Gajendrakumar Mitra

Gajendra Kumar Mitra (Bengali: গজেন্দ্র কুমার মিত্র) (11 November 1908 – 16 October 1994) was a Bengali writer. In the year 1959, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for his novel, Kolkatar Kāchhei (A Stone's Throw from Kolkata).

Gajendra Kumar Mitra
Born	11 November 1908 Calcutta, British India
Died	16 October 1994 Calcutta, India
Occupation	Novelist, playwright, poet, essayist
Language	Bengali
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Kolkatar Kāchhei, Pānchajanya
Notable awards	Sahitya Academy award Rabindra Puraskar
Spouse	Pratima Mitra

Life

Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on 11 November 1908. He was a versatile writer. He wrote many novels, short stories, plays, essays and poems. Mitra also translated a few English novels into Bengali, such as Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. He used to write with his left hand. His genuine love and concern for Bengali literature inspired him to co-found the famous Mitra and Ghosh Publishers. Mitra was childless. He died on 16 October 1994 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Mitra & Ghosh Publishers

Mr Mitra along with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh established Mitra & Ghosh Publishers on 9 March 1934.

Novels

• Kanta Prem
• Pānchajanya
• Rai Jāgo Rai Jāgo
• Kolkatar Kāchei (Translated as A Stone's Throw from Kolkata)
• Paush Phāguner Pālā
• Upakanthe
• Bahnibanyā
• Rātrir Tapashyā
• Pashaner Khuda

References

• Aupanyāsik Gajendrakumar Mitra: Jīban O Sāhitya (Kolkata: Pustaka Bipaṇi, 2006.)