Charu Chandra Chakraborty

Charu Chandra Chakraborty (23 March 1902 — 25 May 1981) was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and novelist. He is commonly known by the pen name Jarasandha.

Early life and education He was born on 23 March 1902 in Brahmandanga village, Faridpur district (present day in Bangladesh. His father's name was Ambikacharan Chakraborty. After completing his primary school studies, he passed matriculation examination in 1920 from Hare School in Kolkata, securing seventh place and passed his MA in economics from Presidency College.

Career

He started his career as a Deputy District Magistrate in Darjeeling. After thirty years of service in various places, he retired as Superintendent of Alipore Jail in 1960. During this time, while performing duties in various jails, he gained a very deep understanding of the lives of prisoners. In 1963, Indian film producer and director Bimal Roy made a Hindi film based on his novel 'Tamsi' titled Bandini and won Best Film Award and National Film Award in 1964. Three films also made based on his story Aparna (1972) by Salil Sen, Shama (1981) by Naeem Basit, Din Jay Kotha Theke (1979) by Khan Ataur Rahman.