Nimai Bhattacharya
{{Short description|Indian writer (1931–2020)}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Nimai Bhattacharya
নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য
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| birth_date = 10 April 1931
| death_date = 25 June 2020 (aged 89)
| birth_place = Shalikha, Magura, Bengal Presidency, British India (Bangladesh)
| death_place = Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| nationality = Indian
| notable_works = Memsaheb}}
Nimai Bhattacharya (10 April 1931 – 25 June 2020) was a writer of Bengali literature who was born in Magura's Shalikha.{{cite web|url=https://www.ekushey-tv.com/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8/9349|title=নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য বাংলাদেশেরই সন্তান
|website=Ekushey TV|accessdate=26 July 2019|date=10 February 2017}} He died on 25 June 2020 in Kolkata, aged 89.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
Early life
Bhattacharya's mother died when he was three years old. He matriculated {{where|date=June 2020}} in 1948. He moved to West Bengal from East Bengal. Then he had passed IA and BA from Ripon College, Calcutta.{{cn|date=June 2020}} He started his career in journalism. A novel which was written by him was published in Amritobazar in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.rokomari.com/book/author/14353/নিমাই-ভট্টাচার্য|title= নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য}} His next four novels were published in the newspaper. After that, he became professional author.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
Notable works
He wrote more than 150 books, one of the most lauded of which was Memsaheb.{{cite web|url=https://www.arts.bdnews24.com/?p=19220|title='মেমসাহেব'-এর নিমাই ভট্টাচার্য: একাত্তরের মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বুদ্ধিজীবী হত্যার পেছনেও মৌলবাদীরা ছিল|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=2 July 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826075741/https://arts.bdnews24.com/?p=19220|archive-date=26 August 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15775344|title=Nimai Bhattacharya profile|website=goodreads|accessdate=2 July 2020}} A film was made based on the book, Mem Saheb (starring Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen) in leading roles.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/8-tollywood-actors-who-essayed-out-every-facet-of-being-a-journalist/Uttam-Kumar-in-Memsaheb-1972/photostory/64170129.cms|title=8 Tollywood Actors Who Essayed Out Every Facet Of Being A Journalist|access-date=26 July 2019|newspaper=Times Of India}} Some of his notable books are:
- Memsaheb
- Minibus
- Matal
- Inquilab
- Bachelor
- Kerani
- Rajdhani Express
- Anglo Indian
- Darling
- Your Honour
- Cocktail
- Pother Sheshe
References
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External links
- {{IMDB name|9406072}}
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