Malay Roychoudhury's friends testify against him in Calcutta Court
Testimony of Sandipan Chattopadhyay
alias Pashupati Chattopadhyay ( 30 )
son of U.N. Chatterjee of 18 Sarada Chatterjee Lane,
Howrah.
alias Pashupati Chattopadhyay ( 30 )
son of U.N. Chatterjee of 18 Sarada Chatterjee Lane,
Howrah.
I am a graduate of Calcutta University
and employed as an Assistant Inspector,
Calcutta Corporation.
I am also a writer and used to visit the
College Street Coffee House
where young writers of Calcutta
generally assembled in the evening.
Samir Roychoudhury is a personal
friend of mine. I came to know the
sponsors of Hungry Generation,
namely Shakti Chattopadhyay,
Malay Roychoudhury and others.
Although I am not directly connected
with the Hungry Generation
I was interested in the literary movement.
Some of the manifesto of the
Hungry Generation contain
advertisement of my literary work.
In one of the publication my name
was cited as editor. This was probably
done with a motive to exploit my reputation
as writer but since my prior consent
was not taken I took exception.
The present publication in question
also came to my notice. As a poet myself
I do not approve either the theme
or the language of the poem of
Malay Roychoudhury captioned
প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার ; I have severed
all connection with Hungry Generation.
I had correspondence with
Malay Roychoudhury who often
sought my advise in literary matters.
and employed as an Assistant Inspector,
Calcutta Corporation.
I am also a writer and used to visit the
College Street Coffee House
where young writers of Calcutta
generally assembled in the evening.
Samir Roychoudhury is a personal
friend of mine. I came to know the
sponsors of Hungry Generation,
namely Shakti Chattopadhyay,
Malay Roychoudhury and others.
Although I am not directly connected
with the Hungry Generation
I was interested in the literary movement.
Some of the manifesto of the
Hungry Generation contain
advertisement of my literary work.
In one of the publication my name
was cited as editor. This was probably
done with a motive to exploit my reputation
as writer but since my prior consent
was not taken I took exception.
The present publication in question
also came to my notice. As a poet myself
I do not approve either the theme
or the language of the poem of
Malay Roychoudhury captioned
প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার ; I have severed
all connection with Hungry Generation.
I had correspondence with
Malay Roychoudhury who often
sought my advise in literary matters.
Sandipan Chattopadhyay
( alias Pashupati Chatterjee )
15 March 1965
Testimony of Utpalkumar Basu
son of Late P.K.Bose of 23 Royd Street.
Calcutta 26.
son of Late P.K.Bose of 23 Royd Street.
Calcutta 26.
I am a bachelor and aged about 28 years.
At present I am living at 23 Royd Street.
I am M.Sc. in Geology and attached to
Ashutosh College as a Lecturer.
At present I am living at 23 Royd Street.
I am M.Sc. in Geology and attached to
Ashutosh College as a Lecturer.
In or about 1962 the publication of
Hungry Generation first came to my notice.
I was interested in literary movement.
Later I came to know Malay Roychoudhury,
and his elder brother Samir Roychoudhury
was known to me from before.
The College Street Coffee House
was rendezvous of this group and in
course of time I came to know other
Hungry Generation writers, namely
Saileswar, Subhas and Debi Roy
alias Haradhon Dhara, and on their
request I contributed several articles
and poems in the Hungry Generation
booklet brought out from time to time.
I had no idea where from these were
printed and who financed the publication.
Hungry Generation first came to my notice.
I was interested in literary movement.
Later I came to know Malay Roychoudhury,
and his elder brother Samir Roychoudhury
was known to me from before.
The College Street Coffee House
was rendezvous of this group and in
course of time I came to know other
Hungry Generation writers, namely
Saileswar, Subhas and Debi Roy
alias Haradhon Dhara, and on their
request I contributed several articles
and poems in the Hungry Generation
booklet brought out from time to time.
I had no idea where from these were
printed and who financed the publication.
In 1964 during summer Malay came
down to Calcutta from Patna and
requested me to contribute an article
in the booklet, which he was contemplating
to bring out. I contributed an article
entitled কুসংস্কার ; I personally made
over the manuscript to Malay and thereafter
I left Calcutta for Dalhousie and stayed
there for about two months.
On my return to Calcutta I saw a copy
of the booklet in the College Street Coffee
House. Later I also received another copy by post.
down to Calcutta from Patna and
requested me to contribute an article
in the booklet, which he was contemplating
to bring out. I contributed an article
entitled কুসংস্কার ; I personally made
over the manuscript to Malay and thereafter
I left Calcutta for Dalhousie and stayed
there for about two months.
On my return to Calcutta I saw a copy
of the booklet in the College Street Coffee
House. Later I also received another copy by post.
According to my estimation the writings
of Malay Roychoudhury carry a sense
of disgust and nonsense. I feel that their
literary movement degenerated into
depravity and I have disassociated
myself from the Hungry Generation.
I had occasion to see the handwriting of Malay.
of Malay Roychoudhury carry a sense
of disgust and nonsense. I feel that their
literary movement degenerated into
depravity and I have disassociated
myself from the Hungry Generation.
I had occasion to see the handwriting of Malay.
Utpalkumar Basu
5 April 1965
Testimony of Samir Basu ( 23 )
son of Late Rakhal Chandra Basu
0f 5/A Motilal Sil lane, Calcutta 11.
son of Late Rakhal Chandra Basu
0f 5/A Motilal Sil lane, Calcutta 11.
I am M.A. in Bengali of Calcutta University
and unemployed. I am also a writer and used
to visit the College Street Coffee House
where young writers of Calcutta generally
assembled in the evening. I came to know
the sponsors of Hungry Generation, namely
Shakti Chatterjee, Utpal Bose,
Malay Roychoudhury and Samir Roychoudhury.
and unemployed. I am also a writer and used
to visit the College Street Coffee House
where young writers of Calcutta generally
assembled in the evening. I came to know
the sponsors of Hungry Generation, namely
Shakti Chatterjee, Utpal Bose,
Malay Roychoudhury and Samir Roychoudhury.
Myself and few other writers namely
Ananda Chatterjee, Malay Dasgupta,
Sankar Dey and others did not approve
the approach of Hungry Generation
writers to literature.
Ananda Chatterjee, Malay Dasgupta,
Sankar Dey and others did not approve
the approach of Hungry Generation
writers to literature.
According to me their writing manifested
mental perversion and language is vulgar.
This literary movement was initated by
Shakti Chatterjee being inspired by
foreign Beat poets, but Malay Roychoudhury
is not the Leader of the campaign.
I was also asked to contribute to the
publication of Hungry Generation but I declined.
mental perversion and language is vulgar.
This literary movement was initated by
Shakti Chatterjee being inspired by
foreign Beat poets, but Malay Roychoudhury
is not the Leader of the campaign.
I was also asked to contribute to the
publication of Hungry Generation but I declined.
I had occasion to come across some
of the manifesto which they distributed
in the Coffee House. The particular
booklet in question was prepared at
the initiation of Malay Roychoudhury.
I saw him approaching the writers
in the Coffee House for contribution.
I also saw copy of this booklet and strongly
condemned the poem entitled প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার
composed by Malay.
of the manifesto which they distributed
in the Coffee House. The particular
booklet in question was prepared at
the initiation of Malay Roychoudhury.
I saw him approaching the writers
in the Coffee House for contribution.
I also saw copy of this booklet and strongly
condemned the poem entitled প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার
composed by Malay.
I personally feel that indulgence
in such obscenity in the name of l
iterature should be stopped forthwith.
in such obscenity in the name of l
iterature should be stopped forthwith.
Samir Basu
18 February 1965
Testimony of Pabitra Ballabh ( 22 )
son of Thakur Das Ballabh of
28/A Paik Para Row. Pabitra Ballabh,
editor of 'Upodruto' little magazine
was a police in former who used to collect
magazines and papers from Coffee House
for record at the Press Section of Lalbazar Police,
Calcutta.
son of Thakur Das Ballabh of
28/A Paik Para Row. Pabitra Ballabh,
editor of 'Upodruto' little magazine
was a police in former who used to collect
magazines and papers from Coffee House
for record at the Press Section of Lalbazar Police,
Calcutta.
My name is Pabitra Ballabh.
I passed M.A. from Calcutta University in 1963.
I am an Assistant Teacher of Sagar Dutta
Free High English School, Kamarhati.
I accepted the idea of Hungry Generation
on which it was initially based but shortly
after the booklet in question was brought out
I severed every connection with them
realising that they had diverted
from the original idea. So far as
I remember my name was just printed
on the 2nd or 3rd issue of of
Hungry Generation perhaps two
years back. After the separation
I did not contribute anything to it.
I do not know from where those
articles were printed and who
financed the publication.
I passed M.A. from Calcutta University in 1963.
I am an Assistant Teacher of Sagar Dutta
Free High English School, Kamarhati.
I accepted the idea of Hungry Generation
on which it was initially based but shortly
after the booklet in question was brought out
I severed every connection with them
realising that they had diverted
from the original idea. So far as
I remember my name was just printed
on the 2nd or 3rd issue of of
Hungry Generation perhaps two
years back. After the separation
I did not contribute anything to it.
I do not know from where those
articles were printed and who
financed the publication.
According to my estimation
their writings manifested mental
pervertion and language is vulgar.
I also saw a copy of this booklet
and strongly condemned the poem
captioned প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার
written by Malay. I know the handwriting
of Malay Roychoudhury.
their writings manifested mental
pervertion and language is vulgar.
I also saw a copy of this booklet
and strongly condemned the poem
captioned প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার
written by Malay. I know the handwriting
of Malay Roychoudhury.
Pabitra Ballabh
4 September 1964
Testimony of Shakti Chattopadhyay
son of Bamacharan Chatterjee of
4,Adhar Das Lane, Calcutta
son of Bamacharan Chatterjee of
4,Adhar Das Lane, Calcutta
My name is Shakti Chatterjee.
I am aged about 31 years. I am B.A.
and also a writer. I am also a casual
translator of USIS. It is a fact that
this literary movement was started
by me with some other friends.
I severed every connection with
the organisation realising that they
had diverted from the original idea.
I have seen one booklet entitled
Hungry Generation in which my name
has been used as the publisher of the book.
I had no relationship with so called
Hungry Generation, and this book was
not published by me. I know
Malay Roychoudhury and his elder
brother Samir Roychoudhury,
Subhas Ghose, Saileswar Ghose,
Pradip Choudhuri, Utpal Bose.
I know the handwriting of
Malay Roychoudhury, I do not know
from where this publication was printed
and who financed it.
I am aged about 31 years. I am B.A.
and also a writer. I am also a casual
translator of USIS. It is a fact that
this literary movement was started
by me with some other friends.
I severed every connection with
the organisation realising that they
had diverted from the original idea.
I have seen one booklet entitled
Hungry Generation in which my name
has been used as the publisher of the book.
I had no relationship with so called
Hungry Generation, and this book was
not published by me. I know
Malay Roychoudhury and his elder
brother Samir Roychoudhury,
Subhas Ghose, Saileswar Ghose,
Pradip Choudhuri, Utpal Bose.
I know the handwriting of
Malay Roychoudhury, I do not know
from where this publication was printed
and who financed it.
According to my estimation the
writing of Malay manifested
mental pervertion and language is vulgar.
writing of Malay manifested
mental pervertion and language is vulgar.
I also saw a copy of the booklet
and strongly condemned the poem
captioned প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার written by Malay.
and strongly condemned the poem
captioned প্রচণ্ড বৈদ্যুতিক ছুতার written by Malay.
Shakti Chattopadhyay
18 February 1965
Testimony of Subhas Chandra Ghose ( 27 )
son of Late Sarat Chandra Ghose
of 16B, Shama Charan Mukherjee Street,
Calcutta 2 and of Village Sekherpola,
P.S. Bagura, PO. Bhawanigonj,
District Bagura, East Pakistan.
son of Late Sarat Chandra Ghose
of 16B, Shama Charan Mukherjee Street,
Calcutta 2 and of Village Sekherpola,
P.S. Bagura, PO. Bhawanigonj,
District Bagura, East Pakistan.
My name is Subhas Chandra Ghose son
of Late Sarat Chandra Ghose.
I live in one of the ground floor rooms
of 16B, Shama Charan Mukherjee Street,
Calcutta 2 with Saileswar Ghose
a distant relation of mine.
The landlord Amulya Dey who lives
in the same premises takes a monthly
rent of Rs. 42/- plus Rs. 2/- as Electric
consumption charge. Myself and Saileswar
have been living in the said room for the
last two years. In 1949 or 1950 I migrated
to Balurghat from Bagura and put up with
Mrinal Kanti Ghose, my cousin who was a
businessman there. At Balurghat
I was admitted at Balurghat High School in
class VIII and in 1953 I passed the
School Final Examination from the aforesaid
High School and also passed I.Sc.
Examination from Balurghat College
in the year 1955. I used to get all my
expenditure from my father and specially
from my elder brother Atul Chandra Ghose
who was employee of a sugar mill in Darbhanga.
I also used to earn money by private tution.
of Late Sarat Chandra Ghose.
I live in one of the ground floor rooms
of 16B, Shama Charan Mukherjee Street,
Calcutta 2 with Saileswar Ghose
a distant relation of mine.
The landlord Amulya Dey who lives
in the same premises takes a monthly
rent of Rs. 42/- plus Rs. 2/- as Electric
consumption charge. Myself and Saileswar
have been living in the said room for the
last two years. In 1949 or 1950 I migrated
to Balurghat from Bagura and put up with
Mrinal Kanti Ghose, my cousin who was a
businessman there. At Balurghat
I was admitted at Balurghat High School in
class VIII and in 1953 I passed the
School Final Examination from the aforesaid
High School and also passed I.Sc.
Examination from Balurghat College
in the year 1955. I used to get all my
expenditure from my father and specially
from my elder brother Atul Chandra Ghose
who was employee of a sugar mill in Darbhanga.
I also used to earn money by private tution.
In 1955 I came down to Calcutta and
joined Vidyasagar College in B.Sc.
course and lodged at Vidyasagar hostel
on Cornwallis Street, Calcutta.
joined Vidyasagar College in B.Sc.
course and lodged at Vidyasagar hostel
on Cornwallis Street, Calcutta.
In 1957 I passed B.Sc. Examination.
Afterwards, i.e. in 1958 I joined City College,
Calcutta for B.A. course and continued my
study for about a year. I discontinued to be a
student of the same College for personal
reason but appeared as a private candidate
and passed B.A. in 1960. In the same year
I passed Certificate Course of Librarianship
from Bengal Library Association at
Hazuri Mull Lane ( Muchipara, P.S. jurisdiction),
and in 1961 joined Calcutta University for the
Diploma in Librarianship Course and came out
successfully in the year 1962. I joined the
Hooghly Institute of Technology as Librarian
in said institution in a monthly pay of Rs. 189/-
where I served about a year and resigned
in 1963 and went to Balurghat to see my
ailing father where he died. In November
or December 1963 I came down to Calcutta
and gave interview and got an appointment in
Degree College of Seramic Technology,
Government of West Bengal at Bellinghate
as Librarian sometime in July 1964.
For the last one year I visit Coffee House
at College Square at times, where
I met Malay Roychoudhury, who
requested me to give an article.
He gave me to understand that he
was a writer. I know the Hungry Generation
is in circulation, but I do not know
the motto of publishing Hungry Generation.
Thereafter I gave him an article written
by me which was published in
Hungry Generation which was shown
to me by Saileswar Ghose, my room mate,
who got a packet of publication of
Hungry Generation. I also met
Pradip Choudhuri, Subo Acharjee,
Basudeb Dasgupta, Utpalkumar Basu,
Sandipan Chattopadhyay and others
at the said Coffee House during 1964.
Afterwards, i.e. in 1958 I joined City College,
Calcutta for B.A. course and continued my
study for about a year. I discontinued to be a
student of the same College for personal
reason but appeared as a private candidate
and passed B.A. in 1960. In the same year
I passed Certificate Course of Librarianship
from Bengal Library Association at
Hazuri Mull Lane ( Muchipara, P.S. jurisdiction),
and in 1961 joined Calcutta University for the
Diploma in Librarianship Course and came out
successfully in the year 1962. I joined the
Hooghly Institute of Technology as Librarian
in said institution in a monthly pay of Rs. 189/-
where I served about a year and resigned
in 1963 and went to Balurghat to see my
ailing father where he died. In November
or December 1963 I came down to Calcutta
and gave interview and got an appointment in
Degree College of Seramic Technology,
Government of West Bengal at Bellinghate
as Librarian sometime in July 1964.
For the last one year I visit Coffee House
at College Square at times, where
I met Malay Roychoudhury, who
requested me to give an article.
He gave me to understand that he
was a writer. I know the Hungry Generation
is in circulation, but I do not know
the motto of publishing Hungry Generation.
Thereafter I gave him an article written
by me which was published in
Hungry Generation which was shown
to me by Saileswar Ghose, my room mate,
who got a packet of publication of
Hungry Generation. I also met
Pradip Choudhuri, Subo Acharjee,
Basudeb Dasgupta, Utpalkumar Basu,
Sandipan Chattopadhyay and others
at the said Coffee House during 1964.
I never liked to be acquainted
with such type of magazine which
in my opinion is bad and never thought
that my article হাঁসেদের প্রতি would have
been published in such a magazine.
I do not believe in the motto of
Hungry Generation and have
cut off every relation with it after
the publication of my article.
I have no such intention to write
any obscene article which
I had not before also.
with such type of magazine which
in my opinion is bad and never thought
that my article হাঁসেদের প্রতি would have
been published in such a magazine.
I do not believe in the motto of
Hungry Generation and have
cut off every relation with it after
the publication of my article.
I have no such intention to write
any obscene article which
I had not before also.
Subhas Ghose
2 September 1964
Testimony of Saileswar Ghose (26),
son of Biseswar Ghose of 16/B Shama
Charan Mukherjee Street and of Village
Raghunathpur, Police Station Balurghat,
District Dinajpur, West Bengal.
son of Biseswar Ghose of 16/B Shama
Charan Mukherjee Street and of Village
Raghunathpur, Police Station Balurghat,
District Dinajpur, West Bengal.
My name is Saileswar Ghose.
I was born at Bagura and brought
up at Balurghat. I passed School
Final from Balurghat High English
School in the year 1953, Intermediate
Science from Balurghat College in
1955, B.A. from Balurghat College
in 1958, Special Honours in Bengali
from City College, Calcutta in 1962.
One Debi Roy alias Haradhon Dhara
asked me to contribute in poems in
Hungry Generation magazine in the
last part of September 1963 in
Coffee House, College Street.
After that I came to know most of
the Hungry Generation contributors
as well as other writers also.
I personally know Sandipan Chattopadhyay,
Shamal Ganguli, Sunil Ganguli,
Rabindra Dutta, Basudeb Dasgupta,
Pradip Choudhuri, Utpalkumar Basu.
The last April, one day I met
Malay Roychoudhury in the Coffee House,
and he requested me to give him
some of my poems. From him I came
to know that Hungry Generation is
going to be published. A month ago
I got a packet containing the copies
of the same. I know Malay Roychoudhury,
who is the creator of Hungry Generation.
I contributed twice in poems in
Hungry Generation. Malay sent
me some leaflets and 2/3 magazines,
but I got no instructions what to
do with the papers. Usually those
papers were in my room. Excepting
this I know nothing of Hungry Generation.
To write in obscene language is not
my motto. I am residing at the above
address with Subhas Ghose who is
my relation on a monthly rent of Rs 45/-
for the last two years. I am a school teacher
of Bhupendra Smriti Bidyalaya, Bhadrakali,
Hooghly from 1962 on a monthly salary
of Rs. 210/-. After the recent issue
of Hungry Generation, which was published
without my knowledge and consent,
I have cut myself off from the said
organisation. In future neither
I shall keep relation nor I shall contribute
in the Hungry Generation.
I shall not write any obscene and that
is my literary intention. The booklet in question
was printed by Pradip Choudhuri.
I was born at Bagura and brought
up at Balurghat. I passed School
Final from Balurghat High English
School in the year 1953, Intermediate
Science from Balurghat College in
1955, B.A. from Balurghat College
in 1958, Special Honours in Bengali
from City College, Calcutta in 1962.
One Debi Roy alias Haradhon Dhara
asked me to contribute in poems in
Hungry Generation magazine in the
last part of September 1963 in
Coffee House, College Street.
After that I came to know most of
the Hungry Generation contributors
as well as other writers also.
I personally know Sandipan Chattopadhyay,
Shamal Ganguli, Sunil Ganguli,
Rabindra Dutta, Basudeb Dasgupta,
Pradip Choudhuri, Utpalkumar Basu.
The last April, one day I met
Malay Roychoudhury in the Coffee House,
and he requested me to give him
some of my poems. From him I came
to know that Hungry Generation is
going to be published. A month ago
I got a packet containing the copies
of the same. I know Malay Roychoudhury,
who is the creator of Hungry Generation.
I contributed twice in poems in
Hungry Generation. Malay sent
me some leaflets and 2/3 magazines,
but I got no instructions what to
do with the papers. Usually those
papers were in my room. Excepting
this I know nothing of Hungry Generation.
To write in obscene language is not
my motto. I am residing at the above
address with Subhas Ghose who is
my relation on a monthly rent of Rs 45/-
for the last two years. I am a school teacher
of Bhupendra Smriti Bidyalaya, Bhadrakali,
Hooghly from 1962 on a monthly salary
of Rs. 210/-. After the recent issue
of Hungry Generation, which was published
without my knowledge and consent,
I have cut myself off from the said
organisation. In future neither
I shall keep relation nor I shall contribute
in the Hungry Generation.
I shall not write any obscene and that
is my literary intention. The booklet in question
was printed by Pradip Choudhuri.
Saileswar Ghose
2 September, 1964
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