Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970),(also known as Narayan Ganguly was a renowned South Asian author. He was born in Dinajpur in undivided Bengal

Bengal

Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

, in what is now Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. His real name was Taraknath Gangopadhyay.

Life

His district was Barisal. His father, Pramathnath, was a police officer. Because his father would be transferred often, he studied in Dinajpur, Faridpur

Faridpur District

Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...

, Barisal and Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. He received his bachelor's degree in arts from Brojomohun College of Barisal; famous poet Jibanananda Das

Jibanananda Das

Jibanananda Das was a noted Bengali poet. He is considered one of the precursors who introduced modernist poetry to Bengali Literature, at a period when it was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore's Romantic poetry....

 was his teacher there. He was placed first in the first class in Bangla Literature from the University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...

. Later he taught at two colleges in West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

 and became a teacher at the University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...

. He received his doctorate from that university for a thesis on 'Short Stories in Literature'. He experimented extensively in writing short stories many of which were published in Shonibaarer chithi, a literary magazine of some repute in Kolkata, at the time. He also wrote for the reputed literary magazine Desh under the pen name Sunanda. Among his most endearing creations were the Tenida

Tenida

Tenida or Teni is a fictional native of Potoldanga in Calcutta, who appears in a number of short stories and larger works of the Bengali author Narayan Gangopadhyay...

 stories that have become a much-loved addition to Bengali children's literature. He died in 1970 in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Works

Narayan Gangopadhyay's first story was published in 'Bichitra'. He was a romantic writer. His literary works are included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature

Bengali literature

Bengali literature is literary works written in Bengali language particularly from Bangladesh and the Indian provinces of West Bengal and Tripura. The history of Bengali literature traces back hundreds of years while it is impossible to separate the literary trends of the two Bengals during the...

 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

.

Novels

• Uponibesh-1 (উপনিবেশ -১)
• Uponibesh-2 (উপনিবেশ -২)
• Uponibesh-3 (উপনিবেশ -৩)
• Somrat O Sreshthi (সম্রাট ও শ্রেষ্ঠী)
• Mantramukhar (মন্দ্রামুখর)
• Mohananda (মহানন্দা)
• Swarnaseeta (স্বর্ণসীতা)
• Trophy (ট্রফি)
• Lalmati (লালমাটি)
• Krishnapakkha(কৃষ্ণপক্ষ)
• Bidushok (বিদূষক)
• Boitalik
• Shilalipi
• Oshidhara
• Vatiali
• Podoshonchar
• Amabossar Gan
• Alokporna

Essays

• Sahitye Chotogolpo
• Bangla Golpo Bichitra
• Chotogolper Shimarekha
• Kothakobid Rabindranath

Juvenile literature

• Charmurti
• Charmurtir Abhijan
• Abyartha Lokhyobhed Ebong (not a Tenida story)
• Jhaubanglar Rohosyo
• Kombol Niruddesh
• Tenida o Sindhughotok
• Porer Upokar Korio na (Drama)
• Tenida Somogro