Dalit Writers/Journalists
Amiya Bhushan Majumdar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amita Bhusan Majumdar Majumdar at his home Born 22 March 1918 Cooch Behar District , Bengal Presidency , British India (now in West Bengal , India) Died 8 July 2001 (aged 83) Kolkata, West Bengal , India Occupation Writer, novelist, essayist, playwright Awards Sahitya Academy Award (1986) Amiya Bhushan Majumdar ( Bengali : অমিয় ভূষণ মজুমদার) (22 March 1918 – 8 July 2001) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, essayist and playwright. In a writing career spanning over four decades, Majumdar wrote numerous novels, short stories, plays and essays in Bengali . Known as the ‘Writer’s Writer’, Majumdar is considered one of the most noteworthy authors of modern Bengali prose. His works received significant critical acclaim and recognition – including the Sahitya Academi Award for his novel Rajnagar in 1986 Early life He was born to Babu Ananta Bhushan Majumdar (ac...