghrane Phera * Joal Bangar Pala Novels...
(1947- ) - Humayun AzadHumayun AzadHumayun Azad was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. He wrote more than seventy titles...
(1947–2004) - Panna KaiserPanna KaiserPanna Kaiser , is a Bangladeshi author and novelist. She is the widow of Shahidullah Kaiser. She also served as a member of the parliament for the Awami League government between 1996-2001.-Novels:...
(1947- ) - Selina HossainSelina HossainSelina Hossain, , a female author of Bengali Literature, living in Bangladesh, is a famous novelist.-Life:She is also an editor.She Founded Faria-Lara Foundation-Novels:*Jalochchwas...
(1947- ) - Sheikh HasinaSheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and widow of a reputed nuclear...
(1947- ) - Abu Saleh (1948- )
- Humayun AhmedHumayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
(1948- ) - Abul BasharAbul BasharAbul Bashar is a popular Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1951 in Hamarpur in Murshidabad district.Bashar is known for his Left-leaning stance and secularism.-Select bibliography:*Agnibalaka*Phool Bou...
(1949- ) - Mohammad Nurul HudaMohammad Nurul HudaMohammad Nurul Huda , is a Bangladeshi poet and novelist. He is recognized a major poet of 1960s, with more than fifty poetry books to his credit.-Life:...
(1949- )
Late 20th Century[ Abhijit Ghose](1948)
- Ekram AliEkram AliEkram Ali is a noted Indian Bengali poet and critic. Born in a small village named Teghoria of a bengali Muslim parentage...
(1950- ) - Samir RoychoudhurySamir RoychoudhurySamir Roychowdhury , one of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation 1961-1965 ,was born at Panihati, West Bengal, India in a family of artists, sculptors, photographers and musicians...
(1933-) - Malay Roy ChoudhuryMalay Roy ChoudhuryMalay Roy Choudhury is a Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s. His literary works have been reviewed by sixty critics in HAOWA 49, a quarterly magazine which devoted its January 2001 special issue to Roy Choudhury's life and works...
(1939-) - Suchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra Bhattacharya is an Indian novelist.-Early life and education:Suchitra Bhattacharya was interested in writing from her childhood....
(1950- ) - Muhammed Zafar IqbalMuhammed Zafar IqbalMuhammed Zafar Iqbal is a Bangladeshi writer of children’s books and science-fiction and also a well-known political columnist. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, though originally educated as a physicist.-Early life:Muhammed...
(1952- ) - Manju SarkarManju SarkarManju Sarkar , , full name Abul Manju Sarkar, is a modern Bangladeshi author, who lives in Narayanganj in Bangladesh.-Novels:*Tamosh *Nagno Agontuk...
(1953- ) - Shahidul JahirShahidul JahirShahidul Jahir, also spelled Shahidul Zahir was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He was reputed for extraordinary prose style and diciton and considered a genuine founder of post-modern fiction in Bengali....
(1953–2008) - Joy GoswamiJoy GoswamiJoy Goswami is an Indian poet. Goswami writes in Bangla and is widely considered as one of the most important Bengali poets of his generation.-Biography:...
(1954- ) - Imdadul Haq MilonImdadul Haq MilonImdadul Haq Milon , is a popular Bangladeshi novelist. He was born in Bikrampur, Munshiganj District.-Education:Milon graduated from Jagannath College. He went to Germany to rebuild life and after returning,wrote one of his premier works, 'Poradhinota'.-A Writer:As a writer, Imdadul Haq Milon is...
(1955- ) - Rudra Mohammad ShahidullahRudra Mohammad ShahidullahRudra Mohammad Shahidullah was a Bengali poet. Shahidullah was noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry....
(1956–1992) - Anjali Das (1957- )
- Ishita Bhaduri (1957- )
- Sayed Hasmat Jalal (1957- )
- Anil GhoraiAnil GhoraiAnil Ghorai Anil Ghorai Anil Ghorai (alt., Anil Ghařāi, Anil Gharai is a Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1957 in Rukminipur near Egra in what is now Purba Medinipur district...
(1957- ) - Robbani Chowdhury (1958-)
- Moinul Ahsan SaberMoinul Ahsan SaberMoinul Ahsan Saber is a fiction writer of Bangladesh. He is the executive editor of popular weekly magazine Saptahik 2000, published from Dhaka....
(1958- ) - Subodh SarkarSubodh SarkarSubodh Sarkar, a major Bengali poet, writer and editor, and a Reader in English literature at City College, Kolkata, was born in 1958 at Krishnanagar...
(1958- ) - Akimun Rahman (1959- )
- Faizul Latif ChowdhuryFaizul Latif ChowdhuryFaizul Latif Chowdhury is a career civil servant from Bangladesh currently working as a diplomat. A literary figure and an economist at the same time, he works on corruption in public administration, tax policy process, economics of tax evasion and tax avoidance, smuggling, international trade...
(1959- ) - Zillur Rahman JohnZillur Rahman JohnZillur Rahman John is a mime and pantomime artist and author of mime books from Bangladesh.-Awards:In 1993, his Dhaka Pantomime troup won the Best Performance Award in group mime from Kolkata, India at the International Festivals of Non-Verbal Arts organized by the India committee of the...
(1959- ) - Mallika SenguptaMallika SenguptaMallika Sengupta is a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata, known for her "unapologetically political poetry".- Biography :...
(1960- ) - Mahmud Nurul Momen (1961- )
- Taslima NasrinTaslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin is a Bengali Bangladeshi ex-doctor turned author who has been living in exile since 1994. From a modest literary profile in the late 1980s, she rose to global fame by the end of the 20th century owing to her feminist views and her criticism of Islam in particular and of religion in...
(1962- ) - Samar Deb (1963)
- Humayun Kabir DhaliHumayun Kabir DhaliHumayun Kabir Dhali is a writer and journalist in Bangladesh.-References:...
(1964- ) - Anisul HoqueAnisul Hoque-Life:Anisul Hoque was born in Rangpur in 1965 . His father is late Mofazzal Hoque and mother is Mst. Anwara Begum. He was the student of Rangpur PTI primary school, Rangpur Zilla School, Rangpur Carmichael College....
(1965- ) - Sayed Hossain (1963- )
- Sanjib Neogi (1966- )
- Nasreen JahanNasreen JahanNasreen Jahan , is a modern Bangladeshi author and literary editor. She became famous with the publication of her award-winning novel Urukku in 1993.-Life:Nasreen Jahan was born and brought up in Mymensingh...
(1966- ) - Sezan MahmudSezan MahmudSezan Mahmud is a writer, lyricist, and columnist of Bengali literature. He was awarded the Agrani Bank Award for Juvenile Literature given by Shishu Academy for his first book 'Habijabi' in 1395 Bengali year . Officially known as Dr. Saleh M. M...
(1967- ) - Sankha Subhra Devbarman(1967-)
- Faruk Ahmed Roni(1968-)
- Tarashis Gangopadhyay (1972-)
- SrijatoSrijatoSrijato Bandopadhyay , is a popular poet of the Bengali younger generation. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers...
(1977- ) - Anjon Acharya (1981- )
- Moheen Reeyad (b. 1990-)