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After holding sundry jobs, Sarat Chandra got upset with his father and left home. He wandered from place to place In the guise of a sannyasin (monk). Little is known about what he did during this period. On getting the news of his father's death, Sarat Chandra came back and did his father's shraddha (memorial service).
Sep 15, 2022 · Chattopadhyay passed away on 16th January 1938, his works still remain alive and make his presence established. Chattopadhyay’s writing is a timeless appeal. He left a legacy to rethink the history we are told and see the world in a more dissected version with major issues which are remain ignored.
- Childhood and Early Life
- Career
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Most of his childhood was spent at his uncle's house in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Due to the irregular jobs of his father, Motilal Chattopadhyay, the family was caught in poverty. His father wrote many stories, and it was believed that Sarat’s interest in writing was inherited from his father. As Sarat once remarked that he had inherited nothing except his...
In 1900, he associated himself with the Banali Estate in Bihar and later worked as an assistant to the Settlement Officer in the Santhal district settlement. In 1903, he wrote his first short story titled ‘Mandir’ under the name of his uncle Surendranath Ganguli. He received Kuntolin Puraskar in 1904 for the same. Local magazine Bharati published h...
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay built strong female characters in his stories. The novel‘Swami’was also a reflection of his feminism. The story describes an ambitious and bright girl named Saudamini who is doubtful about her emotions towards her husband, Ghanshyam and her lover, Narendra. ‘Devdas’, his most famous work, was not critically acclaimed. Bu...
Being a popular novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote more than 30 novels, novellas, and stories. He used his personal tragedies as the basis of his novels and added more personal touch to his works. The themes he used in his novels were influenced by the writings of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. ...
Born on September 15, 1876, in Debanandapur, Hooghly, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay experienced the many facets of rural Bengal life. His father, Motilal Chattopadhyay, while a keen writer himself, encountered financial difficulties, shaping Sarat's formative years.
Sep 17, 2018 · He inherited his interest in writing from his father, who reportedly wrote many stories but never completed them. Chattopadhyay had once recounted, “From my father, I inherited nothing except, as I believe, his restless spirit and his keen interest in literature.”
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Feb 18, 2024 · Sarat Chandra was one of the five children of his parents. After the death of their mother, the family was supported by various other family members during hard times. One of his brothers, Swami Vedananda, later became a disciple at Belur Math.
Jan 16, 2019 · After the death of his first wife and son due to plague, Sarat Chandra married an adolescent widow. At the age of 65, he was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on 16 January 1938 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
