Bijon Bhattacharya

Bijon Bhattacharya (Bengali: বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist.

Bijon Bhattacharya
Bijon Bhattacharya in Nabanna
Born(1906-07-17)17 July 1906
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died19 January 1978(1978-01-19) (aged 71)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationTheater Actor
Known forFamily - Binoy Bihari Laskar
SpouseMahasweta Devi (1947–1962)
ChildrenNabarun Bhattacharya

Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Faridpur (now in Bangladesh) to a Hindu, Bengali Brahmin family, and was an early witness to the destitution and penury of the peasantry of that land. He became a member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).

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