Bijon Bhattacharya

Bijon Bhattacharya was born at Khankhanapur, in the Faridpur district, in 1906, 1915 or 1917 depending on the sources, the son of a schoolteacher. He studied without finishing at Asutosh and Ripon colleges, was arrested during the non-cooperation movement, worked at the Anandabazar Patrika, joined the Communist Party in 1942 and was one of the founders of the party's theatre wing. An author, actor, singer and composer, he also acted for Ritwik Ghatak, married the novelist Mahasweta Devi and died in Calcutta on 19 January 1978.

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