Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Born: 23 July 1898, Labhpur, Bolpur, Birbhum, Bengal, India Died: 14 September 1971, Kolkata Spouse: Umashashi Devi Bandopadhyay (m. 1916–1971) Children: Bulu Bandyopadhyay, Saritkumar Bandyopadhyay, Sanatkumar Bandyopadhyay, Bani Bandyopadhyay, Ganga Bandyopadhyay Parents: Prabhabati Devi Bandyopadhyay, Haridas Bandyopadhyay