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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay is a very famous novelist and short story writer in Bengali. He wrote about the lifestyle, tragedy and struggle of the village people and the contemporary social practices that prevailed in his time. He was born on 15 September 1876, in Devanandapur, Hooghly of West Bengal. He was a good student and got a double promotion. But he could not take his F.A. (First Arts) examination or attend college due to lack of funds. Sarat Chandra was a daring, adventure-loving boy. He started writing in his early teens. He moved to Burma In the year 1893. In 1916, he returned to India and settled in Howrah, near Kolkata. He was also involved in India's freedom struggle. In 1938, he died from liver cancer. Sarat Chandra is one of the most famous writers both in Bangladesh and India. His books have been translated many times.