Moti Nandi

Moti Nandi (Bengali: মতি নন্দী; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer based in Kolkata, India. He was born in Kolkata in 1931. He was an alumnus of the University of Calcutta. He died in 2010.

Career

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 maiden edition of the Excellence in Journalism Awards.^[1] In his novels, he is noted for his depiction of sporting events and many of his protagonists are sports-persons. His first short story was published in Desh weekly in 1957. His story for Pujabarshiki was in Parichoy Magazine in 1985.^[2] The character Kolaboti from his novels is popular among the younger audience.^[3]

Novels

• Shada Kham (Ananda Pub.)
• Ubhoyoto Sampurno (Ananda Pub.)
• Golap Bagan (Ananda Pub.)
• Chaya (Ananda Pub.)
• Chaya Soronite Rohini (Ananda Pub.)
• Jibonto (Ananda Pub.)
• Duti Tinti Ghor (Ananda Pub.)
• Ditio Innings er Por (Ananda Pub.)
• Duro Dristi (Ananda Pub.)
• Puber Janala (Ananda Pub.)
• Bonanider Bari (Ananda Pub.)
• Bijolibalar Mukti (Ananda Pub.)
• Malabika (Ananda Pub.)
• Sibi (Ananda Pub.)
• Soloke Ponero Kora (Ananda Pub.)
• Sohodeber Tajmahal (Ananda Pub.)
• Sobai Jache (Ananda Pub.)
• Dosti Uponyas (Ananda Pub.)
• Nakhatter Raat (Punascha)
• Baobab (Punascha)
• Dadash Bakti (Punascha)
• Nayaker Probesh o Prasthan (Punascha)
• "Baranda"
• "korunabashata"
• "chotobabu"

Works for children

• Koni(Ananda Pub.)
• Aloukik Dilu(Ananda Pub.)
• Stopper(Ananda Pub.)
• Striker(Ananda Pub.)
• pagla dashu
• Jibon Ananta(Ananda Pub.)
• Nnaran(Ananda Pub.)
• Feraari(Ananda Pub.)
• Tulsi(Ananda Pub.)
• Dolbodoler Aage(Ananda Pub.)
• Minu Chinur Trophy(Ananda Pub.)
• Empiyaring
• Dhankurir Kingkong(Ananda Pub.)
• Biswa-jora Biswacup(Ananda Pub.)
• Buro Ghora(Ananda Pub.)
• Doshti Kishore Uponyas(Ananda Pub.)
• Cricket er Ayne Kanun(Ananda Pub.)
• Bhuli(Gangchil)
• Shiba(Ananda Pub.)

Doshti Kishore Uponyas

• Nonida Not Out
• Striker
• Stopper
• Oporajito Ananda
• Dolbodoler Aage
• Feraari
• Shivar Phire Asa
• Tulsi
• Nnaran
• Minu Chinur Trophy

Kolabati series

• Kolaboti
• Kolaboti Der Diet Chart
• Kolaboti r Dekha Shona
• Kolaboti o Khayeri
• Bhuter Basay Kolaboti
• Kolaboti, Apur maa o Panchu
• Kolaboti o Millenium Match
• Kolabotir Shaktishel

Awards

• Ananda Purashkar, 1974
• Sahitya Akademi Award, 1991

Cinema

One of his novels, Koni, released in 1986, was filmed with Soumitra Chatterjee in one of the lead roles.^[4] Another novel "Striker" (1978) was filmed with Samit Bhanja in the lead role. A small screen teleserial was also made on his novel 'Stopper'. Debesh Roychoudhury played the role of Kamal Guha on screen.

External links

• Short Biography of Moti Nandy

References