Basudeb Dasgupta

Basudeb Dasgupta
Image of Basudeb Dasgupta, a Bengali poet
Basudeb Dasgupta in Ashoknagar
Born(1938-12-31)31 December 1938
Died31 August 2005(2005-08-31) (aged 66)
OccupationNovelist, short story writer and school-teacher
Literary movementHungry generation
SpouseIndira Dasgupta
ChildrenAmritakana Majumdar

Basudeb Dasgupta[1] (31 December 1938 – 31 August 2005) was an Indian novelist and short-story writer associated with the Hungry generation movement in Bengali literature. He is considered one of the most significant avant-garde and controversial figures in the history of Bengali literature.[2]

  1. ^ "HUNGRYALIST MOVEMENT - A Photo-Text Album".
  2. ^ Chowdhury, Maitreyee B. (30 December 2018). The Hungryalists: The Poets Who Sparked a Revolution. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-375-8.