Literary Career of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Before becoming a writer he did various jobs to survive. He served as a secretary of Khelatchandra Ghosh as well as worked as the assistant manager of his Bhagalpur estate. He was also the tutor for Khelatchandra's family and even worked as a teacher in Khelatchandra Memorial School. Thereafter he joined the Gopalnagar School where he continued to work until his death. In 1921 his first short story was published in Probashi magazine named "Upekshita". In 1928, his first novel was published Pather Panchali that received critical attention. Instantly with this novel he became a prominent writer in Bengali literature. He started his career in writings novel and short-stories when there was a social humiliation and economic disparity. However he emphasized on simple life, human figures and environmental pleasure of rural Bengal as well as the struggle of those people. He writes in a simple manner, less certainty and straight forward. Realism is one of the major elements of his novels. He depicts a beautiful combination of human beings and nature. He always spoke of a peaceful life. The main components of his stories are human beings, animals, birds, rivers, jungle and so on. These things were made lively in his writings. His other novels include: Aparajito, Aranyak, Dristi Pradeep, Chander pahar, Heera Manik Jale, Debjan, Bipiner Sangsar, Anubartan, Ashani Sanket, Kedar Raja, Dampati, Sundarbane Sat Batsar(uncompleted novel), Dui Bari, Kajol(Sequel of Aparajito& completed by son Taradas), Mismider Kabach, Kosi Pranganeyer Chitthi(short story collections),MeghaMallar, Mauriphool and Jatrabadol. |