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Amar Mitra (writer)

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Amar Mitra
অমর মিত্র
Born (1951-08-30) 30 August 1951 (age 73)
Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Occupation(s)Civil service, Bengali writer
SpouseMitali Mitra
FamilyManoj Mitra (brother)
AwardsO. Henry Award (2022)
Sahitya Akademi (2006)
Bankim Puraskar (2001)
Kotha Award for Short Story (1998)
Sarat Purashkar (2002)
Gajendra Kumar and Sumitnath Award (2010)

Amar Mitra (b. 30 August 1951) is an eminent writer in Bengali living in Kolkata, West Bengal. His elder brother is notable actor Manoj Mitra.[1]

Early life

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After partition of India in 1947, the Mitra family migrated from Satkhira in Khulna and came to Basirhat. His father, Ashok Kumar Mitra, was a government worker and opted to live in India after partition. He was born in the year 1951 in Basirhat.[2] He was a student of chemistry.[3] His father used to work in the Department of Land Reforms under Government of West Bengal.

Literary career

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Mitra is a veteran Bengali novelist and short story writer. He also edited number of books. He is writing for over five decades which includes 30 published novels, number of short-story collections as well as few books for children.[2] Mitra participated in the First forum of Asian Countries' writers held in Nur Sultan city in Kazakhstan in September 2019 and awarded O. Henry Award for his short story, The Old man of Kusumpur.[4][5][6] He was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Dhrubaputra (Bengali: ধ্রুবপুত্র) in 2006.[7][8] He has also received the Bankim Puraskar from Government of West Bengal for his novel, Aswacharit (Bengali: অশ্বচরিত) in 2001,[9] Mitra received Mitra O Ghosh award in the year 2010, Sharat Puroskar in the year 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "আচমকা মনোজ মিত্রর মৃত্যুর গুজব, বিরক্ত পরিবার, এখন কেমন আছেন শিল্পী?". sangbadpratidin. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Swapan, Ashfaque (21 April 2018). "Meeting Amar Mitra: The anguish of a complete Bengali author". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ Tara News Boi Para on YouTube
  4. ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction". Literary Hub. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Bengali author Amar Mitra awarded O. Henry prize for 45 year old story". India Today. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Bishwanath (6 April 2022). "Veteran Bengali writer wins coveted O. Henry Award for 1977 story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Outlook India". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  8. ^ "TNPSC Current affairs, Monthly TNPSC Current affairs,TNPSC Portal Current affairs in English". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ Bankim Puraskar
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