Narendranath Mitra
Born30 January 1916
Sadardi, Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died14 September 1975
Kolkata, India
OccupationWriter, Journalist and novelist
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materBangabasi College, University of Calcutta
Notable worksChenamahal

Narendranath Mitra (30 January 1916 – 14 September 1975) was an Indian writer and poet, best known for his short stories in the Bengali-language.[1][2] Several of his works have been adapted into films, such as Mahanagar directed by Satyajit Ray.

Biography

Narendranath Mitra was born in Sadardi village, Faridpur, Bengal Presidency (in modern-day Bangladesh).[1] His father was a lawyer's clerk. His mother died when he was very young and he was brought up by his stepmother. 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 East Pakistan.[3]

In 1933, he passed S. S. C. Level from Vanga High School obtaining first division marks. After doing his I. A. from Rajendra College, Faridpur, he went to Calcutta for further studies. He completed his B. A. from Bangabasi College, of the University of Calcutta.

He found employment at the Dum Dum ordnance factory in Kolkata during the Second World War. After that, he joined Kolkata National Bank. Later, his family was living in Kolkata.

He was a journalist, editor; worked for 'Krishok', 'Swaraj' 'Satyajug'. From 1951 until his death in 1975, he was with Anandabazar Patrika.

Works adaptations

His story Abataranika was adapted into Mahanagar (The Big City) by Satyajit Ray in 1964, with Madhabi Mukherjee as lead. Ras(রস) was adapted into the Hindi film, Saudagar (1973), by Sudhendu Roy, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan;[4] and a Bangladeshi film Poush Maser Pirit by Nargis Akhter, starring Ahmed Rubel and Sadika Parvin Popy.[5] In 1970, Bengali film Bilambita Lay and in 1975 Palanka were released based on his short story. 1988 Bengali film, Phera by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, was also adapted from his story.

Bibliography

  • Deeppunjo
  • Osomotol
  • Holde Bari
  • Dehomon
  • Durvashini
  • Rupmonjori
  • Ultoroth
  • Sukh Dukher Dheu
  • Suklapakhya
  • Chenamahal
  • Chorai Utrai
  • Okhore Okhore
  • Jatrapath
  • Misrarag
  • Headmaster
  • Mohanagar
  • Chilekotha
  • Shandhyarag
  • Surjasakkhi
  • Sreshtha Golpo
  • Tin Din Tin Ratri
  • Suryasakshi
  • Godhuli
  • Chhatri
  • Debjan
  • Bilambitalay

References

  1. 1 2 Mofiz Imam Milon (30 January 2016). "নরেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র :ছোটগল্পের বড় লেখক" [Narendranath Mitra: Great Writer of Short Stories]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali).
  2. ↑ "বিষণ্ণ এক অক্ষরপুরুষ" [Writing the Colourful Life of Writer Narendranath Mitra]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali).
  3. ↑ Tuhin Wadud (1 April 2016). "কালোত্তীর্ণ গল্পকার নরেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র" [Narendranath Mitra, a Blackened Storyteller]. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali).
  4. ↑ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopedia Britannica. p. 337. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  5. ↑ "Making Movies for a Cause". The Daily Star. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2018.


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