Basudeb Dasgupta

Basudeb Dasgupta (31 December 1938 – 31 August 2005), an Indian novelist and short-story writer associated with the Hungry generation movement in Bengali literature. He is considered as one of the most significant avant-garde and controversial figures in the history of Bengali literature.
Early life and education.
His family came to India as refugees following the partition of Bengal in 1947. He graduated with an honours in Bengali literature from the Scottish Church College in 1961, which he followed with a degree in education. Between 1965 and till his retirement in 1999, he taught in a school.
Writings.
Basudeb's major contribution to Bengali literature spanned from the early 1960s to mid 80's. His distinct styled short stories of that span include "Randhanshala" (1963), "Ratanpur" (1964), "Basantoutsav" (1964), "Riputarito" (1965), "Bamanrahasya" (1965), "Abhiramer Chalaphera" (1967), "Leni Bruce O Gopal Bhandke" (1968), "Debotader Koyekminit" (1971), "Dr. Wanger Gopan Sanket" (1972), "Baba" (1975) and "Durbin" (1983).
His only collection of short-stories "Randhanshala" was first published in 1965 which is considered as a Hungry-classic and reprinted in 1983.
Basudeb Dasgupta published his first novel titled "Utpat" in 1962 in Upadruto journal and the second one "Kheladhula"
(probably the most significant one) in 1981 in Dandashuk journal.
Thereafter Basudeb wrote a few short stories such as "Bondi Bastabata" (1986), "Mrityuguha Thekey" (in two installments in 1986 and 1987), "Shesh Praharer Abhijan" (1987), "Eso" (1990) and "Mouno Nagarir Itikatha" (in two installments in 1995 and 1996), but he had lost the previous magical charm of his prose style and imaginative fictional world.