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 domainশৈশবের 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
- 1876
Born in Debanandapur
- 1903
Moved to Burma for work
- 1917
Devdas published
- 1926
Pather Dabi serialized
- 1938
Died in Kolkata