Ramapada
Chowdhury, did his Masters in English
from Presidency College, Calcutta, and was editor, Ananda Bazar Patrika (Sunday) for several decades. The author of
many novels and short stories, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Bari badle jay in 1988. He is also the
recipient of the Ananda Puraskar (1936), the Rabindra Puraskar (1971), and the
Sarat Chandra Puraskar, among others. Many of his novels have been made into
successful films, such as Ek din achanak,
Kharij, Ban palashir padabali, Je
jekhane danriye, Diper naam tiyarang and others.
