Pinaki Thakur (21 April 1959 – 3 January 2019) was a

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poet

Biography

Thakur was born in 1959 at

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in the Indian state of

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. He studied Engineering but was passionate in

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from student life and wrote poems in various little magazines. His poetry was first published in ''Ushinar'' magazine in 1974. In 1979 Thakur's poetry was published in ''Desh'' magazine. He became popular in Bengali literary field after publishing his first book ''Ekdin Ashoriri''. Thakur was conferred the

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in 2012 for his book ''Chumbaner Kkhato''. He was also awarded by

Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi ( bn, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বাংলা একাডেমি) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in West Bengal, India. Modeled after Bangla Academy of Bangladesh and France's Académ ...

Puraskar and ''Krittibas Purashkar''. He was suffering from cerebral malaria since December 2018 and died on 3 January 2019 in

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at the age of 59.

Books

* ''Ekdin Ashoriri'' * ''Ha Re Shaswata'' * ''Anke Joto Shunyo Pele'' * ''Chumbaner Kkhato'' * ''Amara Roilam'' * ''Sharir Kancher Tukro'' * ''Basanta Mastan'' * ''Nishiddho Ek Ganer Moto'' * ''Mausam'' * ''Kalanka Rachana'' * ''Akal Basanta'' * ''Kabita Samgra''

References

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