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Ramapada Chowdhury

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1206129

IMDb ID: nm0159543

Known for: Writing

Born: December 27, 1922

Died: July 28, 2018

Age: 95

Gender: Male

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Career span: 1958 - 2020

Years active: 63

Wikidata: Q47671034

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Ramapada Choudhury

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Biography

Ramapada Chowdhury (28 December 1922 – 29 July 2018) was an Indian novelist and short story writer in Bengali. For his novel Bari Badle Jay, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988. 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.

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