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'''Nirendranath Chakravarty''' (19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was a contemporary [[Bengal]]i [[poet]].<ref name="Bose">{{cite book|last=Bose|first=Amalendu|title=Contemporary Bengali Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlsch77pobsC&pg=PA12|access-date=22 August 2010|publisher=Academic Publishers|page=12}}</ref>  
{{Infobox person
He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.
| name              = Nirendranath Chakravarty
| image              = File:Nirendranath Chakraborty in 2014.jpeg
| caption            = Nirendranath in 2012
| native_name        = নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1924|10|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Faridpur, Bangladesh|Faridpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in Bangladesh)
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2018|12|25|1924|10|19|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]], India
| occupation        = Writer, poet, author
| awards            = [[Sahitya Academy Award]](1974), [[Banga Bibhushan]] (2017)
}}
'''Nirendranath Chakravarty''' or '''Chakroborty''' ({{IPA|bn|/niɾend̪ɾonat̪ʰ/}}; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Datta |first=Amaresh |title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |year=2006 |isbn=9788126018031 |volume=1 |pages=613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=শ্রীনীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী (১৯২৪-২০১৮) |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/eminent-bengali-poet-niendra-nath-chakraborty-dies-at-94-1.921304 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]}}</ref> He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp [[diction]] in his poems.<ref name=":1" /> He taught Bengali poetics in books like ''Kobitar Class'', and created the [[List of fictional detectives|fictional detective]] Mr. Bhaduri. In addition, he translated Hergé's ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'' in Bengali. He was long time editor of ''[[Anandamela]],'' a children's magazine.<ref name=":1" /> In 1974, he received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for the poetry collection ''[[Ulanga Raja (poetry collection)|Ulanga Raja]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Binayak |date=2019-01-06 |title=The death of Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty (1924-2018) ends the era of a gentle colossus |url=https://scroll.in/article/908153/the-death-of-bengali-poet-nirendranath-chakrabarty-1924-2018-ends-the-era-of-a-gentle-colossus |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=1974 |title=The Poets |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40871925 |journal=Journal of South Asian Literature |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=177–181 |jstor=40871925 |issn=0091-5637}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=1985 |title=Our Contributors |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24158038 |journal=Indian Literature |volume=28 |issue=4 (108) |pages=139–144 |jstor=24158038 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sen |first=Aditya |date=1976 |title=Bengali—a Sense of Alienation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24157246 |journal=Indian Literature |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=52–64 |jstor=24157246 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref>
 
His best-known poems include ''Ulanga Raja'' (The Naked King), ''Kolkatar Jishu'' (The Jesus of Kolkata), and ''Kolghore Chiler Kanna'' (A Hawk’s Wailing in the Bathroom). According to [[Subodh Sarkar]] in ''[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]]'', ''Ulanga Raja'' has entered the [[collective memory]] of Bengalis, alongside Tagore’s "''Africa''"  and [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]]'s "''Bidrohi''" ("The Rebel").<ref>{{Cite journal |last=সরকার |first=সুবোধ |date=January 2, 2019 |title=কলম দিয়ে নয়, চাবুক দিয়ে লিখেছেন কবিতা |journal=[[Desh (magazine)|Desh]] |issue=5 |pages=20–22}}</ref> He lived in [[Bangur Avenue]], [[Kolkata]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee with noted Bengali poet Shri Nirendranath Chakraborty after presenting him Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012, at a function, organized by ‘The Bengal’.jpg|thumb|Nirendranath Chakraborty receiving Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012 (Kolkata, 2014)]]
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee with noted Bengali poet Shri Nirendranath Chakraborty after presenting him Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012, at a function, organized by ‘The Bengal’.jpg|thumb|Nirendranath Chakraborty receiving Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012 (Kolkata, 2014)]]
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 [[Sahitya Academy Award]] in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja (The Naked King). In 2007, the [[University of Calcutta]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/culture/every-generation-owes-their-love-quotes-to-these-7-legendary-bengali-poets_1971077.html|title=Every generation owes their love quotes to these 7 legendary Bengali poets|website=zeenews.india.com|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> Chakravarty also wrote few detective novels of [[Bhaduri Moshai]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSirCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57|title=QuijjhoTika: A Quiz Book|author=Prabirendra Chattopadhyay|publisher=Sristisukh Prokashan LLP|isbn=978-1-63415-360-7|page=57|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref>
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 [[Sahitya Academy Award]] in 1974 for the book of poems ''Ulanga Raja'' (The Naked King). In 2007, the [[University of Calcutta]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. He participated in the Festival of India in France and the USSR for literature translation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/culture/every-generation-owes-their-love-quotes-to-these-7-legendary-bengali-poets_1971077.html|title=Every generation owes their love quotes to these 7 legendary Bengali poets|website=zeenews.india.com|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> Nirendranath wrote several detective novels with [[Bhaduri Moshai]] as the central character and participated in the International Conference of Poets in [[Liège|Liege]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSirCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT57|title=QuijjhoTika: A Quiz Book|author=Prabirendra Chattopadhyay|publisher=Sristisukh Prokashan LLP|isbn=978-1-63415-360-7|page=57|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref> He was the president of [[Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi]].


==Notable works==
==Notable works==
===Poetry anthology===
===Poetry collections===
Some of his poetry anthologies are:
*Neel Nirjan, 1954
*Neel Nirjan
*Andhokar Baranda, 1961
*Nirokto Karabi
*Prothom Nayok, 1961
*Andhokar Baranda
*Nirokto Karabi, 1965
*Prothom Nayok
*kobitar bodole kobita, 1976
*Somoy baro kom
*Somoy borho kom, 1984
*Jabotiyo Valobasi
*Jabotiyo Valobasi, 1987
*{{transl|bn|italic=no|Ghumiye porar aage}}
*{{transliteration|bn|italic=no|Ghumiye porar aage}}
*Ghumiye porar age, 1987
*Cholliser dinguli, 1994
*Shotyo Shelukash, 1995
*Onno Gopal, 1999
*Bhalobasa Mondobasha, 2003
*Shrestho Kobita
*Shrestho Kobita
*Kobita Samagro 1
*Kobita Samagro 1
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*Baaro Maser Chora
*Baaro Maser Chora
*Pitri Purush
*Pitri Purush
*Amalkanti
*Amalkanti(baje poem)


===Some of his popular poems are===
===Some of his popular poems are-===
*Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo
*Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo
*Kolkatar Jisu
*Kolkatar Jisu, 1969
*Ulanga Raja
*[[The Emperor's New Clothes|Ulanga Raja]], 1971
*Pahari bichhe


He also translated Hergé's  "The Adventures of Tintin" in Bengali.
=== His popular Translation-===
He also translated [[Hergé]]'s  [[The Adventures of Tintin]] in Bengali.


==Death==
==Death==
Chakravarty died on 25 December 2018 at 12:25 pm following a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. He was 94 years old, and at the time, was suffering from breathing problem in the last few months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/poet-nirendranath-chakravarty-is-no-more_238115.html|title=প্রয়াত কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী|date=25 December 2018|website=[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]|language=bn|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
Nirendranath had long suffered from age-related ailments,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-26 |title=Nirendranath Chakraborty dead at 94 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/nirendranath-chakraborty-dead-at-94-5509451/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> including respiratory issues. On 25 December 2018, at 12:25&nbsp;p.m.,<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2018-12-25 |title=Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakraborty dead |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/bengali-poet-nirendranath-chakraborty-dead/article25826797.ece |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> he died following a [[cardiac arrest]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2018-12-25 |title=Bengali writer Nirendranath Chakrabarty passes away |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bengali-writer-nirendranath-chakrabarty-passes-away-118122500395_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128200901/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bengali-writer-nirendranath-chakrabarty-passes-away-118122500395_1.html |archive-date=2023-01-28 |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=[[Business Standard]] |language=en}}</ref> at a private hospital in [[Mukundapur, Kolkata|Mukundapur]]. He was 94.<ref>{{Cite news |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=রোদ্দুর হয়ে গেলেন অমলকান্তির কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ (১৯২৪-২০১৮) |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/bengali-poet-nirendranath-chakraborty-passes-away-dgtl-1.920462 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009074417/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/bengali-poet-nirendranath-chakraborty-passes-away-dgtl-1.920462 |archive-date=2024-10-09 |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/poet-nirendranath-chakravarty-is-no-more_238115.html|title=প্রয়াত কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী|date=25 December 2018|website=[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]|language=bn|access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
 
His body was placed at [[Rabindra Sadan]] for public tribute, then brought to his [[Bangur Avenue]] residence. He was cremated with full state honours at [[Nimtala Crematorium|Nimtala Burning Ghat]].<ref name=":0" />
 
==Awards==
*[[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1974 for Ulongo Raja
*''Ananda Purashkar '' in 1974 for Ulongo Raja
*Received a literary scholarship to Brussels in 1989
*The [[University of Calcutta]] awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree In 2007


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
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[[Category:Bengali detective fiction writers]]
[[Category:Bengali detective fiction writers]]
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[[Category:Poets from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Novelists from West Bengal]]
 
[[Category:Writers from Kolkata]]
 
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Nirendranath Chakravarty
নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী
Nirendranath in 2012
Born(1924-10-19)19 October 1924
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died25 December 2018(2018-12-25) (aged 94)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter, poet, author
AwardsSahitya Academy Award(1974), Banga Bibhushan (2017)

Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty (bn; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist.[1][2] He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp diction in his poems.[1] He taught Bengali poetics in books like Kobitar Class, and created the fictional detective Mr. Bhaduri. In addition, he translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali. He was long time editor of Anandamela, a children's magazine.[1] In 1974, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection Ulanga Raja.[3][4][5][6]

His best-known poems include Ulanga Raja (The Naked King), Kolkatar Jishu (The Jesus of Kolkata), and Kolghore Chiler Kanna (A Hawk’s Wailing in the Bathroom). According to Subodh Sarkar in Desh, Ulanga Raja has entered the collective memory of Bengalis, alongside Tagore’s "Africa" and Kazi Nazrul Islam's "Bidrohi" ("The Rebel").[7] He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Nirendranath Chakraborty receiving Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award 2012 (Kolkata, 2014)

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 Sahitya Academy Award in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja (The Naked King). In 2007, the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. He participated in the Festival of India in France and the USSR for literature translation.[8] Nirendranath wrote several detective novels with Bhaduri Moshai as the central character and participated in the International Conference of Poets in Liege in 1990.[9] He was the president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi.

Notable works[edit | edit source]

Poetry collections[edit | edit source]

  • Neel Nirjan, 1954
  • Andhokar Baranda, 1961
  • Prothom Nayok, 1961
  • Nirokto Karabi, 1965
  • kobitar bodole kobita, 1976
  • Somoy borho kom, 1984
  • Jabotiyo Valobasi, 1987
  • Ghumiye porar aage
  • Ghumiye porar age, 1987
  • Cholliser dinguli, 1994
  • Shotyo Shelukash, 1995
  • Onno Gopal, 1999
  • Bhalobasa Mondobasha, 2003
  • Shrestho Kobita
  • Kobita Samagro 1
  • Kobita Samagro 2

Juvenile literature[edit | edit source]

  • Saada Bagh
  • Bibir Chora
  • Baaro Maser Chora
  • Pitri Purush
  • Amalkanti(baje poem)

Some of his popular poems are-[edit | edit source]

  • Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo
  • Kolkatar Jisu, 1969
  • Ulanga Raja, 1971
  • Pahari bichhe

His popular Translation-[edit | edit source]

He also translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali.

Death[edit | edit source]

Nirendranath had long suffered from age-related ailments,[10] including respiratory issues. On 25 December 2018, at 12:25 p.m.,[11] he died following a cardiac arrest[12] at a private hospital in Mukundapur. He was 94.[13][14]

His body was placed at Rabindra Sadan for public tribute, then brought to his Bangur Avenue residence. He was cremated with full state honours at Nimtala Burning Ghat.[12]

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974 for Ulongo Raja
  • Ananda Purashkar in 1974 for Ulongo Raja
  • Received a literary scholarship to Brussels in 1989
  • The University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree In 2007

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Datta, Amaresh (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. Vol. 1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 613. ISBN 9788126018031.
  2. ↑ "শ্রীনীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী (১৯২৪-২০১৮)". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Bandyopadhyay, Binayak (6 January 2019). "The death of Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarty (1924-2018) ends the era of a gentle colossus". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Poets". Journal of South Asian Literature. 9 (4): 177–181. 1974. ISSN 0091-5637. JSTOR 40871925.
  5. ↑ "Our Contributors". Indian Literature. 28 (4 (108)): 139–144. 1985. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 24158038.
  6. ↑ Sen, Aditya (1976). "Bengali—a Sense of Alienation". Indian Literature. 19 (1): 52–64. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 24157246.
  7. ↑ সরকার, সুবোধ (2 January 2019). "কলম দিয়ে নয়, চাবুক দিয়ে লিখেছেন কবিতা". Desh (5): 20–22.
  8. ↑ "Every generation owes their love quotes to these 7 legendary Bengali poets". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Prabirendra Chattopadhyay. QuijjhoTika: A Quiz Book. Sristisukh Prokashan LLP. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-63415-360-7. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nirendranath Chakraborty dead at 94". The Indian Express. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  11. ↑ PTI (25 December 2018). "Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakraborty dead". BusinessLine. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 IANS (25 December 2018). "Bengali writer Nirendranath Chakrabarty passes away". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "রোদ্দুর হয়ে গেলেন অমলকান্তির কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ (১৯২৪-২০১৮)". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "প্রয়াত কবি নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তী". Zee 24 Ghanta (in Bengali). 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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