Nirendranath Chakravarty
Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty (/niɾend̪ɾonat̪ʰ/; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp diction in his poems. He taught Bengali poetics in books like Kobitar Class, and created the fictional detective Mr.
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Nirendranath Chakravarty
- Name
- Nirendranath Chakravarty
- Born
- 19 October 1924
- Birthplace
- Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
- Died
- 25 December 2018
- Place of death
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Occupation
- Writer, poet, author
- Awards
- Sahitya Academy Award(1974), Banga Bibhushan (2017)
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Education
- University of Calcutta · St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Languages
- Bangla
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Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty (/niɾend̪ɾonat̪ʰ/; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp diction in his poems. He taught Bengali poetics in books like Kobitar Class, and created the fictional detective Mr.
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Nirendranath Chakravarty (1924–2018) was a poet and writer and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. Born in Faridpur, the poet died in Kolkata. Nirendranath Chakravarty studied at University of Calcutta.
Languages used include Bangla. The poet received Sahitya Akademi Award.
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Biography
Biography
In addition, he translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali. He was long time editor of Anandamela, a children's magazine. In 1974, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection Ulanga Raja. His best-known poems include Ulanga Raja (The Naked King), Kolkatar Jishu (The Jesus of Kolkata), and Kolghore Chiler Kanna (A Hawk’s Wailing in the Bathroom). According to Subodh Sarkar in Desh, Ulanga Raja has entered the collective memory of Bengalis, alongside Tagore’s "Africa" and Kazi Nazrul Islam's "Bidrohi" ("The Rebel"). He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nirendranath Chakravarty • Native Name — নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী • Born — 19 October 1924 • Birthplace — Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) • Died — 25 December 2018 • Place of death — Kolkata, West Bengal, India • Occupation — Writer, poet, author • Awards — Sahitya Academy Award(1974), Banga Bibhushan (2017)
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Nirendranath Chakraborty receiving Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012 (Kolkata, 2014) He was born in Faridpur district of undivided Bengal in 1924. After graduating from the University of Calcutta, he started journalism in the daily "Raiyah". He won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja (The Naked King). In 2007, the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. He participated in the Festival of India in France and the USSR for literature translation. Nirendranath wrote several detective novels with Bhaduri Moshai as the central character and participated in the International Conference of Poets in Liege in 1990. He was the president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi.
Some of his popular poems are-
Some of his popular poems are-
• Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo • Kolkatar Jisu, 1969 • Ulanga Raja, 1971 • Pahari bichhe
His popular Translation-
His popular Translation-
He also translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali.
Death
Death
Nirendranath had long suffered from age-related ailments, including respiratory issues. On 25 December 2018, at 12:25 p.m., he died following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Mukundapur. He was 94. His body was placed at Rabindra Sadan for public tribute, then brought to his Bangur Avenue residence. He was cremated with full state honours at Nimtala Burning Ghat.
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Faridpur.
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Kolkata.
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Poetry collections
• Neel Nirjan, 1954 • Andhokar Baranda, 1961 • Prothom Nayok, 1961 • Nirokto Karabi, 1965 • kobitar bodole kobita, 1976 • Somoy borho kom, 1984 • Jabotiyo Valobasi, 1987 • Ghumiye porar aage • Ghumiye porar age, 1987 • Cholliser dinguli, 1994 • Shotyo Shelukash, 1995 • Onno Gopal, 1999 • Bhalobasa Mondobasha, 2003 • Shrestho Kobita • Kobita Samagro 1 • Kobita Samagro 2
Awards
• Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974 for Ulongo Raja • Ananda Purashkar in 1974 for Ulongo Raja • Received a literary scholarship to Brussels in 1989 • The University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree In 2007
Juvenile literature
• Saada Bagh • Bibir Chora • Baaro Maser Chora • Pitri Purush • Amalkanti(baje poem)
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- 1.Datta, Amaresh. The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 1. 613. 2006. 9788126018031.
- 2.শ্রীনীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী (১৯২৪-২০১৮). Anandabazar Patrika.
- 3.Bandyopadhyay, Binayak. The death of Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty (1924-2018) ends the era of a gentle colossus. Scroll.in. 2019-01-06.
- 4.The Poets. Journal of South Asian Literature. 9. 4. 177–181. 1974. 0091-5637.
- 5.Our Contributors. Indian Literature. 28. 4 (108). 139–144. 1985. 0019-5804.
- 6.Sen, Aditya. Bengali—a Sense of Alienation. Indian Literature. 19. 1. 52–64. 1976. 0019-5804.
- 7.সরকার, সুবোধ. কলম দিয়ে নয়, চাবুক দিয়ে লিখেছেন কবিতা. Desh. 5. 20–22. January 2, 2019.
- 8.Every generation owes their love quotes to these 7 legendary Bengali poets. zeenews.india.com.
- 9.Prabirendra Chattopadhyay. QuijjhoTika: A Quiz Book. Sristisukh Prokashan LLP. 57. 978-1-63415-360-7.
- 10.Nirendranath Chakraborty dead at 94. The Indian Express. 2018-12-26.
- 11.PTI. Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakraborty dead. BusinessLine. 2018-12-25.
- 12.IANS. Bengali writer Nirendranath Chakrabarty passes away. Business Standard. 2018-12-25.
- 13.সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. রোদ্দুর হয়ে গেলেন অমলকান্তির কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ (১৯২৪-২০১৮). Anandabazar Patrika.
- 14.প্রয়াত কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী. Zee 24 Ghanta. 25 December 2018.
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