His first novel was Atmaprakash ( আত্মপ্রকাশ) and it was also the first writing from a new comer in literature published in the prestigious magazine- Desh (1965).The novel had inspiration from ' On the road' by Jack Kerouac. His Nikhilesh and Neera series of poems (some of which have been translated as For You, Neera and Murmur in the Woods) have been extremely popular.Īs in poetry, Sunil was known for his unique style in prose. Gangopadhyay used the pen names Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.Īuthor of well over 200 books, Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love".
He received Sahitya Academy award in 1985 for his novel Those Days ( সেই সময়). Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character Kakababu and wrote a series of novels on this character which became significant in Indian children's literature. Later he wrote for many different publications.
Born in Faridpur, Bangladesh, Gangopadhyay obtained his Master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta, In 1953 he started a Bengali poetry magazine Krittibas. Sunil Gangopadhyay (Bengali: সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়) was a famous Indian poet and novelist.
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