Atin Bandyopadhyay, (Bengali: অতীন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; anglicised spelling of surname: Banerjee) is a noted writer of Bengali literature. He was born in 1934 in Rainadi, Dhaka. Father: Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay, mother: Labanyaprabha Devi.
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He spent his childhood in a joint family set-up in the then East Bengal of undivided India and studied in Sonar Gaon Panam School. After the Partition, migrated to India. He earned his undergraduate degree in commerce in 1956 and subsequently earned a teacher's training degree, all from the University of Calcutta. He took various jobs as a sailor, truck-cleaner, primary school teacher. Also became headmaster of a senior basic school. Settled permanently in Kolkata in 1963. Here also he took on various jobs like factory manager, publication advisor and lastly journalist.
The first story of the author was published in the magazine Abasar of Berhampore. He has penned many works since then, but his masterpiece is a three-part trilogy on the Partition: Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje, Aloukik Jalajan and Ishwarer Bagan. Another famous writer of Bengal, Syed Mustafa Siraj has compared Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje, with Greek tragedies and also found it tuned with the core spirit with the Bengali literature like Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Pather Panchali.[1]
Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje (Karuna Prakashani)
Aloukik Jalajan (Karuna Prakashoni)
Ishwarer Bagan (Karuna Prakashoni)
Abad
Devi Mahima (Karuna Prakashoni)
Samudra Manush (Karuna Prakashoni)
Nagna Ishwar
Shesh Drishya (Karuna Prakashoni)
Manusher Gharbari (Karuna Prakashoni)
Manusher Hahakar (Karuna Prakashoni)
Duhswapna (Karuna Prakashoni)
Ekti Jaler Rekha
Bideshini
Panchajogini
Upeksha (Karuna Prakashoni)
Dwitiya Purush (Karuna Prakashoni)
Rupkathar Angti
Uttap
Nari Ebam Nadir Pare Bari
Mrinmayee
Antargata Khelā
Jhinuker Noukā (Ananda Pub.)
Annabhog
Amritā
Madhyajāmini (Ananda Pub.)
Balidān
Lānchhitā
Roddure Jyotsnay
Sundar Apaman (Karuna Prakashoni)
Sabuj Saolar Niche (Karuna Prakashoni)
Jonogon (Karuna Prakashoni)
Nari o Prakiti (Karuna Prakashoni)
Putul (Karuna Prakashoni)
Dukhini Barnamala Maa Amar (Karuna Prakashoni)
Nirbasan (Karuna Prakashoni)
Durer Akash (Karuna Prakashoni)
Kritodas (Karuna Prakashoni)
Boiosandhi (Karuna Prakashoni)
Mahiner Ghoraguli (Karuna Prakashoni)
Kapashi (Ananda Pub.)
Tushar Kumari (Ananda Pub.)
Dui Bharatbarsha (Ananda Pub.)
Nodir Singe Dekha (Ananda Pub.)
Nari o Purush (Ananda Pub.)
Sagar Jole (Ananda Pub.)
Uronto Torobari (Ananda Pub)
Gini Rohosyo (Ananda Pub)
Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa (Ananda Pub)
Dosti Kishore Uponyas (Ananda Pub)
Paloker Tupi(Punascha)
Neel Timi(Karuna Prakashoni)
Fentur Sada Ghora(Karuna Prakashoni)
Fentur Sada Ghora
Rajar Bari
Binnir Khoi Lal Batasa
Aronyorajye Mandela
Neel Timi
Uronto Torobari
Hirer Cheyeo Dami
Ekti joler rekha o Ora teen jon
Gini Rohosyo
Dustu Hititi