Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t29.5

v2.c10.s2.t29.5

He completed his maiden work - a medium-length novel ‘*Parakh*’ in 1928 and had it published in 1929. In 1930, he published his first short story collection ‘*Phansi*’. His major works include ‘*Sunita*’ (1935), ‘*Tyagapatra*’ (1937), ‘*Kalyani*’ (1939), ‘*Sukhda*’ (1953) and ‘*Muktibodh*’ (1965). His creation was deeply influenced by the psychoanalytic theory of Sigismund Schlomo Freud, and his works include abundant detail descriptions and psychological descriptions. In 1966, his short story ‘*Muktibodh*’ won him the Sahitya Akademi Award. In 1971, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. In 1979, he won the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.