1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁novel ist , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁film ▁director , ▁born ▁in ▁Far id pur . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁H indi ▁and ▁Beng ali ▁cinema . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁At orth y ' s ▁initial ▁school ing ▁started ▁at ▁Bra h mo ▁School , ▁Kol k ata . ▁He ▁then ▁studied ▁various ly ▁at ▁D uff ▁School , ▁K es hab ▁Academy , ▁City ▁School ▁and ▁Bra h ma ▁Boys ▁Board ing ▁and ▁Day ▁School , ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁under ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal cut ta . ▁His ▁father , ▁Mah esh ▁Ch andra ▁At orth y , ▁was ▁a ▁propag ator ▁and ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁Bra h ma ▁Sam aj . ▁ ▁At orth y ▁was ▁imag in ative ▁and ▁fond ▁of ▁advent ure ▁from ▁boy hood . ▁Fail ing ▁to ▁do ▁well ▁in ▁his ▁studies , ▁he ▁ran ▁away ▁to ▁Bomb ay . ▁At ▁Bomb ay ▁he ▁lear nt ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁s itar ▁under ▁U stad ▁Kar am at ul lah . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Kol k ata , ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁sports ▁goods ▁shop ▁in ▁Ch ow ring ee . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Ba ik ali , ▁Y ad ugh ar , ▁H indust an , ▁B har at var sha , ▁Sang kal pa , ▁Nach g har ▁and ▁B har ati . ▁ ▁Works ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁novel ist ▁and ▁play w right , ▁author ▁of ▁many ▁books