Shyamal Gangapadhyay

Shyamal Gangapadhyay (25 March 1933 – 24 September 2001; Bengali: শ্যামল গঙ্গাপাধ্যায়) was a Bengali novelist, short story writer and editor born at Khulna (Present day Bangladesh). During Partition of India he and his family of 6 brothers, 1 sister, and his parents migrated to India as refugees. The immense toll of the forced migration on the family led to one of his brothers to commit suicide at his twenties. The financial and personal struggle of these years shaped Shyamal's literary landscape.

He received Sahitya Academy Award in 1993 for the novel of Shahjada Darasukoh, based on the life of Mughal Prince Dara Shukoh. He also wrote the story 'Vasco Da Gamar Bhaipo' and 'Parostri'.

Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award Education: University of Calcutta

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