His novel , `` Herbert '' ( 1993 ) , which was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award , and adapted into a film of the same name in 2005 , by Suman Mukhopadhyay .
He was known for his novel , `` Herbert '' ( 1993 ) , which was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award , and adapted into a movie of the same name in 2005 , by Suman Mukhopadhyay .