Ganadevata (Bengali: গণদেবতা, lit.
'People as God') is a 1942 Bengali novel written by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay.
The author received Jnanpith Award in 1966 for this novel.
[1] In this novel, Bandyopadhyay narrated the lives of Indian/Bengal villages and lives of the villagers affected by poverty, ignorance and primitive instinct.
[3] This novel was filmed as Ganadevata (film) in 1978 by Tarun Majumdar.