Premankur Atorthy (1890â€"1964) was a novelist, journalist, and film
director, born in Faridpur. He was involved in Hindi and Bengali
cinema.[1]Atorthy's initial schooling started at Brahmo School,
Kolkata. He then studied variously at Duff School, Keshab Academy,
City School and Brahma Boys Boarding and Day School, which were then
under the University of Calcutta. His father, Mahesh Chandra Atorthy,
was a propagator and writer of the Brahma Samaj.Atorthy was
imaginative and fond of adventure from boyhood. Failing to do well in
his studies, he ran away to Bombay. At Bombay he learnt to play the
sitar under Ustad Karamatullah. Returning to Kolkata, he started
working at a sports goods shop in Chowringee. Subsequently, he worked
for the Baikali, Yadughar, Hindustan, Bharatvarsha, Sangkalpa,
Nachghar and Bharati.
director, born in Faridpur. He was involved in Hindi and Bengali
cinema.[1]Atorthy's initial schooling started at Brahmo School,
Kolkata. He then studied variously at Duff School, Keshab Academy,
City School and Brahma Boys Boarding and Day School, which were then
under the University of Calcutta. His father, Mahesh Chandra Atorthy,
was a propagator and writer of the Brahma Samaj.Atorthy was
imaginative and fond of adventure from boyhood. Failing to do well in
his studies, he ran away to Bombay. At Bombay he learnt to play the
sitar under Ustad Karamatullah. Returning to Kolkata, he started
working at a sports goods shop in Chowringee. Subsequently, he worked
for the Baikali, Yadughar, Hindustan, Bharatvarsha, Sangkalpa,
Nachghar and Bharati.
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