Shaktipada Rajguru
Shaktipada Rajguru | |
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| Born | 1 February 1922 Bankura District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 12 June 2014 (aged 92) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, GPO employee. Offsprings: Partha Sarathi Rajguru, Falguni Rajguru. |
| Period | 1934–2014 |
| Notable works | Meghe Dhaka Tara Amanush Barsaat Ki Ek Raat |
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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 and the Shakti Samanta-directed Amanush. His stories have been translated into Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.