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==Biography==
==Biography==
Roy was born in [[Pabna District|Pabna]] in [[British India]] on 17th December 1936. His family came to [[Jalpaiguri]] in 1943. His father was Khistish Roy and his mother was Aparna Roy. He had his schooling from Ananda Model School, Jalpaiguri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debesh Roy, chronicler of Teesta lives, dies|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/debesh-roy-chronicler-of-teesta-lives-dies/cid/1773369|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from [[Ananda Chandra College]] in Jalpaiguri. From the time he was a student, Roy worked in the [[Students' Federation of India|student wing]] of [[Communist Party of India]]. During his such association, he learned the [[Rajbanshi dialect]]. In 1956, while studying at [[Calcutta University]], he took part in mainstream [[Left-wing politics]].<ref name=":0" /> Roy was also involved with the trade union movement in Kolkata. He worked as a research fellow in the Centre for Studies in Social Science. He made his debut in the literary scene in 1955 in [[Desh (magazine)|''Desh'' magazine]]. His first book was ''Jajati''. During his five decades-long writing career, Roy was remembered for numerous books, including Borisaler Jogen Mondal, Manush Khun Kore Keno, Samay Asamayer Brittanto, and Lagan Gandhar.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2020-05-15|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sahitya-akademi-winner-debesh-roy-no-more/article31587811.ece|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Roy's life and works were inspired by the [[Teesta River|Teesta river]]-based [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] Community of [[North Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=তিস্তাপারের বৃত্তান্ত রেখে চলে গেলেন দেবেশ রায়|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/prominent-writer-debesh-roy-passed-away-dgtl-1.1149647|last=প্রতিবেদন|first=নিজস্ব|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> He received the Sahitya Academy award in 1990 for his epic novel Teesta Parer Brittanto. He was also honoured by Bhasa Sahitya Parishad and Bhualka Purashkar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Jalpaiguri episode in Debesh Roy’slife|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/116147/7/07_chapter%202.pdf|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
Roy was born in [[Pabna District|Pabna]] in [[British India]] on 17th December 1936. His family came to [[Jalpaiguri]] in 1943. His father was Khistish Roy and his mother was Aparna Roy. He had his schooling from Ananda Model School, Jalpaiguri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debesh Roy, chronicler of Teesta lives, dies|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/debesh-roy-chronicler-of-teesta-lives-dies/cid/1773369|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from [[Ananda Chandra College]] in Jalpaiguri. From the time he was a student, Roy worked in the [[Students' Federation of India|student wing]] of [[Communist Party of India]]. During his association, he learned the [[Rajbanshi dialect]]. In 1956, while studying at [[Calcutta University]], he took part in mainstream [[Left-wing politics]].<ref name=":0" /> Roy was also involved with the trade union movement in Kolkata. He worked as a research fellow in the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences. He made his debut in the literary scene in 1955 in [[Desh (magazine)|''Desh'' magazine]]. His first book was "''Jajati"''. During his five decades-long writing career, Roy was remembered for many books, including: "Borisaler Jogen Mondal", "Manush Khun Kore Keno", "Samay Asamayer Brittanto", and "Lagan Gandhar".<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2020-05-15|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sahitya-akademi-winner-debesh-roy-no-more/article31587811.ece|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Roy's life and works were inspired by the [[Teesta River|Teesta river]]-based [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] Community of [[North Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=তিস্তাপারের বৃত্তান্ত রেখে চলে গেলেন দেবেশ রায়|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/prominent-writer-debesh-roy-passed-away-dgtl-1.1149647|last=প্রতিবেদন|first=নিজস্ব|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1990 for his epic novel, "Teesta Parer Brittanto". He was also honoured by Bhasa Sahitya Parishad and Bhualka Purashkar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Jalpaiguri episode in Debesh Roy’slife|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/116147/7/07_chapter%202.pdf|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>


Publications
Publications

Revision as of 15:53, 5 July 2020

Debesh Roy (17 December 1936 — 14 May 2020) was a Bengali writer and scholar from India. He is best known for his Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel Teesta Parer Brittanta (1990).

Biography

Roy was born in Pabna in British India on 17th December 1936. His family came to Jalpaiguri in 1943. His father was Khistish Roy and his mother was Aparna Roy. He had his schooling from Ananda Model School, Jalpaiguri.[1] He graduated from Ananda Chandra College in Jalpaiguri. From the time he was a student, Roy worked in the student wing of Communist Party of India. During his association, he learned the Rajbanshi dialect. In 1956, while studying at Calcutta University, he took part in mainstream Left-wing politics.[2] Roy was also involved with the trade union movement in Kolkata. He worked as a research fellow in the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences. He made his debut in the literary scene in 1955 in Desh magazine. His first book was "Jajati". During his five decades-long writing career, Roy was remembered for many books, including: "Borisaler Jogen Mondal", "Manush Khun Kore Keno", "Samay Asamayer Brittanto", and "Lagan Gandhar".[3] Roy's life and works were inspired by the Teesta river-based Rajbanshi Community of North Bengal.[4] He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1990 for his epic novel, "Teesta Parer Brittanto". He was also honoured by Bhasa Sahitya Parishad and Bhualka Purashkar.[2]

Publications

  • Jajati
  • Teesta Parer Brittanto
  • Borisaler Jogen Mondal
  • Manush Khun Kore Keno
  • Samay Asamayer Brittanto
  • Lagan Gandhar
  • Attiyo Brittanto
  • Mafassali Brittanto
  • Tistapuran
  • Angina
  • Itihaser Lokjon
  • Udbasu

Death

Roy suffered a massive cardiac arrest and died on 14 May 2020 at a private hospital in Kolkata.[5]

Legacy

While Roy hailed from north bengal, his works has extensive mention about tea gardens, the lifestyle of workers and other minute apparently insignificant details. Also, his writing was way non-conventionalized than the contemporaries in terms of lexical usages, insertion of dialect (primarily Rajbanshi dialect), description of rural agricultural lives based on first hand experiences etc.

References

  1. ^ "Debesh Roy, chronicler of Teesta lives, dies". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  2. ^ a b "Jalpaiguri episode in Debesh Roy'slife" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy no more". The Hindu. PTI. 2020-05-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-05-15.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ প্রতিবেদন, নিজস্ব. "তিস্তাপারের বৃত্তান্ত রেখে চলে গেলেন দেবেশ রায়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. ^ "Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy passes away". National Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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