Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya
September 29, 1930 –September 15, 1993
Scholar, Writer
Lived 62 years
- Born in
- Faridpur District
- Passed away in
- Kolkata
Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharya (24 September 1930 – 15 September 1993) was a Bengali scholar and writer known for his contributions to Urdu literature. He explored the linguistic and literary connections between Urdu and Bengali, and documented the role of Bengali Hindus in the development of Urdu. His seminal book Bengali Hinduon ki Urdu Khidmaat (The Contributions of Bengali Hindus to Urdu) earned him the Rabindra Puraskar awarded by the Government of West Bengal in 1966.
Awards: Rabindra Puraskar
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