Sukumar Ray
Sukumar Ray was a photographer, poet, writer, illustrator and playwright (1887–1923). He was born in Kolkata.
Also recorded as Sukumar Roy · Sukumāra Rāya · Sukumar Ray Chaudhuri
Sukumar Ray
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- Born
- 1887
- Died
- 1923
- Nationality
- British Raj
- Occupation
- photographer · poet · writer · illustrator · playwright · children's writer · short story writer
- Known for
- Ha Ja Ba Ra La
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Sukumar Ray was a photographer, poet, writer, illustrator and playwright (1887–1923). He was born in Kolkata.
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was Bangla. He was the child of Upendra Kishore Ray Choudhury. He married Suprabha Ray. One child is recorded: Satyajit Ray.
Sukumar Ray with his wife Suprabha Ray in a studio. (1914)
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Life and career
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1887
Sukumar Ray was born in 1887.
1923
Sukumar Ray died at Kolkata.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q735112: Sukumar Ray
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- “Sukumar Ray”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Ray, Sukumar (1887–1923), writer and illustrator, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2016
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2016
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Ray, Sukumar (1887–1923), writer and illustrator, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2016Crossref registry
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