Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early twentieth century, born in 1876 and died in 1938, often called the most popular, translated and adapted Indian author of all time. His novels, including Devdas, center on Bengali family and society in both urban and rural settings and are distinguished by their psychological depth and sympathetic treatment of characters, especially women, constrained by social convention. His work has inspired nearly ninety screen adaptations across the Indian subcontinent, giving him an enduring influence on Indian literature and popular cinema alike.
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AwardJagattarini Gold Medal, University of Calcutta (1923) 1 Classification
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- Also in Language Atlas: Bengali, original language there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Hindi, original language there.
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1. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Wikipedia
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15 September 1876 - 16 January 1938
Later life
In 1923, the University of Calcutta awarded him the prestigious Jagattarini Gold Medal.
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early twentieth century, born in 1876 and died in 1938, often called the most popular, translated and adapted Indian author of all time.
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