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| Khagendranath Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 January 1896 Kolkata |
| Died | 12 February 1978 |
| Occupation | Bengali writer for children & preteens |
| Notable awards | Bhubaneswari Medal, Mouchak Shaitya Award |
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Khagendranath Mitra (Bengali: খগেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র) (1896–1978) was a writer for children of Bengal. Even today his writings continue to be popular among children and preteens.
Early life
Mitra was born in Kolkata. He hailed from the Mitra family of Nilmani Mitra Street , Kolkata (West Bengal, India). His father Shailendranath Mitra was a Mukhtar of Tagore family estate in Shilaidaha, Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh). In school life at Kushtia District he became attracted with revolutionary politics and attached with Bagha Jatin. Mitra also joined in Non-cooperation movement in his youth and became imprisoned before the independence.
Overview
He was the first Indian children's writer whose books were translated into foreign languages. The Russian translation of Bhombol Sardar was of immense popularity. Bhombol Sardar was one of the Rapid Text in Russian junior classes.
Mitra, besides writing more than 100 books, was an editor as well. Kishor (The Preteens), the first child periodical in Asia was the brain child of his, though it was not published for a year. Notun Manush (New Man), Chhotoder Mohol (The Gallery for Children), Banshory (The Flute), Sonar Kathi (The Golden Stick), Shishusathi (The Children's Friend; Annual) were among the periodicals he edited.
List of works
Stories
- Moutuski
- Sei Chhokrata (That Lad)
- Kopaler Lekha (The Fate)
- Swapne Paoya Golpo (The Story Obtained in a Dream)
- Kortababur Petni Dekha (The Female-Ghost Kortababu Saw)
- Mintur Chhobi (Mintu's Picture)
- GoneshChandrer Ashubho Jatra (The Unholy Journey of GaneshChandra)
- Parghater Alapeer Pallay (The Gossiping Man of Parghat)
- Chorer-o Adhom (Even Inferior Than a Thief)
- Badanpur Bungalowr Sei Rat (That Night At Badanpur Bungalow)
Novels
- Bagdi Dakat (The Bagdi Bandits)
- Africar Jongole (In the Forests of Africa. Inspired by R.M Ballantyne's novel The Gorilla Hunters)
- Sundarbaner Pothe (On the Way to Sundarban)
- Black Arrow
- Bhombol Sardar (Bhombol the Leader),in 4 volumes- This is a fascinating account of life of a preteen village boy, Bhombol. Perhaps, this is a nostalgic memory of his own childhood.
- Pujoneeyo Dosyu (Adorable Dacoit)- Prohelika Series of Deb Sahitya Kutir
- Dakait Omnibus - Stories of Bishe Dakait (Biswanath Sardar) and other decoits of rural Bengal
Adaptation
Bhombol Sardar was turned into a verbal drama conducted by Akashbani, the governmental radio network in India. It was also adapted to a Bengali movie.
Awards
Khagendranath Mitra received many awards such as Bhubaneshwasi Padak (Medal) and Mouchak Sahitya Purashkar from University of Calcutta for his works. He also awarded Girish Silver Medal. In 1975 his name was nominated for National award in literature but since the authority showed dishoner to the child literutre, he refused to receive it.
See also
- Sukumar Ray
- Ashapoorna Devi
- Premendra Mitra
- Leela Majumdar
- Satyajit Ray
- Narayan Gangopadhyay
- Shibram Chakraborty
- Narayan Sanyal
- Dhirendralal Dhar
- Dinesh Chandra Chattopadhyay
References
- various. Eng Sukumar Ray. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-81-260-2281-6. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Vol I, Subodh Ch. Sengupta and Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 123. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- Nivedita Sen (2015). Family, School and Nation: The Child and Literary Constructions in 20th-Century Bengal. Routledge. p. 192.
- "Authors of Bengali mystery stories (গোয়েন্দা ও রহস্যকাহিনী লেখক)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- Khagendranath Mitra (1999). Dakait Omnibus (Bengali). Kolkata: Bharati Sahitya Prakashani.