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	'''Harindranath Chattopadhyay''' (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, a dramatist, an actor, a musician and a member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]] from [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Vijayawada constituency]].<ref name="h1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403090153/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 April 2009\|title=When Andhra was a Left bastion \|last=Ramana Rao \|first=G.V.\|date=1 April 2009\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=16 January 2010}}</ref> He was the younger brother of [[Sarojini Naidu]], the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and [[Virendranath Chattopadhyay]], an international communist revolutionary. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.<ref name="Padma Awards.">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>		'''Harindranath Chattopadhyay''' (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English [[poet]], [[dramatist]], actor, [[musician]] and a member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]] from [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Vijayawada constituency]].<ref name="h1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403090153/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 April 2009\|title=When Andhra was a Left bastion \|last=Ramana Rao \|first=G.V.\|date=1 April 2009\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=16 January 2010}}</ref> He was the younger brother of [[Sarojini Naidu]], the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and [[Virendranath Chattopadhyay]], an international communist revolutionary. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.<ref name="Padma Awards.">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

	==Life==		==Life==
	Born in [[Hyderabad]] (erstwhile [[Hyderabad State]], present day [[Telangana]]){{citation needed\|reason=Cite needed to support listing at List_of_Telangana_people#Padma_Bhushan\|date=September 2014}} in a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family to [[Aghorenath Chattopadhyay]], first Indian D.Sc, a scientist-philosopher and educationist, and [[Barada Sundari Devi]], a poet and singer, he is famous for poems such as ''Noon'' and ''Shaper Shaped''. His father was a Doctorate of Science from the [[University of Edinburgh]], settled in [[Hyderabad State]], where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema. He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.{{citation needed\|reason=Cite needed to support listing at List_of_Telangana_people#Padma_Bhushan\|date=September 2014}} He married [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya]], a Socialist and leader of Women, who created the [[All India Women's Conference]], the [[Indian Cooperative Union]] and also was the inspiration for the [[All Indian Handicraft's Board]], a body which revived many Indian handicrafts (such as pottery and weaving), decimated by the [[Industrial Revolution]] in Britain in the 19th century. A son died in 2008 but another survives. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2017}}		Harindranath a poet and singer, he is famous for poems such as ''Noon'' and ''Shaper Shaped''. His father was a Doctorate of Science from the [[University of Edinburgh]], settled in [[Hyderabad State]], where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema. He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.{{citation needed\|reason=Cite needed to support listing at List_of_Telangana_people#Padma_Bhushan\|date=September 2014}} He married [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya]], a Socialist and leader of Women, who created the [[All India Women's Conference]], the [[Indian Cooperative Union]] and also was the inspiration for the [[All Indian Handicraft's Board]], a body which revived many Indian handicrafts (such as pottery and weaving), decimated by the [[Industrial Revolution]] in Britain in the 19th century. A son died in 2008 but another survives. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2017}}

	Harindranath Chattopadhyaya often recited his poem ''Rail Gaadi'' on [[All India Radio]] (''Akashavani''). The song was memorably sung by [[Ashok Kumar]] in the film [[Aashirwad]]. He himself wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang a few songs, notable among which were ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya'' and ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''. He also penned a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].		Harindranath Chattopadhyaya often recited his poem ''Rail Gaadi'' on [[All India Radio]] (''Akashavani''). The song was memorably sung by [[Ashok Kumar]] in the film [[Aashirwad]]. He himself wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang a few songs, notable among which were ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya'' and ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''. He also penned a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].
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	In 1951 Lok Sabha elections Harindranath Chattopadhyaya won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in [[Madras State]] as an independent candidate, supported by the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was the member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.<ref name="h1"/>		In 1951 Lok Sabha elections Harindranath Chattopadhyaya won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in [[Madras State]] as an independent candidate, supported by the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was the member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.<ref name="h1"/>

	His most famous acting role was in the Hindi movie ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (''The Chef''), which was made in 1972; it was adapted by [[~~Gulzar~~]] from the Bengali film [[Galpo Holeo Satti]], directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]. Chattopadhyaya played the role of the strict and regimented patriarch of the house, where his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren lived in a joint family and still respected and abided by his rules. He had cameos in three [[Satyajit Ray]] films: playing the wizard Barfi in ''Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne'', the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in ''Sonar Kella'', and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in ''Seemabaddha''		His most famous acting role was in the Hindi movie ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (''The Chef''), which was made in 1972; it was adapted by [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] from the Bengali film [[Galpo Holeo Satti]], directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]. Chattopadhyaya played the role of the strict and regimented patriarch of the house, where his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren lived in a joint family and still respected and abided by his rules. He had cameos in three [[Satyajit Ray]] films: playing the wizard Barfi in ''Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne'', the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in ''Sonar Kella'', and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in ''Seemabaddha''

	The Earthen Goblet is a fine poem by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. The poem is written in a conversational tone. The poet presents a dialogue between the Goblet and the poet speaker. The poet asks the red goblet to recount its experiences as it is mounded by the Potter. When the potter made this goblet he used all his skills and he made the beautiful goblet which was full of impulse. The Potter worked hard with the clay and the clay enjoyed the fragrant companionship of the little flower and the unshapely earth which the Potter has taken away.		The Earthen Goblet is a fine poem by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. The poem is written in a conversational tone. The poet presents a dialogue between the Goblet and the poet speaker. The poet asks the red goblet to recount its experiences as it is mounded by the Potter. When the potter made this goblet he used all his skills and he made the beautiful goblet which was full of impulse. The Potter worked hard with the clay and the clay enjoyed the fragrant companionship of the little flower and the unshapely earth which the Potter has taken away.
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	* ''Things I Love'' (in English)		* ''Things I Love'' (in English)
			* “ Curious Town “ (In English)

	===Songs===		===Songs===

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harindranath Chattopadhyay
| image = Harindranath Chattopadhyay.jpeg
| caption = Harindranath Chattopadhyaya
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1898|04|02}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1990|06|23|1898|04|02}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| constituency = [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada constituency]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]]
| term_start = 1952
| term_end = 1957
| successor = [[Komarraju Atchamamba]]
| party =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya]]|1923|1955}} Sundari Rani Chattopadhyaya (1962-1990)
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Sarojini Naidu]] (sister)
}}
'''Harindranath Chattopadhyay''' (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, a dramatist, an actor, a musician and a member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]] from [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada constituency]].<ref name="h1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403090153/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/01/stories/2009040159911400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 April 2009|title=When Andhra was a Left bastion |last=Ramana Rao |first=G.V.|date=1 April 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=16 January 2010}}</ref> He was the younger brother of [[Sarojini Naidu]], the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and [[Virendranath Chattopadhyay]], an international communist revolutionary. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.<ref name="Padma Awards.">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

==Life==
Born in [[Hyderabad]] (erstwhile [[Hyderabad State]], present day [[Telangana]]){{citation needed|reason=Cite needed to support listing at List_of_Telangana_people#Padma_Bhushan|date=September 2014}} in a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family to [[Aghorenath Chattopadhyay]], first Indian D.Sc, a scientist-philosopher and educationist, and [[Barada Sundari Devi]], a poet and singer, he is famous for poems such as ''Noon'' and ''Shaper Shaped''. His father was a Doctorate of Science from the [[University of Edinburgh]], settled in [[Hyderabad State]], where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema. He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.{{citation needed|reason=Cite needed to support listing at List_of_Telangana_people#Padma_Bhushan|date=September 2014}} He married [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya]], a Socialist and leader of Women, who created the [[All India Women's Conference]], the [[Indian Cooperative Union]] and also was the inspiration for the [[All Indian Handicraft's Board]], a body which revived many Indian handicrafts (such as pottery and weaving), decimated by the [[Industrial Revolution]] in Britain in the 19th century. A son died in 2008 but another survives. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

Harindranath Chattopadhyaya often recited his poem ''Rail Gaadi'' on [[All India Radio]] (''Akashavani''). The song was memorably sung by [[Ashok Kumar]] in the film [[Aashirwad]]. He himself wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang a few songs, notable among which were ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya'' and ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''. He also penned a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

In 1951 Lok Sabha elections Harindranath Chattopadhyaya won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in [[Madras State]] as an independent candidate, supported by the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was the member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.<ref name="h1"/>

His most famous acting role was in the Hindi movie ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (''The Chef''), which was made in 1972; it was adapted by [[Gulzar]] from the Bengali film [[Galpo Holeo Satti]], directed by [[Tapan Sinha]]. Chattopadhyaya played the role of the strict and regimented patriarch of the house, where his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren lived in a joint family and still respected and abided by his rules. He had cameos in three [[Satyajit Ray]] films: playing the wizard Barfi in ''Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne'', the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in ''Sonar Kella'', and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in ''Seemabaddha''

The Earthen Goblet is a fine poem by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. The poem is written in a conversational tone. The poet presents a dialogue between the Goblet and the poet speaker. The poet asks the red goblet to recount its experiences as it is mounded by the Potter. When the potter made this goblet he used all his skills and he made the beautiful goblet which was full of impulse. The Potter worked hard with the clay and the clay enjoyed the fragrant companionship of the little flower and the unshapely earth which the Potter has taken away.
Fire is a tragic poem by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. In this poem the newly born baby asked query about the leaping flames. Actually the infant's dead mother was set on the fire and the child asked question to the flames. The fire already consumed the dead mother and unveiled life in its lonely nakedness. The answer came from the Fire that it is the terrible desire that shaped the infant in his mother's womb.
Beside the Death Bed is a philosophical poem by this great poet. In this poem the poet says that the Death ithe highest bidder and the life is the lowest one. Then why there is strife in life. According to the poet the man is the coffin of life and the life is the cradle of death. Sorrow is a short poem by this intellectual poet. The small poetic piece brings to the importance of sorrow which is created by creator. The poet says a person who lost his lover realizes deep and intense sorrow. The poet uses an image of dove which is a symbol of Holy Spirit. Futurity is a very different poem. Here the poet presents the man in the unique form. According to the poet time is the eternity's womb. Each man is like a foetus. All birth is yet to be born since man is unfinished and still in the making and the foetus is awaiting the time to be born. Shaper shaped is one of the most beautiful poem by Harendranath Chattopadhyay. It is marked by its stark simplicity. The poet shows how the shaper has been shaped into the objects which he used to shape earlier. A potter shapes the clay &he makes a beautiful pot. The poet praises his work of art. At the end of the poem the poet kneels at the feet of the Supreme Power who is the creator of the potter.
Chattopadhyay died of [[cardiac arrest]] on 23 ''June 1990 in [[Bombay]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Harendranath Chattopadhyaya dead|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=23 June 1990}}</ref>

==Works==

===Poems===
* ''The Feast of Youth'' (1918)
* ''The Magic Tree'' (1922)
* ''Ancient Wings'' (1923)
* ''Blood of Stones'' (1944)
* ''Spring in Winter''(1955)
* ''Virgin and Vineyards'' (1967)
* ''The Lady's Giant hat''
* ''the Earthen globlet''
* ''salute to R-day''
* ''Tati Tati Tota'' (in Hindi)
* ''Voyage''
* ''Things I Love'' (in English)

===Songs===
* ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya''
* ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''

===Plays===
* ''Abu Hassan'' (1918)
* ''Five Plays'' (1937)
* ''Siddhartha, Man of Peace'' (1956)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1962 || ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' || Gharhi Babu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1963 || ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'' || Seth Karam Chand ||
|-
|''[[The Householder (film)|The Householder]]'' || Mr. Chaddha ||
|-
|1964|| ''[[Sanjh Aur Savera]]'' || Mama, Radha's uncle ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1965|| ''[[Teen Devian]]'' || Mr. Pinto ||
|-
|''Shreeman Funtoosh'' || Mr. Verma ||
|-
| || Bhoot Bangla ||Doctor
|-
|rowspan="2"|1966 || ''[[Pyar Mohabbat]]'' || Thakur Shamsher Singh ||
|-
|''Pinjre Ke Panchhi'' || Father of Miss India 1965 ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1967|| ''[[Raaz (1967 film)|Raaz]]'' || Baba ||
|-
|''[[Raat Aur Din]]'' || Dr. Dey ||
|-
|''[[Naunihal]]'' || Deranged male in Bombay ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1968||''Abhilasha'' || Albert D'Souza ||
|-
|''[[Aashirwad]]'' || Baiju 'Dholakia' ||
|-
|1969|| ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' || The Magician (Barfi) || [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]]
|-
|1971|| ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' || Sir Baren Roy || Bengali film
|-
|1972|| ''[[Bawarchi]]'' || Shiv Nath Sharma (Daduji) ||
|-
|1973|| ''[[Agni Rekha]]'' || Baba ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|1974|| ''Gupt Gyan'' || Professor #1 ||
|-
|''[[Sonar Kella]]'' || Sidhu Jyatha (Uncle Sidhu) || Bengali film
|-
|''Raja Shiv Chhatrapati'' || ||
|-
|''[[Aashiana (1974 film)|Aashiana]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1976|| ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'' || Rita's father ||
|-
|''[[Mera Jiwan]]'' || Doctor in village ||
|-
|1977|| ''[[Chala Murari Hero Banne]]'' || Harindranath Chattopadhyay ||
|-
|1978|| ''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]'' || Mr. Rodriques ||
|-
|1981||''[[Ghungroo Ki Awaaz]]'' || Nawab Jung Bahadur ||
|-
|1982|| ''Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi'' || Mastermind behind spooking everyone ||
|-
|1984|| ''Hořký podzim s vůní manga'' || Rádz's grandfather ||
|-
|1985|| ''Phir Aayee Barsat'' || Hiren Chacha ||
|-
|1988|| ''Maalamaal'' || Shri Mangat Ram || (final film role)
|}

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0154129}}

{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1970–79}}
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