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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (also spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee and Saratchandra Chatterji; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938), was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. [1] He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and society in cities and villages. [2]
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay has 206 books on Goodreads with 78226 ratings. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s most popular book is Devdas.
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Most of his childhood was spent at his uncle's house in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Due to the irregular jobs of his father, Motilal Chattopadhyay, the family was caught in poverty. His father wrote many stories, and it was believed that Sarat’s interest in writing was inherited from his father. As Sarat once remarked that he had inherited nothing except his...
In 1900, he associated himself with the Banali Estate in Bihar and later worked as an assistant to the Settlement Officer in the Santhal district settlement. In 1903, he wrote his first short story titled ‘Mandir’ under the name of his uncle Surendranath Ganguli. He received Kuntolin Puraskar in 1904 for the same. Local magazine Bharati published h...
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay built strong female characters in his stories. The novel‘Swami’was also a reflection of his feminism. The story describes an ambitious and bright girl named Saudamini who is doubtful about her emotions towards her husband, Ghanshyam and her lover, Narendra. ‘Devdas’, his most famous work, was not critically acclaimed. Bu...
Being a popular novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote more than 30 novels, novellas, and stories. He used his personal tragedies as the basis of his novels and added more personal touch to his works. The themes he used in his novels were influenced by the writings of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. ...
Sep 15, 2022 · Amongst his novels well known and acknowledged, are Devdas (1917), Srikanata (1917), Chelebelar Galpa (1938), Bipradas (1935). His works were published after his death and without a doubt has left a timeless impact. Author. Chattopadhyay’s women in the novel were written with immense courage, strength and potential.
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- January 16, 1938
- September 15, 1876
- Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sreejata Guha (Translator)
- Srikanta.
- Parineeta.
- মহেশ by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Devdas (Bengali: দেবদাস, transliterated as Debdās) is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden childhood love; and Chandramukhi , a reformed courtesan ( tawaif ). [ 1 ]
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Devdas: A Novel. Śaratcandra Caṭṭopādhyāya. Penguin Books India, 2002 - Fiction - 128 pages. One Of The Most Enduring Love Stories Of Our Times. First Published In Bengali In 1917, Saratchandra...
