Gupta, Atul Chandra (1884-1961) pleader and litterateur, was born on 12 March 1884 in the village of Billaik of tangail district, son of Umesh Chandra Gupta, a lawyer who had settled at rangpur.
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in…
Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859)…
Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American author, journalist, and educator whose "Little House" series transformed the arduous reality of the American frontier into a foundational pillar of children's lite…
Such volumes as Cabbages and Kings (1904) and The Four Million (1906) collect short stories, noted for their often surprising endings, of American writer William Sydney Porter, who used the pe…
Shirley Jackson was an influential American author. A popular writer in her time, her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years. She has influenced such writers as S…
People consider that Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Николай Васильевич Гоголь) founded realism in Russian literature. His works include The Overcoat (1842) and Dead Souls (1842).
Buddhadeva Bose (also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu) (Bengali: বুদ্ধদেব বসু) was a major Bengali writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, sh…
Narayan Sanyal (bn: নারায়ণ সান্যাল) was a well-known & versatile writer of modern Bengali literature. He received several awards for literature including Rabindra Puraskar for Aporupa Ajanta (Bangla:…
Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's appre…
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Bengali: বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়) ('Chattopadhyay' in the original Bengali; 'Chatterjee' as spelt by the British) was a Bengali poet, novelist, essayist and journalis…
Shahaduz Zaman (Bangla: শাহাদুজ্জামান) is a Medical Anthropologist, currently working with Newcastle University, UK. He writes short stories, novels, and non-fiction. He has published 25 books, and hi…
Ashapurna Devi (Bengali: আশাপূর্ণা দেবী), also Ashapoorna Debi or Asha Purna Devi, is a prominent Bengali novelist and poet. She has been widely honoured with a number of prizes and awards. She was aw…
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay (Bangla: তারাশঙ্কর বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) was born at his ancestral home at Labhpur village in Birbhum district, Bengal Province, British India (now West Bengal, India). He wrote 65…
Moti Nandi was a sports journalist and worked as a sports editor in Anandabazar Patrika. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award (2008) at a glittering ceremony to mark the grand finale of the m…
Leela Majumdar (Bengali: লীলা মজুমদার Lila Mojumdar) was a Bengali writer. Her first story, Lakkhi chhele, was published in Sandesh in 1922. It was also illustrated by her. The children's magazine in …
Bimal Mukherjee (Bengali: বিমল মুখার্জী / বিমল মুখোপাধ্যায়) (1903–1996) was the first Indian globe trotter who travelled the entire world on a bicycle from the year 1926 to 1937. He wrote the book Du …
Shahidullah Kaiser (Bengali: শহীদুল্লাহ কায়সার) was born Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah. He is the brother of another famous Bengali author Zahir Raihan. Kaiser studied at Presidency College, Kolkata…
Paritosh Sen (Bengali: পরিতোষ সেন) was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-day capital of Bangladesh. He was a founder member of the Calcutta Group, an art…
যাযাবর ছদ্মনামের আড়ালে থাকা মানুষটি বিনয় মুখোপাধ্যায় (Binoy Mukhopadyay, ? - ১৯৮৩)। তাঁর লিখিত বইগুলো হচ্ছে 'দৃষ্টিপাত', 'জনান্তিক', 'ঝিলম নদীর তীরে', 'লঘুকরণ', 'হ্রস্ব ও দীর্ঘ', 'যখন বৃষ্টি নামল'। এছ…
জন্ম ১৯৭৩, ডােমার, নীলফামারী। বিচিত্র বিষয়ে লেখালেখি করলেও প্রধান ঝোঁক গল্প-উপন্যাসে। বিজ্ঞান-কল্পকাহিনি ও রহস্যকাহিনি লিখতে স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য বােধ করেন। সাংবাদিকতা পেশায় যুক্ত।
অভীক সরকারের জন্ম পয়লা জুন, উনিশশো উনআশি সালে। বেড়ে ওঠা প্রাচীন শহর হাওড়ার অলিগলিতে। বাবা ক্ষুদ্র ব্যবসায়ী ছিলেন, মা স্কুল শিক্ষিকা। রয়েছে স্নাতক ও স্নাতকোত্তর ডিগ্রি। পেশায় সেলসম্যান, কর্মসূত্র…
সায়ক আমানের জন্ম ১৯৯২ সালে। কলকাতায় কারিগরি বিদ্যা নিয়ে পড়াশোনা শেষ করলেও, সাহিত্যচর্চাকেই তিনি নিজের পেশা হিসেবে গ্রহণ করেছেন। লেখালেখি এবং অডিও জগতে সমলয়ে বিচরণ তাঁর। বাংলার অন্যতম জনপ্রিয় অডি…
