Shaktipada Rajguru

Shaktipada Rajguru
Born(1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Bankura District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died12 June 2014(2014-06-12) (aged 92)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationNovelist, essayist
Period1934–2014
Notable worksMeghe Dhaka Tara
Amanush
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat
Notable awards
  • Bibhutibhushan Award
  • All-India Lion's Award

Shaktipada Rajguru (Bengali: শক্তিপদ রাজগুরু) (1 February 1922 – 12 June 2014) was an Indian Bengali writer. Several of his novels have been adapted for the screen including the Ritwik Ghatak-directed Meghe Dhaka Tara[1] and the Shakti Samanta-directed Amanush.[2] His stories have been translated into Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.

  1. ^ "Of memories and realities". frontline.thehindu.com. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Shaktipada Rajguru". Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.