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{{Short description|Indian poet and author (1934–2012)}}
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| name = <!-- Deleting this line will use the article title as the page name. -->Sunil Gangopadhyay
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| alt = Sunil Gangopadhyay image
| caption = Gangopadhyay in 2010
| pseudonym = ''Nil Lohit'', ''Sanatan Pathak'', and ''Nil Upadhyay''<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" />
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1934|09|07}}
| birth_place = [[FaridpurMadaripur District|FaridpurMadaripur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br /> (now in [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|10|23|1934|09|07|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| occupation = Writer{{hlist|Poet|novelist|short story writer|historian|journalist}}
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
| period = 1953–2012
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| movement = [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas ]]<br />[[Confessional poetry]]
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* ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]''
* ''[[First Light (Sunil Ganguly)|First Light]]'' (''Prathama Alo'')
* ''[[Those Days (novel)|Those Days]]'' (''Sei Somoy'')
* ''[[Kakababu]]''
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| children = Souvik Gangopadhyay (b. 1967)<ref name="Spouse and children of Gangopadhyay" />
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| awards = [[Ananda Puraskar]] (1972, 1989) <br /> [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1985)
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'''Sunil Gangopadhyay''' or '''Sunil Ganguly''' (7 September 1934&nbsp;– 23 October 2012)<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" /> was an Indian poet, novelist, [[Indiashort story writer]]n, poethistorian, and novelistcritic in the [[Bengali language]].<ref basedname=":0">{{Cite innews the|date=October city26, of2012 |title=শ্রী সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় |url=https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1121026/26edit4.html |access-date=January 27, 2024 |work=[[KolkataAnandabazar Patrika]].}}</ref><ref name="Sunil Gangopadhyay LOC">{{cite web|title=Sunil Gangopadhyay|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/sunilgangopadhyay.html|publisher=Library of Congress|accessdateaccess-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> He iswas aone formerof [[Sheriffthe offoremost Kolkata]].poets Gangopadhyayexperimenting obtainedwith hisnew master'sforms, degreethemes, rhythms, and words in Bengali frompoetry in the [[University1950s ofand Calcutta]]1960s. In 1953, healong andwith aDeepak fewMajumder ofand hisAnanda friendsBagchi, startedhe afounded the Bengali poetry magazine, ''[[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas]]''.<ref Latername=":0" he/> wroteHe foris manyregarded differentas publicationsone of the most prolific and popular writers in Bengali since [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Datta |first=Tanmay |date=2013 |title=Sunil Gangopadhyay: A Writer and a Star |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23528749 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=48 |issue=35 |pages=23–26 |jstor=23528749 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunil Gangopadhyay |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/762877.Sunil_Gangopadhyay}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 October 2012 |title=The man who "carried the modern consciousness of Bengal" - The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/the-man-who-carried-the-modern-consciousness-of-bengal/article4026398.ece |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
 
He is best known for his novels ''[[Atmaprakash]]'' (1964), ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri (novel)|Aranyer Din Ratri]]'', [[Those Days (novel)|''Sei Somoy'']], ''[[First Light (Ganguly novel)|Pratham Alo]]'' (1996), and ''[[Purba Paschim (novel)|Purba Paschim]]''; travelogues ''[[Payer Tolay Sorshe (Vol. 1 and 2)]]''; the poetry collections ''[[Eka ebong Koekjon]]'' (1958), ''[[Ami Ki Rokom Vabe Beche Achi (book)|Ami Ki Rokom Vabe Beche Achi]]'' (1966), and ''[[Hathat Nirar Janya (book)|Hathat Nirar Janya]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mazumdar |first=Anurag |date=October 24, 2012 |title=Aranyer Din Ratri to Kakababu: Sunil Gangopadhyay's gifts to Bengal |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/aranyer-din-ratri-to-kakababu-sunil-gangopadhyays-gifts-to-bengal-499674.html/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915155657/https://www.firstpost.com/living/aranyer-din-ratri-to-kakababu-sunil-gangopadhyays-gifts-to-bengal-499674.html/amp |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |work=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> Sunil Gangopadhyay introduced the fictional character ''[[Kakababu]]'', writing 36 novels in the series that became influential in [[Children's literature|Bengali children's literature]]. In 1985, he received the prestigious ''[[Sahitya Akademi]]'' award for his [[historical fiction]] ''[[Those Days (novel)|Those Days]]'' (''Sei Somoy'').<ref name="VanitaKidwai200122">{{cite book |author1=Ruth Vanita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVlhw1u8dSwC&pg=PA336 |title=Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History |author2=Saleem Kidwai |date=22 September 2001 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-0-312-29324-6 |pages=336– |access-date=23 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunil Gangopadhyay (1934-2012) |url=https://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/authors/texts/sunilgangopadhyay.html |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=www.parabaas.com}}</ref>
Ganguly created the Bengali fictional character ''[[Kakababu]]'' whose real name is Raja Roy Chowdhury and his passion is to solve mysteries. He wrote 36 novels in Kakababu series which became significant in Indian children's literature. He received ''[[Sahitya Akademi]]'' award in 1985 for his novel ''[[Those Days (novel)|Those Days]]'' (''Sei Samay'').<ref name="VanitaKidwai2001">{{cite book|author1=Ruth Vanita|author2=Saleem Kidwai|title=Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVlhw1u8dSwC&pg=PA336|accessdate=23 October 2012|date=22 September 2001|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-29324-6|pages=336–}}</ref> Gangopadhyay used the [[nom de plume]] ''Nil Lohit'', ''Sanatan Pathak'', and ''Nil Upadhyay''.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" /> He was one of the most popular, creative and celebrated Bengali Writers of the present era.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/the-man-who-carried-the-modern-consciousness-of-bengal/article4026398.ece</ref><ref>https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/762877.Sunil_Gangopadhyay</ref>
 
His prose style, conversational and colloquial, simple and lucid yet deeply penetrating with often a thin layer of [[dry humor]], has by now created a niche of its own which have influenced many later writers, not only in [[Bengal]] but elsewhere too.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Goswami |first=Bhaskar Jyoti |date=2012 |title=Sunil Gangopadhyay: A Tribute |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43856623 |journal=Indian Literature |volume=56 |issue=6 (272) |pages=56–60 |jstor=43856623 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref> Sunil, according to [[Shankha Ghosh]], "used to narrate the story using contemporary language, which often allows readers to find aspects of themselves they may have not seen, perhaps did not want to see. In doing so, Sunil skillfully turned his personal confession into a shared experience for a wide readership."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Sankha |date=October 26, 2012 |title=কী রকম ভাবে বেঁচে ছিলেন |url=https://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1121026/26edit3.html |access-date=January 27, 2024 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]}}</ref> [[Sitanshu Yashaschandra]] observed that in his works "the personal is never sacrificed in favor of the 'regional,' nor is 'Bengaliness' ever given up to aspire for any larger status. He is a writer of international stature, simply because he is a writer, such a good writer."<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Yashaschandra |first1=Sitanshu |last2=Yashashchandra |first2=Sitanshu |date=2012 |title=In Step with Sunil Gangopadhyay, Across Boundaries |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43856626 |journal=Indian Literature |volume=56 |issue=6 (272) |pages=69–73 |jstor=43856626 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
He was born in [[Faridpur District|FaridpurMadaripur]] into a Bengali Hindu family in what is now [[Bangladesh]]. HeAt camean toearly liveage, inhe moved to [[Kolkata]] from his ancestral town at an early age. Later, hiswhich ancestralbecame townpart fell withinof [[East Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India|1947 inPartition 1947of India]]. He studied at the [[Surendranath College]], [[Dum Dum Motijheel College]], [[City College, Kolkata]] – all affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]]. Thereafter, he obtained his master's degree in [[Bengali literature|Bengali]] from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1954.<ref name="Spouse and children of Gangopadhyay" />
 
He married Swati Banerjee on 26 February 1967. Their only son, Souvik, who stays in Boston, was born on 20 November 1967.<ref name="Spouse and children of Gangopadhyay" />
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[[File:Sunil Gangopadhyay at Krittibas stall in Nandan.jpg|thumb|right|Sunil in the [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas]] stall in [[Nandan (Kolkata)|Nandan]]]]
Gangopadhyay was the founder editor of ''Krittibas'', a seminal poetry magazine started publishing from 1953, that became a platform for a new generation of poets experimenting with many new forms in poetic themes, rhythms, and words.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" /><ref name="Bengal's literary chameleon" /> o
 
===Other works===
Later, he started writing for various publications of the [[Ananda Bazar Patrika|Ananda Bazar group]], a major publishing house in [[Kolkata]] and has been continuing it for many years.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" /> He became a friend of the beat poet [[Allen Ginsberg]] while he was travelling in India. Ginsberg mentioned Gangopadhyay most notedly in his poem "[[September on Jessore Road]]." Gangopadhyay in return mentioned Ginsberg in some of his prose work. After serving five years as the Vice President, he was elected the President of the [[Sahitya Akademi]] on 20 February 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022159901400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304173336/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022159901400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2008|title=Gangopadhyay elected Sahitya Akademi president|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 February 2008|accessdateaccess-date=4 April 2009}}</ref>
 
Sunil, along with Tarun Sanyal, [[Jyotirmoy Datta]] and Satrajit Dutta had volunteered to be defence witnesses in the famous trial of [[Hungry generation]] movement poet [[Malay Roy Choudhury]].<ref name="Indian and Foreign Review">{{cite book|title=Indian and Foreign Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kNnAAAAMAAJ|accessdateaccess-date=26 October 2012|year=1969|publisher=Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|page=271}}</ref>
 
==Works==
[[File:Sunil_Gangopadhyay_taken_by_Ragib.jpg|thumb|left|Gangopadhyay in 2006]]
Author of well over 200 books,<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" /> Sunil was a prolific writer who has excelled in different genres but declares poetry to be his "first love".<ref name="Bengal's literary chameleon">{{cite news|title=Bengal's literary chameleon|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/obituaries/bengals-literary-chameleon-20121031-28kqs.html|accessdateaccess-date=31 October 2012|newspaper=The Age|date=1 November 2012}}</ref> His ''Nikhilesh'' and ''Neera'' series of poems (some of which have been translated as ''For You, Neera'' and ''Murmur in the Woods'') have been extremely popular.
 
As in poetry, Sunil was known for his unique style in prose. His second novel was ''[[Atmaprakash (novel)|"Atmaprakash"]]'' and it was also the first writing from a newcomer in literature published in the prestigious magazine- – ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]'' (1965).<ref name="Sunil Gangopadhyay dies BD News" /> It was critically acclaimed but some controversy arose for its aggressive and 'obscene' style. Sunil said that he was afraid of this novel and went away from [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] for a few days.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} [[Satyajit Ray]] thought to make a film on it but it wasn't possible for reasons. The central character of ''Atmaprakash'' is a young man of core-calcutta'- Sunil, who leads a bohemian life-style. The novel had inspiration from '"[[On the Road|On the road']]" by [[Jack Kerouac]], the beat generation writer. His historical fiction ''[[Sei Somoy]]'' (translated into English by Aruna Chakravorty as ''[[Those Days (novel)|Those Days]]'') received the Indian [[Sahitya Akademi]] award in 1985. ''Sei Somoy'' continues to be a best seller more than two-decade decades after its first publication.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} The same is true for ''[[First Light (Sunil Ganguly)|Prothom Alo]]'' (also translated recently by Aruna Chakravorty as ''First Light''), another best selling historical fiction and ''Poorba-Pashchim'', a raw depiction of the [[Partition of India|partition]] and its aftermath seen through the eyes of three generations of Bengalis in West Bengal, Bangladesh and elsewhere. He is also the winner of the [[Bankim Puraskar]] (1982), and the [[Ananda Puraskar]] (twice, in 1972 and 1989).
[[File:Sunil Gangopadhyay giving autographs to his fans in Kolkata Book Fair 2010 by Piyal Kundu.JPG|thumb|Sunil Gangopadhyay giving autographs to his fans in Kolkata Book Fair 2010]]
Sunil wrote in many other genres including travelogues, children's fiction, short stories, features, and essays. Among his pen-names are: Nil Lohit, Sanatan Pathak, and Nil Upadhyay.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" />
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Though he wrote all types of children's fiction, one character created by him that stands out above the rest, was [[Kakababu]], the crippled adventurist, accompanied by his [[Young adult (psychology)|young adult]] nephew Santu, and his friend Jojo. Since 1974, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote over 35 novels of this popular series, most of which appeared in [[Anandamela]] magazine.
 
===FilmAdaptations based onof his literary works===
* [[Satyajit Ray]] made two films ''[[Pratidwandi]]'' and ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' based on the works of Ganguly.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78" />
* One of Sunil Gangopadhyay's cult poems, ''[[Smritir Shohor]]'' has been turned into a song for the film ''[[Iti Mrinalini]]'' (2011) directed by [[Aparna Sen]].
* FiveSix of his ''Kakababu'' series novels have been adapted into big screen—
** ''[[Sabuj Dwiper Raja]]'' (1979) directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]
** ''[[Kakababu Here Gelen?]]'' (1996) directed by [[Pinaki Chaudhuri]]
** ''[[Ek Tukro Chand]]'' (2001) directed by [[Pinaki CaudhuriChaudhuri]]
** ''[[Mishor Rahasya]]'' (2013) directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]]
** ''[[Yeti Obhijaan]]'' (2017) directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]]
** ''[[Kakababur Protyaborton]]'' (20192021) directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]]
* [[Shyamaprasad]] adapted his novel 'Hirek Deepti' as Malayalam feature ''[[Ore Kadal]]'' in 2007, and his novel 'Megh Brishti Alo' short story into the 2012 Malayalam film ''[[Arike (film)|Arike]]''
*The movie ''Hothat[[Hotath NirarNeerar Jonyo''Jonnyo]] (2004), is based on Sunil's short story ''Rani O Abinash''.
*The movie ''[[Moner Manush]]'' (2010), directed by Goutam Ghose a film based on Sunil's novel by the same name which depicts the life of Lalon Fakir, a famous Bengali philosopher and a Baul saint.
*The movie ''[[Aparajita Tumi]]'' (2012), directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, is based on Sunil's novel ''Dui Nari Hate Tarbari''.
*''[[Vara: A Blessing]]'' (2013), English film directed by [[Khyentse Norbu]], is based on his short story ''Rakta Aar Kanna'' (Blood and Tears).<ref>{{cite web| title = Vara: A Blessing: Busan Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/vara-a-blessing-busan-review-642461|date= 3 October 2013| accessdateaccess-date = 15 October 2013| first = Clarence| last = Tsui}}</ref>
*''Yugantar'', an Indian television series that aired on [[DD National]] in the 80s was based on Gangopadhyay's novel ''[[Sei Somoy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yugantar (Old Doordarshan TV Serial)|url=https://www.freeonlineindia.in/yugantar-old-doordarshan-tv-serial/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Free Online India|date=4 October 2016|language=en-US|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127211840/https://www.freeonlineindia.in/yugantar-old-doordarshan-tv-serial/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==Death==
Sunil Gangopadhyay died at 2:05&nbsp;am on 23 October 2012 at his South Kolkata residence, following a heart attack.<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78">{{cite news|title=Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of a heart attack at 78|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bengali-writer-sunil-gangopadhyay-dies-of-a-heart-attack-at-78/301744-40-103.html|accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023225503/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bengali-writer-sunil-gangopadhyay-dies-of-a-heart-attack-at-78/301744-40-103.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2012|access-date=23 October 2012|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=23 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Eminent Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away">{{cite web|url=http://www.bengalnewz.com/west_bengal/kolkata/102334342.html |title=Eminent Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away|publisher=Bengal Newz |date=20 February 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=23 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away at his Kolkata residence">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-23/india/34679694_1_president-condoles-sahitya-akademi-sunil-gangopadhyay|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103105502/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-23/india/34679694_1_president-condoles-sahitya-akademi-sunil-gangopadhyay|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title= Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away at his Kolkata residence|accessdateaccess-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> He was suffering from prostate cancer for some time<ref name="Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies">{{cite web|title=Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/bengali-writer-sunil-gangopadhyay-dies-283638|publisher=NDTV|accessdateaccess-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> and went to Mumbai for treatment. He returned to Kolkata on the day of ''Mahalaya''.<ref name="Amaratwa ke tachhilya korte chaiten tini">{{cite news|title=Amaratwa ke tachhilya korte chaiten tini|newspaper=Anandabazar Patrika|date=26 October 2012}}</ref> Although he was a communist and an atheist. Controversially, Gangopadhyay's body was cremated following Hindu custom on 25 October at ''Keoratola crematorium'' with several dignitaries and numerous fans paying their last tributes. Ganguly was not a Hindu or Muslim but a committed atheist.<ref name="The discovery of utility in death">{{cite news|title=The discovery of utility in death|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/discovery-utility-death-204205043.html|access-date=26 October 2012|newspaper=Yahoo News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018184407/http://in.news.yahoo.com/discovery-utility-death-204205043.html|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref>
 
Indian President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] condoled the death of Gangopadhyay saying–saying:<ref name="Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away at his Kolkata residence" />
<blockquote>Gangopadhyay had enriched Bengali literature through his unique style. He was one of the best intellectuals among his contemporaries. The vacuum created by his death cannot be filled.</blockquote>
 
[[Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee]], the former Chief Minister of West Bengal, who was closely associated with the writer since 1964, said that Bengali literature would remain indebted to him.<ref name="Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away The Hindu">{{cite news|title=Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/sunil-gangopadhyay-passes-away/article4025129.ece|access-date=23 October 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026040143/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/sunil-gangopadhyay-passes-away/article4025129.ece|archive-date=26 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* In 1970 Satyajit Ray's film ''[[Pratidwandi]]'' released which was based on Gangopadhyay's novel. In the novel Gangopadhyay depicted how a poor nurse used to entertain men for some ''moolah''. This arose controversy and nurses across the city of Kolkata protested against such depiction.<ref name="The freedom song">{{cite news|title=The freedom song|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/The-freedom-song/articleshow/1661050.cms|accessdateaccess-date=26 October 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=19 June 2006}}</ref>
* In 2006 novel ''Ardhek Jibon'', he expressed his carnal desire for [[Hindu]] goddess [[Saraswati]] created some controversies. A retired IPS officer lodged a case against Gangopadhyay in the Calcutta High Court. Against this controversy Gangpadhyay felt– he had no freedom to express what he felt. Another Bengali writer [[Buddhadeb Guha]] found this a cheap gimmick and he told– "I don't support such cheap gimmicks. An author should set an example for the younger generations. If an author thinks it's cool to say that he loves to booze and enjoys going to Sonagachhi, then this only speaks poorly of him."<ref name="The freedom song" />
* In September 2012 Bangladeshi author [[Taslima Nasreen]] accused Sunil Gangopadhyay of sexually harassing her and other women. She also alleged that Gangopadhyay was involved in banning her novel ''[[Dwikhandito]]'' and her "banishment" from West Bengal.<ref name="Taslima Nasreen accuses author Sunil Gangopadhyay of sexual harassment">{{cite news|title=Taslima Nasreen accuses author Sunil Gangopadhyay of sexual harassment|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taslima-nasreen-accuses-author-sunil-gangopadhyay-of-sexual-harassment/288344-40-103.html|accessdatearchive-url=https://archive.today/20130126133258/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/taslima-nasreen-accuses-author-sunil-gangopadhyay-of-sexual-harassment/288344-40-103.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|access-date=26 October 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=4 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Taslima tweets: Sunil molested me">{{cite web|title=Taslima tweets: Sunil molested me|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=231529&cid=2|publisher=BDNews|access-date=27 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907052458/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=231529&cid=2|archive-date=7 September 2012}}</ref>
 
==List of major works==
 
===Poetry===
* ''Hathat Nirar Janya''<ref name="Sunil Gangopadhyay dies BD News">{{cite news|title=Sunil Gangopadhyay dies|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=1&id=234937&hb=1|accessdateaccess-date=26 October 2012|newspaper=BD News}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''Bhorbelar Upohar''
* ''Sada Prishtha tomar sange''
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* ''Satyer Aral''
* ''Eka Ebong Koyekjon''
* ''[[Sei Somoy]]''
* ''Pratham Alo''
* ''Poorba-Pashchim''
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* ''Saraswati-r pa-er kacche'' (2012)
* ''Radha Krishna'' (2015)
* ''Jibon J Rokom''
* ''Payer Tolay Sorshe''
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* ''Kakababu O Jaladashu''
* ''Golokdhandhay Kakababu''
* ''Kakababu Samagra (1–6)''
* ''Kakababu O Chadan Dossu''
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* ''Ranu O Bhanu''<ref name="Translated Books of Sunil Gangopadhyay" /> Translated by Sheila Sengupta
* ''The Lonely Monarch''<ref name="Translated Books of Sunil Gangopadhyay" /> Translated by Swapna Dutta, {{ISBN|978-93-5009-628-4}}
*''Blood''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Datta|first=Sudipta|date=2020-05-23|title=Moving out, moving on: Review of 'Blood' by Sunil Gangopadhyay, trs Debali Mookerjea-Leonard|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/moving-out-moving-on-review-of-blood-by-sunil-gangopadhyay-trs-debali-mookerjea-leonard/article31647447.ece|access-date=2020-12-23|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Translated by Debali Mookerjea-Leonard
 
==Awards and honours==
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===Honors===
* 2002: Sheriff of [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Eminent Litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay Dead OLI" />
* Honorary D.Litt. from Thethe [[University of Burdwan]]
 
==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:Surendranath College alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ananda Purashkar]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Saraswati Samman Award]]
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