Deprivation has driven the determined Manornnjan Byapari to dare even destiny with his pointed questions. Born as a poor, neglected and hardworking labourer with hunger as his twin brother, Manoranjan Byapari turned out to be an. award-winning writer. With nearly twenty books in Bengali to his credit, including his latest work, Chandal Jibon (Bengali Title – semi autobiographical) – most of them translated into English and other languages – he received many awards- notable among them being West Bengal Sahitya Academy’s and The Hindu Award for non-fiction. “I write because I cannot kill,” said Byapari once, adding. “The indomitable will to live keeps me alive even today despite odds like discrimination. in dozens I face every day.” He started learning the letters of the alphabet when he was in prison, for no fault of his. Once riding Byapari’s rickshaw and noticing his innate talent to narrate, Maha Swetha Devi invited Byapari to write for her magazine, Bartikal. Thus, a great writer was born, rather accidentally! And now he is elected asan MLA from the Balagarh constituency (West Bengal) in May, 2021.
1) What drove Manoranjan Byapari to challenge even destiny?
3) Name his latest work.
2) How has this hard-working poor labourer become popular?
4) Mention some important honour he received.
5) Why does he write, according to himself?
6) Manoranjan Byapari had formal education like an ordinary boy. Say true to false.
7) What keeps him alive despite odds in dozens he faces even today?
8) How did Maha Swetha Devi help the writer in Byapari take birth?
ANSWERS
1) deprivation
2) With his twenty books written in Bengali.
3) Chandal Jibon (Bengali title-semi autobiographical)
4) West Bengal Sahitya Academy Award, The Hindu Award for non-fiction
5) “I write because I cannot kill.”
6) false