Saratchandra Chatterjee
He is known as "Amar Katha Shilpi" in Bengali and Indian literature and is one of the best fiction writers of
modern Bengali literature. The popularity of his stories and novels is
unparalleled. For the past fifty years, the popularity and respect of his
novels have been declining.
He depicted the defects of the
society of that time, lawlessness, superstition, hypocrisy like a skilled
painter in his literature. He masterfully kept himself hidden and hinted at the
changes in the social system.
In simple and simple language, in
an inimitable manner, he has been able to highlight the complex cycle of
sorrows, lacks, grievances, thoughts and thoughts of various characters of the
society very effectively.
Especially the love, compassion,
simplicity and innocence of the women, their emotions, emotions, pain, pain,
crookedness, the injustice of the male-dominated society towards them, torture,
in one word, the overall form of the most neglected women's society of that
time, he has expressed with deep compassion and sympathy. His speech and allusions
to the poverty and poverty of the society are still relevant today.
Saratchandra was born in Devanandpur village of Hooghly district. Father
Motilal Chattopadhyay was a lover of literature, he was also known for his
scholarship. But unstable nature for all his qualities are wasted.
This man of indifferent nature
was also indifferent to the world, as a result of which poverty was his
constant companion. It was mainly for this reason that Saratchandra was allowed
to stay at Matulalay in Bhagalpur as a teenager.
Talking about himself and his
family, Saratchandra later wrote, 'My childhood and youth were spent in abject
poverty. Due to lack of money, I was not fortunate enough to get an education.
I inherited nothing from my father except a restless nature and a deep love for
literature. Parentage was the first trait that made me leave home—I traveled
all over India at a young age. And as a result of the second quality of the
father, I became full of life and only dreamed.
My father's knowledge was immense.
Short stories, novels, dramas, poems — in a word, he dabbled in all categories
of literature. But could not finish any.'
It is known from his writings
that at a young age he was able to come in contact with different classes of
people in different parts of the country. He got to know the news of their
grief which became the path of his literary works later in life.
He spent his youth and youth in
Bhagalpur. His life here is known from his famous novel Srikanta.
Sarat Chandra passed the entrance
exam in 1894 A.D. despite suffering. Despite getting admission in college, he
was forced to drop out due to lack of money. Having a deep interest in
education, he once indulged in literary writing. He started writing stories at
the age of seventeen.
He became famous by acting in
plays with his friends in Bhagalpur.
After his father's death, he
worked for a while to earn money. Later in 1903 AD he moved to Brahmadesh in
search of fortune.
In Rangoon he took a job in the
Accountant General's office and continued to live there.
Expatriate life was varied. He
got married here. But incurable plague causes premature castration.
During his stay in Brahmadesh, he
became interested in writing literature. Ram's Sumati was first published in
Calcutta's Jamuna Patrika. In 1319-20 Bangabd, two more novels of his,
Patha-Khidra and Bindu's Boy, were published consecutively in this magazine.
These writings of his have aroused the response of the reading society.
In the next two years the famous
Bharatvarsha newspaper Viraj Bau, Panditamshai, Pallisamaj was published
successively.
As soon as the first work was
published, there was a stir among the readers. The novel published in India
established him in the field of Bengali literature. After that he took
literature as a means of earning a living and returned to Calcutta in 1916 AD
and devoted himself completely to literary writing.
Saratchandra lived for some time
in Baje Shivpur area near Calcutta. From 1919 A.D. he started living in
Panitras village of Howrah district. He also built a house in Calcutta in his
later life and lives there.
Saratchandra's first printed
story is called Mandir. He is excited for this story, Awarded in 1309 Bangabda.
The novel Baradidi was his first
published book. He also wrote some articles under a pseudonym. Jamuna Patrika
published the writings of women under the pseudonym Anila Devi, The Value of
Women, Kankata, Guru-Shishya-Sambad etc. Articles on politics are also
published in various periodicals. Tarun Rebellion is his notable political
work.
Saratchandra was also indirectly
involved with the Swadeshi movement. He was openly associated with various
political movements. He became the President of the Howrah District Congress
Committee. Later, he withdrew from the political arena after being
disillusioned.
During the Swadeshi era, his
novel entitled "The Claim of Path" created a stir across the country.
The novel was seized by the British government in 1925 AD, accusing it of being
a supporter of Bengali revolutionism.
Saratchandra's popularity became
proverbial during his lifetime. People from all walks of life were interested
in his books. Literature gave him money, fame and honor.
He received many honors for his
outstanding literary work. 1923 AD Calcutta University honored him with
Jagatarini Medal. 1936 A.D. He received D.Litt from Dhaka University. 1934 AD
became a member of the Bengali Sahitya Parishad.
Saratchandra used to give
Rabindranath the status of guru in the field of literature. Rabindranath novel
Jayamalya
gave Saratchandra literature. 1938 A.D. Amar Katha artiste Saratchandra passed
away.
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