Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (24 July 1898 -14 September 1971) was one of the leading Bengali novelists. He wrote 65 novels, 53 story-books, 12 plays

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories. A notable man of wisdom, he was awarded Rabindra Puraskar

Rabindra Puraskar

The Rabindra Puraskar or the Rabindra Smriti Puraskar is the highest honorary literary award given in the Indian state of West Bengal. This award is administered by the Government of West Bengal under the aegis of the Paschimbanga Bangla Academy , Kolkata.The award is given for creative...

, Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi

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 award, Jnanpith Award

Jnanpith Award

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, and Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

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Bandyopadhyay was born at his ancestral home at Labhpur

Labhpur

Labhpur , is a town with a police station in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Known to the outside world as the native place of Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, and located on the archaic narrow gauge railway, it is an extensive rural area subject to droughts in...

 village in Birbhum district

Birbhum district

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, Bengal Province, British India (now Paschimbanga, India

India

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) to Haridas Bandyopadhyay and Prabhabati Devi.