Samaresh Basu

Bengali writer (1924-1988)
Person human Q7408821
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Samaresh Basu

Summary

Samaresh Basu is a human[1]. He was born on December 11, 1924[2]. He passed away in Kolkata[3]. He died on March 12, 1988[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and children's writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Samaresh Basu passed away in Kolkata[3].
  • Samaresh Basu was born on December 11, 1924[2].
  • Samaresh Basu died on March 12, 1988[4].
  • A child of Samaresh Basu was Nabakumar Basu[8].
  • Samaresh Basu held citizenship in India[9].
  • Samaresh Basu held citizenship in British Raj[10].
  • Samaresh Basu held citizenship in Dominion of India[11].
  • Bangla was Samaresh Basu's native language[12].
  • Samaresh Basu's professions included writer[5].
  • Samaresh Basu's professions included children's writer[6].
  • Samaresh Basu received the Sahitya Akademi Award[13].
  • Samaresh Basu received the Filmfare Awards[14].
  • Samaresh Basu received the Ananda Puraskar[15].
  • Samaresh Basu is recorded as male[16].
  • Samaresh Basu's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Samaresh Basu's family name is recorded as Basu[18].
  • Samaresh Basu's pseudonym is recorded as কালকূট[19].
  • Samaresh Basu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bangla[20].
  • Samaresh Basu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'সমরেশ বসু'}[21].
  • Samaresh Basu's writing language is recorded as Bangla[22].

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Origins and Family

Samaresh Basu was born on December 11, 1924[2]. Bangla was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5] and children's writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sahitya Akademi Award[13], a literary award[23], in India[24]; Filmfare Awards[14], a group of awards[25], in India[26]; and Ananda Puraskar[15], a literary award[27], in India[28].

Personal Life

A child of Samaresh Basu was Nabakumar Basu[8].

Death and Burial

Samaresh Basu died on March 12, 1988[4]. He passed away in Kolkata[3].

Why It Matters

Samaresh Basu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where did Samaresh Basu die?

Samaresh Basu passed away in Kolkata[3].

What did Samaresh Basu do for work?

Samaresh Basu worked as writer[5] and children's writer[6].

What awards did Samaresh Basu receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[13], Filmfare Awards[14], and Ananda Puraskar[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id p0035035-Basu-Samaresa-19241988
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0035035-Basu-Samaresa-19241988, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Kolkata
    Award received
    Child Nabakumar Basu
    Instance of human
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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