Adrish Bardhan

Adrish Bardhan (1 December 1932 – 20 May 2019) was a Bengali science fiction writer, editor and translator.[1]

Adrish Bardhan
Native name
অদ্রীশ বর্ধন
Born1 December 1932
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 May 2019 (aged 86)
Kolkata, West Bengal,India
OccupationScience Fiction Writer, Translator, Editor
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
EducationB.Sc
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta

Career

Bardhan was born on 1 December 1932 in Calcutta in British India. He graduated with a BSc from the University of Calcutta. He started his career as purchase manager of a private company. After the resignation of the service Bardhan started writing detective stories and science fiction. His creation, detective Indranath Rudra, lady detective Narayani and Professor Nut Boltu Chakra got huge popularity among the Bengali readers. In 1963 Bardhan edited Ascharya, the first science fiction magazine of India.[2] He also became the editor of the Fantastic magazine. He received Kishor Gyan Biggan Purashkar, Sudhindranath Raha Awards for his contributions in Bengali science fiction literature.[3] Bardhan was the founder secretary of Science fiction cine club.[4][5]

Death

In January 2019, Bardhan was hospitalised to Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital due to physical illness.[6] He died on 21 May 2019 at the age of 87 in his own apartment.[7][8]

Awards
  • Sudhindranath Raha Purashkar
  • Kisore Jnan-Bijnan Purashkar
  • Dineshchandra Smriti Purashkar
  • Moumachhi Smriti Purashkar
  • Rotary Smriti Puraskar
  • Kalpabiswa Sammanana

References
  1. "Adrish Bardhan (1932–2019) single-handedly put science-fiction in the Bengali reader's imagination". Scroll.in. 2 June 2019.
  2. "পরলোকে বাংলার কল্পবিজ্ঞান কিংবদন্তি অদ্রীশ বর্ধন". bengali.indianexpress.com. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. Adrish Bardhan (1994). Patay Patay Rahasya. Kolkata: Ananada Publishers. p. 167. ISBN 81-7215-344-9.
  4. Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. ISBN 9788126008735. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. "Adrish Bardhan". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. "অসুস্থ অদ্রীশ বর্ধনের পাশে দাঁড়ালেন অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়". Kolkata24x7 (in Bengali). 17 January 2019.
  7. "Page 4 - Sangbad Pratidin 26-05-19". Epaper Sangbad Pratidin.
  8. "Veteran Writer Adrish Bardhan Passes Away". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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