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  1. He wrote over 200 short stories and 100 novels under the pen names, Kalkut and Bhromor, [9] revolving around themes of political activism, middle class life and sexuality, two of which were banned for a brief period with charges of obscenity.

  2. Mar 2, 2024 · The path that Samaresh Basu, the centenary of whose birth is being observed in 2024, chose to become a writer was a lonely but determined one. Instead of returning to his factory job, he took...

  3. Samaresh Basu (11 December 1924 – 12 March 1988) was an Indian writer in modern Bengali literature, known for his versatility and vast range of themes. [1] He wrote under the pen name Kalkut . [2] Basu was awarded the 1980 Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali, by Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, for his novel, Shamba . [3]

  4. Apr 2, 2012 · The issue of translation is always a vexed one. More so, if the works are by a major Bengali writer like Samaresh Basu (1924 to 1988), who courted controversy and criticism during his time. The...

  5. Later in a literal career spanning to about 40 years since release from prison, he published 200 short stories and 100 novels – really an outstanding work. A major figure of Bengali fiction, he also used pennames - "Kalkut" and "Bhramar". On charges of obscenity, two of his novels got banned for a brief period. Samaresh Basu died on 12 March ...

  6. Samaresh Basu and the owners of Desh appealed to the Supreme Court of India on 9 July 1973 by Special Leave according to Article 136 of the Indian Constitution. This appeal was fixed with Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice Algiri Swami on 24 August 1973.

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  8. Two of his novels had been briefly banned on charges of obscenity. The case against one of these, Prajapati, was settled in the Supreme Court of India which overturned, in 1985, the rulings of the two lower courts.