Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Net Worth

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a prolific and popular Indian novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He wrote over 30 novels, novellas, and stories, often based on his own experiences and revolutionary topics such as social consciousness and turbulent societal traditions. His works, such as 'Palli Samaj', 'Choritrohin', 'Devdas', 'Nishkriti', 'Srikanta', 'Griha Daha', 'Sesh Prasna' and 'Sesher Parichay', have been adapted to successful films and have stood the test of time. His leniency towards the cause of women and their lives puts him ahead of his contemporaries, and his legacy lives on in his numerous colorful and powerful characters.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Writer
Birth Day September 15, 1876
Birth Place Bandel, Indian
Age 143 YEARS OLD
Died On 15 January 1938(1938-01-15) (aged 61)\nCalcutta, Bengal Presidency, India\n(now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Birth Sign Libra
Pen name Anila Devi
Occupation Writer, novelist
Language Bengali
Period 19th century-20th century
Literary movement Bengali renaissance
Notable works Choritrohin Devdas Parineeta Pather Dabi

💰 Net worth

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, a renowned Indian writer, is projected to have a net worth ranging between $100K and $1M by the year 2024. Chattopadhyay's literary genius has earned him immense recognition and adoration, making him one of the most celebrated authors in Indian literature. His profound understanding of human emotions and the intricacies of societal dynamics have made his works enduring classics. With his wealth of literary contributions, Chattopadhyay has not only left an indelible mark on Indian literature but also achieved financial success along the way.

Biography/Timeline

1876

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on 15 September 1876 to simmi and sanjay datta., in Debanandapur, a small village two miles North West of Bandel in Hooghly, West Bengal.

1893

In 1893, Sarat Chandra moved to Burma. He got a temporary job in Burma Railway's audit office and later worked for many years in Burma's public works accounts office. While living in Rangoon, he married his first wife Shanti. He was deeply hurt when his wife and one-year-old son died from plague. He married his second wife Mokshada (later renamed Hironmoyee) also in Rangoon and taught her to read and write. She outlived him by 23 years.

1916

Sarat Chandra wrote novels, novellas, and stories. He came to maturity at a time when the national movement was gaining momentum together with an awakening of social consciousness. His novel 'pather dabi' played an important role in the National Movement (jatio andolon).Much of his writing bears the mark of the resultant turbulence of society. Sensitive and daring, his novels captivated the hearts and minds of innumerable readers both in Bengal and in the rest of India. His best known novels include Palli Samaj (1916), Choritrohin (1917), Devdas (1917), Nishkriti (1917), "Datta" (1918), Srikanta, Griha Daha (1920), Sesh Prasna (1929) and Sesher Parichay published posthumously (1939).

1938

In 1916, Sarat Chandra moved backed to India and settled in Howrah, near Kolkata. It is during this time that he improved his Sanskrit skills from "Kabyasri" Kishorimohan Mukherjee. He devoted himself to writing and established himself as one of India's major Novelist and story Writer. He was involved in India's freedom struggle and served as the President of Howrah district branch of Indian National Congress (1921-1936). University of Calcutta awarded him the prestigious Jagattarini medal. University of Dacca awarded him an honorary doctorate (D.Litt.). On 2 Magh 1344 or 16 January 1938 he died, from cancer of the liver.

1967

His works have been made into around fifty films in many Indian languages. Particularly, his novel Devdas has been made into sixteen versions, from Bengali, Hindi to Telugu. Parineeta has also been made twice. Majhli Didi (1967) by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Swami (1977) for which he was awarded Filmfare Award for Best Story are other adaptations. Another famous film Chhoti Bahu (1971) is based on his novel Bindur Chhele. His Novel 'Datta' was adapted into a Bengali film (1976) starring Suchitra Sen and Soumitra Chatterjee in the lead roles.

1980

The other movies based on his novel were Nishkriti, and Apne Paraye (1980) by Basu Chatterjee, starring Amol Palekar. The Telugu film Thodi Kodallu (1957) is also based on this novel. Gulzar's 1975 film, Khushboo is majorly inspired by his work Pandit Mashay. The 1961 Telugu film Vagdanam by Acharya Atreya is loosely based on his novel Datta. Also the 2011 film Aalo Chhaya is based on his short story, Aalo O Chhaya.

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