Bengali writer Gajendra Kumar Mitra was born on this day.
He is best known for his novel Kolkatar Kachhei, which received the 1959 Sahitya Akademi Award.
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He wrote hundreds of short stories and many novels. His fiction did not try to break moulds; rather, he wrote in the conventional way, exploring society, everyday life and the lives of people.
Kolkatar Kachhei (Not far away from Calcutta) remains one of the best-loved Bengali novels.
Mitra founded the well-known Bengali publishing firm Mitra and Ghosh Publishers with his friend Sumathanath Ghosh.
