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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bengali writer and scholar from India (1936–2020)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Debesh Roy<br />
| native_name =<br />
| image =<br />
| alma_mater = [[Ananda Chandra College]], [[University of Calcutta]]<br />
| birth_date = 17 December 1936<br />
| birth_place = [[Pabna]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = 14 May 2020 (age 83)<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India<br />
|occupation = Writer, Scholar<br />
|awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1990) <br />
}}<br />
'''Debesh Roy''' (17 December 1936 — 14 May 2020) was an Indian [[Bengali language]] writer and scholar. He is best known for his [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]-winning novel ''Teesta Parer Brittanta'' (1990).<br />
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==Early life and education ==<br />
Roy was born in [[Pabna District|Pabna]] in [[British India]]. His family came to [[Jalpaiguri]] on 17 December 1936. His father was Khistish Roy and his mother was Aparna Roy. He had his schooling from Ananda Model School, Jalpaiguri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debesh Roy, chronicler of Teesta lives, dies|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/debesh-roy-chronicler-of-teesta-lives-dies/cid/1773369|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from [[Ananda Chandra College]] in Jalpaiguri. From the time he was a student, Roy worked in the [[Students' Federation of India|student wing]] of [[Communist Party of India]]. During his such association, he learned the [[Rajbanshi dialect]]. In 1956, while studying at [[Calcutta University]], he took part in mainstream [[left-wing politics]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Roy was also involved with the trade union movement in Kolkata. He worked as a research fellow in the Centre for Studies in Social Science. He made his debut in the literary scene in 1955 in [[Desh (magazine)|''Desh'' magazine]]. His first book was ''Jajati''. During his five decades-long writing career, Roy was remembered for numerous books, including Borisaler Jogen Mondal, Manush Khun Kore Keno, Samay Asamayer Brittanto, and Lagan Gandhar.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2020-05-15|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sahitya-akademi-winner-debesh-roy-no-more/article31587811.ece|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Roy's life and works were inspired by the [[Teesta River|Teesta river]]-based [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] Community of [[North Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=তিস্তাপারের বৃত্তান্ত রেখে চলে গেলেন দেবেশ রায়|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/prominent-writer-debesh-roy-passed-away-dgtl-1.1149647|last=প্রতিবেদন|first=নিজস্ব|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> He received the Sahitya Academy award in 1990 for his epic novel Teesta Parer Brittanto. He was also honoured by Bhasa Sahitya Parishad and Bhualka Purashkar.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Jalpaiguri episode in Debesh Roy'slife|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/116147/7/07_chapter%202.pdf|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Publications ==<br />
* ''Jajati''<br />
* ''Teesta Parer Brittanto''<br />
* ''Borisaler Jogen Mondal''<br />
* ''Manush Khun Kore Keno''<br />
* ''Samay Asamayer Brittanto''<br />
* ''Lagan Gandhar''<br />
* ''Attiyo Brittanto''<br />
* ''Mafassali Brittanto''<br />
* ''Tistapuran''<br />
* ''Angina''<br />
* ''Itihaser Lokjon''<br />
* ''Udbasu''<br />
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==Death==<br />
Roy suffered a massive cardiac arrest and died on 14 May 2020 at a private hospital in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy passes away|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/sahitya-akademi-winner-debesh-roy-passes-away|website=National Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bengali writers]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language writers]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali]]<br />
[[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jalpaiguri]]<br />
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