Rajshekhar Basu

Summary

Rajshekhar Basu is a human^[1]. He was born on +1880-03-16T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1960-04-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], essayist^[5], and short story writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Rajshekhar Basu was born on +1880-03-16T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Rajshekhar Basu died on +1960-04-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Rajshekhar Basu's father was Chandrashekhar Basu^[8].
• Rajshekhar Basu held citizenship in India^[9].
• Rajshekhar Basu held citizenship in British Raj^[10].
• Rajshekhar Basu held citizenship in Dominion of India^[11].
• Bangla was Rajshekhar Basu's native language^[12].
• Rajshekhar Basu's professions included writer^[4].
• Rajshekhar Basu's professions included essayist^[5].
• Rajshekhar Basu worked as a short story writer^[6].
• Rajshekhar Basu was educated at University of Calcutta^[13].
• Rajshekhar Basu's education included a stint at Presidency University^[14].
• Rajshekhar Basu received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali^[15].
• Rajshekhar Basu received the Padma Bhushan in literature & education^[16].
• Rajshekhar Basu received the Rabindra Puraskar^[17].
• Rajshekhar Basu was a member of Q124024072^[18].
• Rajshekhar Basu is recorded as male^[19].
• Rajshekhar Basu's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Rajshekhar Basu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120172318^[21].
• Rajshekhar Basu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13645495^[22].
• Rajshekhar Basu's GND ID is recorded as 142477281^[23].
• Rajshekhar Basu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82001124^[24].
• Rajshekhar Basu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16519671d^[25].
• Rajshekhar Basu's IdRef ID is recorded as 196187494^[26].
• Rajshekhar Basu's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14353880^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rajshekhar Basu was born on +1880-03-16T00:00:00Z^[2]. His father was Chandrashekhar Basu^[8]. Bangla was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Calcutta^[13], a state public university^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1857^[30], headquartered in Kolkata^[31] and Presidency University^[14], a state public university^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1817^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], essayist^[5], and short story writer^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali^[15], a literary award^[35], in India^[36]; Padma Bhushan in literature & education^[16]; and Rabindra Puraskar^[17], a literary award^[37], in India^[38].

Death and Burial

Rajshekhar Basu died on +1960-04-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. The cause of death was stroke^[39].

Why It Matters

Rajshekhar Basu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Who were Rajshekhar Basu's parents?

Rajshekhar Basu's father was Chandrashekhar Basu^[8].

What did Rajshekhar Basu do for work?

Rajshekhar Basu worked as writer^[4], essayist^[5], and short story writer^[6].

Where did Rajshekhar Basu go to school?

Rajshekhar Basu was educated at University of Calcutta^[13] and Presidency University^[14].

What awards did Rajshekhar Basu receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali^[15], Padma Bhushan in literature & education^[16], and Rabindra Puraskar^[17].