Narendranath Mitra

Narendranath Mitra (Bengali: নরেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র) ( 30 January 1917 – 14 September 1975) was an Indian Bengali writer and poet.

He was born in Faridpur in modern-day Bangladesh. He was based in Kolkata, now in India at the time of partition in 1947, and chose to remain in India when his birthplace fell to the share of East Pakistan.

In 1933, passed S. S. C. Level from Vanga High School obtaining first division marks. I. A. from Rajendra College, B. A. from Bangabasi College, of the University of Calcutta.

He found employment at the Dum Dum ordnance factory in Kolkata during the Second World War. After that, he joined Kolkata National Bank.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali Literature in Bangladesh. Later, his family was living in Kolkata.

He was a journalist, editor; worked for 'Krishok', 'Swaraj' 'Satyajug'. From 1951 to 1975, was with Anandabazar Patrika.

His story Abataranikawas adapted into Mahanagar (The Big City) by Satyajit Ray in 1964, with Madhabi Mukherjee as lead. Ras(রস) was adapted into Hindi film, Saudagar (1973), by Shubendu Roy, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nutan and Bangladeshi Film Poush Maser Pirit by Nargis Akter, starring Ahmed Rubel and Sadika Parvin Popy.In 1975a Bengali film Palanka was released based on his short story. 1988 Bengali film, Phera by Buddhadeb Dasgupta, was also adapted from his story.