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1876–1938 · Debanandapur, Bengal

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a Bengali novelist whose accessible fiction explored social convention and intimate lives. His sympathetic portrayals of women and marginalized people reached a wide readership. Many works have been adapted for stage and screen.

“His humane storytelling made social questions emotionally immediate for generations of readers.”

Selected writings

Devdas — in brief

Public domain

শৈশবের সঙ্গিনী পার্বতীকে হারিয়ে দেবদাস ভেঙে পড়ে; সমাজের বাধা আর নিজের দ্বিধাই তার ট্র্যাজেডি।

Losing his childhood companion Parvati, Devdas falls apart; social barriers and his own indecision make his tragedy. (Summary written for this site.)

Source: Devdas, 1917 · Read the full work at the source

Life & times

  1. 1876

    Born in Debanandapur

  2. 1903

    Moved to Burma for work

  3. 1917

    Devdas published

  4. 1926

    Pather Dabi serialized

  5. 1938

    Died in Kolkata