Nabarun Bhattacharya


Nabarun Bhattacharya was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Baharampur, West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer and activist Mahashweta Devi. His maternal grandfather was the well-known writer from the Kallol era, Manish Ghatak. Visionary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was his great uncle.
His novel, Herbert, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award, and adapted into a film of the same name in 2005, by Suman Mukhopadhyay.

Personal life

Bhattacharya studied in Kolkata, first Geology, then English, from Calcutta University. Nabarun married Pranati Bhattacharya, who was a professor of political science.

Works

The characters called Fyataru

His magic realist writings introduced a strange set of human beings to Bengali readers, called Fyataru, who are an anarchic underclass fond of sabotage and are capable of flying whenever they utter the mantra 'fyat fyat shaai shaai'. They appear in his books Mausoleum, Kaangaal Maalshaat, Fatarur Bombachaak, Fyatarur Kumbhipaak and Mobloge Novel. Suman Mukhopadhyay, who was basically from a theatrical background, dramatized Kangal Malsat.

Major works

  • Kangal Malshat
  • Herbert
  • Lubdhak
  • Ei Mrityu Upotyoka Aamaar Desh Na
  • Halaljhanda o Onyanyo
  • Mahajaaner Aayna
  • Fyaturur Kumbhipak
  • Raater Circus
  • Anarir Naarigyan
  • Joratali
  • Mablage Novel

    Death

Nabarun Bhattacharya died of intestinal cancer at Thakurpukur cancer hospital, Kolkata on 31 July 2014.