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'''Sarat Chandra Pandit''' (27 April 1879 – 27 April 1968),<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Murshidabad|url=http://murshidabad.nic.in/history2.htm|access-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204043332/http://murshidabad.nic.in/history2.htm|archive-date=4 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sarat Chandra Pandit|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680428&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=16 February 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=28 April 1968|page=7}}</ref> better known as ‘Dada Thakur’ (দাদাঠাকুর), was a well-known composer of humorous rhymes, writer, publisher and social critic. He had his ancestral house at Dafarpur<ref>{{cite web|title=Dafarpur|url=http://wikimapia.org/#lat=24.463972&lon=88.0648881&z=19&l=0&m=b|access-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> in West Bengal, India. However, the ancestral seat of the Pandits were originally at ''Dharmapur'', a village in [[Rampurhat subdivision]], [[Birbhum District]] of [[West Bengal]]. ''Sarat Chandra Pandit's'' grandfather ''Ishan Chandra Pandit'' left his ancestral village ''Dharmapur'' and settled in ''Dafarpur'' following a family conflict.''<ref>''Sera Manush Dadathakur (Bengali)'', Mitra, Nirmalranjan, Rupa & Co., Calcutta, 1951, p. 26 & 34</ref> | '''Sarat Chandra Pandit''' (27 April 1879 – 27 April 1968),<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Murshidabad|url=http://murshidabad.nic.in/history2.htm|access-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204043332/http://murshidabad.nic.in/history2.htm|archive-date=4 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sarat Chandra Pandit|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19680428&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=16 February 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=28 April 1968|page=7}}</ref> better known as ‘Dada Thakur’ (দাদাঠাকুর), was a well-known composer of humorous rhymes, writer, publisher and social critic. He had his ancestral house at Dafarpur<ref>{{cite web|title=Dafarpur|url=http://wikimapia.org/#lat=24.463972&lon=88.0648881&z=19&l=0&m=b|access-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> in West Bengal, India. However, the ancestral seat of the Pandits were originally at ''Dharmapur'', a village in [[Rampurhat subdivision]], [[Birbhum District]] of [[West Bengal]]. ''Sarat Chandra Pandit's'' grandfather ''Ishan Chandra Pandit'' left his ancestral village ''Dharmapur'' and settled in ''Dafarpur'' following a family conflict.''<ref>''Sera Manush Dadathakur (Bengali)'', Mitra, Nirmalranjan, Rupa & Co., Calcutta, 1951, p. 26 & 34</ref> | ||
''Sarat Chandra Pandit'' | ''Sarat Chandra Pandit'' single-handedly published the newspaper 'Jungipore Sangbad', playing the roles of author, press-compositor, proof-reader and printer. Initially he was assisted by his wife and temporary workers in running the press, a wooden hand-press which was run in his bedroom. He also published 'Bidushak' [বিদূষক] (Jester), a pamphlet of satire, humor and social commentary and used it as his weapon for social change and to bring public awareness against corruption. | ||
He was known for his ability to memorise, ability to compose at will rhymes and songs full of puns and wit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebellion in times of caution, The Telegraph, Kolkata|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101205/jsp/calcutta/story_13258453.jsp|access-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> [[Sarat Chandra Chatterjee]] gave him the name 'Bidushak Sarat Chandra' in recognition of his very popular humorous compositions. His keen knowledge of both the Bengali, Hindi and English languages made him a unique composer of multilingual rhymes and witticisms. He created much Bengali [[Palindrome]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chapar Ghanto (Bengali)|last=Ramkrishna Bhattacharya|publisher=Sristisukh Prakashan|year=2015|location=Kolkata|pages=79}}</ref> The local British administrators also became aware of him and his criticism. | He was known for his ability to memorise, ability to compose at will rhymes and songs full of puns and wit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebellion in times of caution, The Telegraph, Kolkata|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101205/jsp/calcutta/story_13258453.jsp|access-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> [[Sarat Chandra Chatterjee]] gave him the name 'Bidushak Sarat Chandra' in recognition of his very popular humorous compositions. His keen knowledge of both the Bengali, Hindi and English languages made him a unique composer of multilingual rhymes and witticisms. He created much Bengali [[Palindrome]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chapar Ghanto (Bengali)|last=Ramkrishna Bhattacharya|publisher=Sristisukh Prakashan|year=2015|location=Kolkata|pages=79}}</ref> The local British administrators also became aware of him and his criticism. | ||
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Sarat Chandra Pandit | |
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| Dadathakur sometime in the 1950s Dadathakur sometime in the 1950s | |
| Born | 27 April 1879 Simlandi, Bhadrapur, Birbhum district, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India |
| Died | 27 April 1968 (aged 87) West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | columnist, satirist, humorist, poet, social critic, lyricist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | humour, poetry, satire, social criticism |
Sarat Chandra Pandit (27 April 1879 – 27 April 1968),[1][2] better known as ‘Dada Thakur’ (দাদাঠাকুর), was a well-known composer of humorous rhymes, writer, publisher and social critic. He had his ancestral house at Dafarpur[3] in West Bengal, India. However, the ancestral seat of the Pandits were originally at Dharmapur, a village in Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum District of West Bengal. Sarat Chandra Pandit's grandfather Ishan Chandra Pandit left his ancestral village Dharmapur and settled in Dafarpur following a family conflict.[4]
Sarat Chandra Pandit single-handedly published the newspaper 'Jungipore Sangbad', playing the roles of author, press-compositor, proof-reader and printer. Initially he was assisted by his wife and temporary workers in running the press, a wooden hand-press which was run in his bedroom. He also published 'Bidushak' [বিদূষক] (Jester), a pamphlet of satire, humor and social commentary and used it as his weapon for social change and to bring public awareness against corruption.
He was known for his ability to memorise, ability to compose at will rhymes and songs full of puns and wit.[5] Sarat Chandra Chatterjee gave him the name 'Bidushak Sarat Chandra' in recognition of his very popular humorous compositions. His keen knowledge of both the Bengali, Hindi and English languages made him a unique composer of multilingual rhymes and witticisms. He created much Bengali Palindrome.[6] The local British administrators also became aware of him and his criticism.
The Bengali film Dada Thakur (1962) was made in his lifetime commemorating his life, with Chhabi Biswas playing the titular role of Dadathakur.
The film Dadathakur was also awarded president award in the year 1962.
References[edit]
- ↑ "History of Murshidabad". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sarat Chandra Pandit". The Indian Express. 28 April 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Dafarpur". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ Sera Manush Dadathakur (Bengali), Mitra, Nirmalranjan, Rupa & Co., Calcutta, 1951, p. 26 & 34
- ↑ "Rebellion in times of caution, The Telegraph, Kolkata". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ Ramkrishna Bhattacharya (2015). Chapar Ghanto (Bengali). Kolkata: Sristisukh Prakashan. p. 79.
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