ots , ▁partition ▁– ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁love . ▁His ▁o e uv re ▁be ars ▁the ▁distinct ▁stamp ▁of ▁his ▁out look ▁towards ▁life . ▁His ▁literary ▁efforts ▁are ▁' point ing ▁fingers .' ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁multi - col oured ▁variety , ▁a ▁deep ▁em path y ▁for ▁human ▁emot ions , ▁myster ious ▁layers ▁of ▁meaning , ▁subt le ▁symbol ism , ▁description ▁of ▁un b ear able ▁life . ▁Love ▁for ▁human ity ▁is ▁also ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁writ ings . ▁He ▁has ▁to ▁his ▁credit ▁ 2 6 ▁nov els ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁story . ▁He ▁directed ▁the ▁film ▁Tr ish ag ni ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁based ▁on ▁Sar ad indu ▁Band op ad hy ay ' s ▁historical ▁short ▁story ▁Mar u ▁O ▁Sang ha . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁two ▁sons , ▁Dr ▁D ip ank ar ▁and ▁film maker ▁Sh ub h ank ar , ▁and ▁daughter ▁Rat not t ama ▁S engu pta ▁( film ▁festival ▁cur ator , ▁author , ▁and ▁former ▁The ▁Times ▁of ▁India ▁film ▁journalist ). ▁His ▁wife ▁Kan ak l ata ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁His ▁aut obi ography , ▁E ka ▁Nau kar ▁J atri ▁ ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁His ▁daughter - in - law , ▁Dr ▁S oma ▁Gh osh ▁is ▁an ▁acc