Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay

Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932)[1] was a well known Bengali author.[2] He was born in Hugli, Bengal.[2]

Not to be confused with Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyaya.
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Born
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay

(1873-02-03)3 February 1873
Hugli, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died5 April 1932(1932-04-05) (aged 59)


Personal life

In 1888, he passed the entrance exam at the Jamalpur High School.[1] In 1891, he received a Fine Arts degree from Patna College.[1] In 1895, he received his bachelor's degree.[1] From 1901 to 1903, he studied law in London.[1]

In 1903, after becoming a barrister, he returned to Bengal to practice law in Darjeeling, Rangpur, and Gaya.[1] He practiced law in these regions until 1916 when he became a professor at the University of Calcutta.[1] He was a professor here until his death in 1932.[1]

Works

Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay wrote novels, short stories, and poems. His poems were published in the Bharati, a Bangla periodical, while he was still in school.[1] He gained fame writing short stories, which are based on looking at life in a light-hearted, simple, way.[1] During his career, he wrote over one hundred stories and fourteen novels.[1]

At times he wrote under two pseudonyms, Sri Janoarchandra Sharma and Srimati Radhamoni.[1]

He received the Kuntalin Prize to acknowledge his writings.[1]

Novels
  • Ramasundari (1908)[1]
  • Nabin Sannyasi (1912)
  • Ratnadeep (1915)[1]
    • This novel was considered to be his greatest; it was made into a movie.[1]
  • Jibaner Mulya (1917)[1]
  • Sindur Kauta (1919)[1]
  • Maner Manus (1922)[1]
  • Arati (1927)[1]
  • Pratima (1928)[1]
  • Garib Svami (1930)[1]

Short story collections
  • Nabakatha (1899)[1]
  • Sodashi (1906)[1]
  • Galpavjali (1913)[1]
  • Galpabithi (1916)[1]
  • Patrapuspa (1917)[1]
  • Nutan Bau (1929)[1]
  • Gohonar Baksho
  • Hotash Premik
  • Bilashini
  • Juboker Prem
  • Jamata Babajee
  • The Price Of Flowers
  • The Muscular Son-in-law

Other works
  • A satire named Abhishap (1900) [1]
  • A play, Suksmalom Parinay, which was published under one of his pseudonyms.[1]

References
  1. "Mukhopadhyay, Probhat Kumar - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "prabhat-kumar-mukhopadhyay". readbengalibooks.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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