Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Writer

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (About this sound listen ) (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian Bengali author and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. His best known work is the autobiographical novel, Pather Panchali (The Song of the Road), which was later adapted (along with Aparajito, the sequel) into the Apu Trilogy films, directed by Satyajit Ray.The 1951 Rabindra Puraskar, the most prestigious literary award in the West Bengal state of India, was posthumously awarded to Bibhutibhushan for his novel, Ichhamati.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 12, 1894
Birth place	Bengal , India , West Bengal , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Nationality	India
Ethnicity	Bengali people
Date of death	November 01, 1950
Place of death	India , Bihar , Ghatshila , Jharkhand