Sasthipada Chattopadhyay
{{Short description|Bengali writer (1941–2023)}}
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| name = Sasthipada Chattopadhyay
| native_name = ষষ্ঠীপদ চট্টোপাধ্যায়
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| birth_place = Sasthitala, Howrah District, Bengal Presidency, British India
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| death_place = Howrah, West Bengal, India
| occupation = Novelist, writer
| language = Bengali
| nationality = Indian
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| alma_mater = University of Calcutta
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| notableworks = Pandab Goenda, Goenda Tatar
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| awards = Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2017)
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Sasthipada Chattopadhyay (9 March 1941 – 3 March 2023) was an Indian novelist and short story writer in Bengali. He is well known in Bengali literature for the series stories of Pandab Goenda.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PkWCgAAQBAJ&q=Shasthipada+Chattopadhyay&pg=PA126|title=Family, School and Nation: The Child and Literary Constructions in 20th|last=Nivedita Sen|date=3 July 2015|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317410621|access-date=3 March 2018}}{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=Actress Juhi Sengupta on novelist Sasthipada Chattopadhyay's demise; "It's a huge loss, without Pandab Goenda and their missions, our childhood wouldn't have been so beautiful" |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actress-juhi-sengupta-on-novelist-sasthipada-chattopadhyays-demise-its-a-huge-loss-without-pandab-goenda-and-their-missions-our-childhood-wouldnt-have-been-so-beautiful/articleshow/98387256.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-11 |issn=0971-8257}}
Life and career
Chattopadhyay was born in Khurut, Sasthitala in Howrah district on 9 March 1941. He published his first literary work Kamakhya Bhraman in Dainik Basumati in 1961 and started working at Anandabazar Patrika under the guidance of Ramapada Chowdhury and Sagarmoy Ghosh. Chattopadhyay worked at Rabibasoryo, Anandabazar starting in 1961. In the meantime, he joined the Indian Railway and was posted at Ghatshila. He wrote many novels, travelogue, and short stories, but became popular and gained recognition for the creation of Pandab Goenda, an adventure detective series for children.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-10|title=Pandab Goenda: All about Sasthipada Chattopadhyay, author of the books that inspired this ZEE5 Original series - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/pandab-goenda-all-about-sasthipada-chattopadhyay-author-of-the-original-series|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ZEE5|language=en}} Pandab Goenda was later realised on television in animated form. He loved to explore countries and have experiences which are reflected in most of the stories. Chattopadhyay created two more detective series, namely Detective Ambar Chatterjee and Goenda Tatar. He wrote hundred of detective and adventure stories.{{Cite news|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/this-year-sasthipada-chatterjee-get-sishu-sahitya-academy-awards/articleshow/59511728.cms | title=সাথে পাঁচে | trans-title=Sathe Panche | language=bn|date=9 July 2017|access-date=10 January 2019}} The story of his creation of Tatar was filmed as Goyenda Tatar in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/shooting-of-goyenda-tatar-starts-in-kolkata-film-likely-to-release-in-may/articleshow/63362612.cms|title=Shooting of 'Goyenda Tatar' starts in Kolkata, film likely to release in May - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=19 March 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}
Chattopadhyay died from a stroke on 3 March 2023, at age 81.{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=Sasthipada Chattopadhyay {{!}} প্রয়াত 'পাণ্ডব গোয়েন্দা'র স্রষ্টা ষষ্ঠীপদ চট্টোপাধ্যায়, বয়স হয়েছিল ৮২ বছর |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/author-of-popular-book-pandav-goyenda-sasthipada-chattopadhyay-died-on-friday-dgtld/cid/1411383 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Renowned Bengali litterateur Sasthipada Chattopadhyay dies at 82 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/renowned-bengali-litterateur-sasthipada-chattopadhyay-dies-at-82-8477926/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Works
- Pandab Goenda (Series)
- Sonar Ganapati Hirer Chokh
- Chaturtha Tadanta
- Goenda Tatarer Avijaan
- Panchti Rahasyo Goenda
- Sera Rahasyo 25
- Sera Goenda 25
- Panchaasti Bhuter Golpo
- Aaro Panchaasti Bhuter Golpo
- Debdasi Tirtha
- Kingbadantir Bikramaditya
- Punyatirthe Bhraman
- Kedarnath
- Himalayer Noy Devi
Award
Chattopadhyay was awarded Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2017 by the Sahitya Akademi for his contribution to children's literature in Bengali.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/LIT/2936/shasthipada-chattopadhyay-awarded-lsquo-bal-sahitya-puraskar-2017-rsquo-by-sahitya-akademi.html|title=Shasthipada Chattopadhyay awarded 'Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2017|last=India Blooms News Service|date=22 June 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=481978|title=Panaji: Konkani author Vincy Quadros conferred Bal Sahitya Award|access-date=3 March 2018}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|10097614}}
References
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Category:Bengali-language writers
Category:Indian children's writers
Category:Indian crime fiction writers
Category:Bengali detective fiction writers
Category:Indian male novelists
Category:University of Calcutta alumni