13 Facts About Ramapada Chowdhury

Ramapada Chowdhury was the longtime editor of Rabibashoriyo, the Sunday supplement of Anandabazar Patrika.

Ramapada Chowdhury's works are often seen as "sham-naturalistic" reflections on society.

Ramapada Chowdhury was honoured with the Rabindra Puraskar and several other literary awards, including the inaugural Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize.

Ramapada Chowdhury's writing style is marked by brevity and precision.

Ramapada Chowdhury is regarded as one of the most significant short story writers in modern Bengali literature.

Ramapada Chowdhury was born on 28 December 1922 in Kharagpur, Bengal Presidency, British India.

Ramapada Chowdhury wrote his first short story as a student, in response to a challenge from his friends.

Ramapada Chowdhury started writing short stories on a regular basis from the age of twenty-five.

Ramapada Chowdhury published two collections of stories before the publication of his first novel Pratham Prahar.

Ramapada Chowdhury was awarded the Rabindra Puraskar in 1971 for his novel Ekhoni and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for Bari Badle Jay.

Ramapada Chowdhury edited an anthology of stories originally published in Desh.

Ramapada Chowdhury won the award in its inaugural year, for his novel Banpalashir Padabali.

The Sahitya Akademi, in its series of films on eminent Indian writers, has produced a film on Ramapada Chowdhury, directed by Raja Mitra.