Prafulla Roy

Prafulla Roy (Bengali: প্রফুল্ল রায়) is an Indian author. In 1985, he won the Bankim Puraskar for his novel Akasher Niche Manush, and in 2003, the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for his novel Krāntikāl.

Prafulla Roy
Roy in 2014
BornDhaka, Bengal
OccupationNovelist
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
PeriodContemporary
GenreNovel, short story
Notable worksAkasher Niche Manush, Keyā Pātār Nouko, Krāntikāl

Life

Prafulla Roy was born on 11 September 1934 in the Dhaka district of the undivided Bengal. He immigrated to India after the Partition. Roy travelled across the country and gathered multifaceted experiences. Many of such experiences helped shape his plots at a later period.[1] He has written many novels and short stories. The total number of his books stand more than 150.

Roy lives in Kolkata.

Works
  • Sindhuparer Pakhi (সিন্ধুপারের পাখি), 1958
  • Akāsher Niche Mānush (আকাশের নীচে মানুষ), 1985
  • Mohanar Dike (মোহনার দিকে)
  • Ekanta Apan (একান্ত আপন)
  • Charachar (চরাচর)
  • Target (টার্গেট)
  • Krāntikāl (ক্রান্তিকাল), 2003
  • Keyā Pātār Nouko (কেয়াপাতার নৌকো), 2003
  • Shata Dharay Baye Jay (শতধারায় বয়ে যায়), 2008
  • Uttal Samayer Itikatha (উত্তাল সময়ের ইতিকথা), 2014
  • Nona Jal Mithe Jal (নোনা জল মিঠে মাটি)
  • Manda Meyer Upakhyan (মন্দ মেয়ের উপাখ্যান)

Adaptation

Many of Roy's novels and short stories were adapted into cinemas and TV series. His novel Krāntikāl was adapted into a Bengali feature film called Krantikaal in 2003. The film was directed by Sekhar Das and featured by Soumitra Chatterjee, Roopa Ganguly and Silajit Majumder.

Awards

References
  1. Beebooks (2018). Prafulla Roy. Beebooks. pp. n.pag.
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