▁Government ▁of ▁West ▁Beng al ▁for ▁his ▁novel , ▁As wach ar it () ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁k A tha ▁ ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁short ▁story ▁' Sw ades hy atra ' ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ ▁Mit ra ▁O ▁Gh osh ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sh ar at ▁p uro sk ar ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁Beng ali ▁Web z ine ▁Book po cket . net ▁ ▁and ▁Kath a ▁S op an , ▁a ▁Beng ali ▁literary ▁Magazine ▁ ▁Major ▁works ▁Am ar ▁Mit ra ▁started ▁writing ▁very ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁short ▁collection ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁By ▁now , ▁he ▁has ▁author ed ▁ 3 0 ▁nov els , ▁ 4 ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁stories . ▁ ▁Am ar ▁Mit ra ▁writes ▁in ▁Beng ali ▁but ▁is ▁truly ▁Global ▁in ▁spirit . ▁He ▁is ▁deeply ▁committed ▁to ▁understanding ▁the ▁common ▁people , ▁their ▁hopes ▁and ▁asp ir ations , ▁their ▁struggle ▁for ▁a ▁meaning ful , ▁joy ful ▁existence . ▁An ▁urban ite ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁his ▁long ▁stay ▁in ▁a ▁metropol is , ▁Am ar ▁Mit ra ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁deeply ▁rural - ▁as ▁most ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁are . ▁His ▁job ▁has ▁taken ▁him ▁to ▁remote ▁corners ▁of ▁rural ▁and ▁trib al ▁West ▁Beng al