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{{Infobox person
| name = Akshay Chandra Chaudhury <br/> অক্ষয় চন্দ্র চৌধুরী
| image = Akshay Chandra Chaudhury.jpg
| caption = Akshay Chandra Chaudhury and his wife Sarat Kumari Chaudhurani.
| native_name = Akshay Chandra Chaudhury
| birth_date = 7 September 1850
| birth_place = Calcutta (Kolkata)
| death_date = 5 September 1898
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Akshay Chaudhury
| education = M.A. from Presidency College, Kolkata
| occupation = Poet
| father = Mihir Chandra Chaudhury
| relatives = Basanta Chaudhury, Kedarnath Dutta, Bimala Prasad Dutta, Prabhavati Dutta and Hatkhola Dutta family.
| family = The zamindar Dutta Chaudhury family of Andul.
| website = www.duttachaudhurichronicles.com
}}

'''Akshay Chandra Chaudhury''' ( 7 September 1850- 5 September 1898) was an [[Indian poetry|Indian poet]] and [[Novelist|novel writer]], who reshaped [[Bengali literature]] and [[Music of Bengal|music]].

== Early life and education ==
[[File:Durga Temple - Dutta Chowdhury Family - Andul - Howrah 2012-03-25 2930.JPG|thumb|The age old ''Chandi-Mandap'' of Akshay Chandra's ancestral family in [[Andul]].]]
Akshay Chandra Chowdhury was born in the affluent [[Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family|Chowdhury family]] of Andul, belonging to [[Bharadwaja|Bharadvaja]] clan. He was the youngest son of Mihir Chandra Chowdhury. He had earned his M.A. degree in English literature from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] of [[Calcutta]]. He was a lawyer by profession.

== Major works ==
Akshay was a noted contributor to the ''Bharati'' newspaper and also [[Editing|editor]] for some time. His first poem, ''Bharat'', was published in 1868. His long poem, ''Bharat Gatha'', narrating the history of India from ancient times up to [[Sepoy mutiny|Sepoy Mutiny]], was published in 1895. However, his longest poem ''Udasini'', published in 1875, earned him considerable recognition and praise.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Akshay was married to Sarat Kumari (Basu) Chowdhurani,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.streeshakti.com/bookS.aspx?author=8|title=StreeShakti - The Parallel Force|website=www.streeshakti.com|access-date=2016-06-06}}</ref> who was also a poet and journalist.

== Connection with the Tagore family ==
Akshay was [[Jyotirindranath Tagore]]'s class mate in [[Hindu School, Kolkata|Hindu School]]. Jyotirindranath was the elder brother of [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

Rabindranath loved to discuss high level [[literature]] with Akshay. Both Akshay and his wife participated in literary discussions that were held in a garden of the [[Jorasanko Thakur Bari|Thakur Bari]]; the garden was later named ''Nandan Kanan'' by Akshay.

Rabindranath Tagore referred to help received from Akshay in his own book titled ''[[My Reminiscences]]''.

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