Dhatri Debata

Dhatri Debata
Dhatri Debata
Directed by	Kaliprasad Ghosh
Based on	Dhatri Debata by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
Production; company	Lok Chitra Pratisthan
Release date	26 November 1948;
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Dhatri Debata (lit. 'Earth Goddess') is a 1948 Indian Bengali-language social drama film directed by Kaliprasad Ghosh. The film is based on the 1939 novel Dhatri Debata by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay. It was released on 26 November 1948 under the banner Lok Chitra Pratisthan.

Plot

The film follows Shibnath, a young student born into a Zamindar family in Birbhum district. As he grows older, married with Gouri, he faces a conflict between the oppressive traditions of the zamindari system and the ideals of social reform inspired by the Swadeshi movement.

Cast

Chhaya Devi as Pishima
Sombhu Mitra
Nripati Chattopadhyay
Anup Kumar as Shibnath
Chhanda Devi
Rajlakshmi Devi
Kaliprasad Ghosh

References

↑ Dalmia, Vasudha; Sadana, Rashmi (2012-04-05). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51625-9.
↑ Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar (1939). Dhatri Debata. Bengal Publishers, Kolkata.
↑ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "Indiancine.ma". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ "ধাত্রী দেবতা" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2026.

External links

Dhatri Debata at IMDb

[1] Dalmia, Vasudha; Sadana, Rashmi (2012-04-05). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51625-9.

[2] Bandyopadhyay, Tarashankar (1939). Dhatri Debata. Bengal Publishers, Kolkata.

[3] "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[4] "Indiancine.ma". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[5] "ধাত্রী দেবতা" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2026.