SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY,THE RENOWNED BENGALI AUTHOR, IS DEAD !

REST IN PEACE, SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY !
THE EMINENT BENGALI AUTHOR WHO WAS AN AUTHORITY ON MODERNISM IN INDIAN LITERATURE,HAS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING!HE WAS 78.
HE WAS A LEGENDARY NOVELIST WHO WROTE BRILLIANTLY ON THE PARTITION OF INDIA AND OTHER VOLUMINOUS NOVELS.HE ALSO HAD A FINE SENSE OF POETRY COMPOSITION.
A sad sad day for the literary world as he was ,apart from a stalwart in modern post independent indian literature,a great motivator to the younger generation of poets and novelists!
He had founded a famous bengali literary magazine, 'KRITTIBAS' , fornew experimental poets.
'THE FIRST LIGHT' Has Gone Forever !
HE WAS THE DOYEN OF MODERN BENGALI LITERATURE IN TRUE SENSE!HIS ZONE OF INFLUENCE WILL TAKE TIME TO BE ASSESSED PROPERLY !

'THE FIRST LIGHT' and 'EAST n WEST' are his monumental works.
He Is Reportedly Credited With An Authorship of More Than 200 Books.
Many of his short stories and novels were adapted for cinema by the legendary film maker,Mr.SATYAJ EET RAY and Gautam Ghosh.
He was leading the highest national institution ,THE SAHITYA ACADEMY (ACADEMY OF LITERATURE) for overseeing the progress and development of indian literature of all the 22 recognized indian languages and awarding one author from each of the languages every year.
His Death Is Being Deeply Mourned In India !
May Almighty Bless His Soul !
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