▁med als ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Gh osh ▁lost ▁a ▁government ▁job ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁for ▁writing ▁Dak ▁Di ye ▁Ja ai , ▁set ▁against ▁the ▁Qu it ▁India ▁Mov ement ▁launched ▁by ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress . ▁The ▁novel ▁cat ap ult ed ▁him ▁to ▁fame ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Cal cut ta ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁soon ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁progress ive ▁young ▁writers ▁in ▁Beng ali ▁literature . ▁ ▁After ▁partition , ▁Ur du ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁state ▁language ▁of ▁East ▁Pakistan ; ▁thereby ▁b anning ▁all ▁Beng ali ▁literature ▁and ▁films . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁political ▁division ▁that ▁prompt ed ▁N ab end u ▁Gh osh ▁to ▁join ▁B imal ▁Roy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁New ▁The at res ▁in ▁Kol k ata , ▁to ▁make ▁films ▁for ▁Bomb ay ▁T alk ies . ▁O thers ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁who ▁also ▁shift ed ▁were ▁Hr ish ik esh ▁M uk her je e , ▁As it ▁Sen , ▁Paul ▁Mah endra , ▁Kam al ▁B ose ▁and ▁later ▁Sal il ▁Ch aud h ury . ▁After ▁B imal ▁Roy ' s ▁death , ▁Gh osh ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁with ▁Hr ish ik esh ▁M uk her je e . ▁ ▁N ab end u ▁Gh osh ▁has ▁written ▁on ▁all ▁historical ▁up he av als ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁– ▁fam ine , ▁ri