Nirendranath Chakravarty (19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was a contemporary

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. He lived in Bangur Avenue,

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Biography

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

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in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja (The Naked King). In 2007, the

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awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. Chakravarty also wrote few detective novels of Bhaduri Moshai.

Notable works

Poetry anthology

Some of his poetry anthologies are: *Neel Nirjan *Nirokto Karabi *Andhokar Baranda *Prothom Nayok *Somoy baro kom *Jabotiyo Valobasi * *Shrestho Kobita *Kobita Samagro 1 *Kobita Samagro 2

Juvenile literature

*Saada Bagh *Bibir Chora *Baaro Maser Chora *Pitri Purush *Amalkanti

Some of his popular poems are

*Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo *Kolkatar Jisu *Ulanga Raja He also translated Hergé's "The Adventures of Tintin" in Bengali.

Death

Chakravarty died on 25 December 2018 at 12:25 pm following a

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. He was 94 years old, and at the time, was suffering from breathing problem in the last few months.

References

1924 births 2018 deaths Bengali detective fiction writers Bengali writers Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Indian magazine editors Indian male writers Indian children's writers Poets from West Bengal Novelists from West Bengal Writers from Kolkata {{India-poet-stub