Purnendu Patri was born in 2 February 1933 in Howrah in West Bengal. He was the son of Pulinbihari Patri and Nirmola Debi.In 1949 he admitted Indian art collage as a student of commercial art but he could not complete his study.He was a active member of Communist Party. In 1951 his first poetry book Ek Muttho Rode was published. Shobder Bichhana,Tumi Eley Shurjodoy Hoy, ami e Kotch ami e Debojani, Kathopokathan are his popular poetry books.He has wrote some books on kolkata.He is not only a writer also known as an illustrator and film maker. Streer Patra is considered his best film.Chhera Tamsuk, Malancha, Pata Chitra are his well known film. He was also a noted short-story writer and a critic. One of his story collection is known as 'Staliner Raaa' and a book on Rabindranath is titled 'Amar Rabindranath'.
He was died in 19th march 1997.
Among his books are-:
Ek Muttho Rode (1951)
- Shobder Bichhana (1972)
- Tumi Eley Shurjodoy Hoy (1976)
- Kathopokothan (5 volumes of poetry
Filmography
Direction:
- Khirer Putul (1982)
- Choto Bokulpurer Jatri (1981)
- Geeta Govindam (1981)
- Kalighat (1981)
- Malancha (1979)
- Pata Chitra (1977)
- Abanindranath (1976)
- Chhera Tamsuk (1974)
- Streer Patra (1972: English Title: Letter from the Wife)
- Swapna Niye (1966)
Screenplay:
PURANO KOLKATAR KOTHACHITRA
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