Dibyendu Palit

Dibyendu Palit (; 5 March 1939 – 3 January 2019) was a Bengali novelist, poet, and short-story writer. His oeuvre consists of some forty novels, twenty-five short-story collections, ten poetry collections and several essays. He was senior assistant-editor of Anandabazar Patrika, until his retirement in 2000. He received the 1990 Bankim Purashkar for the novel Dheu, and in 1998 won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Anubhav.

His literary career began with the short story Chhandapatan published in the Sunday supplement of Anandabazar Patrika in 1955, and with Niyam appearing in Desh the next year.

Biography Dibyendu Palit was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar, to Bagalacharan and Niharbala Palit. He grew up amid the violence of post-Partition riots—an experience that later influenced much of his writing. He developed an early interest in literature and, while in college, won first prize in a short story competition organized by Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. There, he met Banaful, the jury president, who encouraged him to keep writing. where he met Buddhadeb Bose, with whom he later formed a close relationship. That same year, he published his first novel, Sindhubaroan, followed by his debut short-story collection, Shit-Grishmer Smriti, in 1960.

In 1961, he joined the Hindustan Standard as a sub-editor. His 1967 story Madhyarat drew praise, with critic Pranabendu Dasgupta saying it "warrants our attention." In 1970, he published his first poetry collection, Rajar Bari Onek Dure. The Ananda Puraskar followed in 1984. In 1987, he became senior assistant editor at Anandabazar Patrika, where he remained until retiring in 2000. He also briefly edited the literary section of Sangbad Pratidin.

Writing style Several of Palit's stories explore existential crisis, earthly suffering, and quiet lament. Yet, as critic Subarna Basu observes, he brings "remarkable depth" and "philosophical clarity" to the way people still find solace.

Personal life In 1964, Dibyendu married Kalyani Palit. Though not commercially released, it was screened at festivals in Durban, Nantes, and Kolkata.

Selected works Collection of stories 1960: Shit-Grismer Smriti 1982: Mukabhinoy 1983: Chilekotha 1984: Sukre Shoni 1973: Munnir songe kichukkhon 1984: Alamer nijer Bari 1988: Ruth o onnanyo galpo 1988: Mukhguli 1993: Dui Nari 2001: Araler Aynay

Novels Anusaran Swapner Bhitor Dheu Sahojhoddha Sabuj Gandho AEka Bristir Pore Binidro The Golden Life

Awards and honours 1984: Ananda Purashkar 1986: Ramkumar Bhualka Puraskar 1990: Bankim Puraskar 1998: Sahitya Akademi Award 2016: Syed Mustafa Siraj Akademi Award