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| constituency = [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada constituency]]
| office      = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
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| term_start  = 1952
| term_end    = 1957
| term_end    = 1957
| predecessor = ''First Election''
| successor    = [[Komarraju Atchamamba]]
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'''Harindranath Chattopadhyay''' (2 April 1898&nbsp;– 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>
'''Harindranath Chattopadhyay''' (2 April 1898&nbsp;– 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 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
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}}
Chattopadhyay, a poet and singer, is famous for poems such as ''Noon'' and ''Shaper Shaped''. His father earned a Doctorate of Science from the [[University of Edinburgh]], and settled in [[Hyderabad State]], where he founded and acted as head of the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema.


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]].
His first book of poems, ''The Feast of Youth,'' was published when he was 19 years old, and received praise from [[Arthur Quiller-Couch]] and [[James Henry Cousins]].<ref name="The Divine Vagabond.">{{cite web | url=https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/books/DivineVagabond/DivineVagabond.pdf | title=The Divine Vagabond | publisher=The Theosophical Publishing House, Madras | date=1950 | access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> He wrote in English but of topics relating to ancient Indian culture and [[Vedic]] ideas.


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"/>
He was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harindranath Chattopadhyay - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154129/bio/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> 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. They had two sons together, one of which died in 2008. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}


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''
Harindranath Chattopadhyay often recited his poem ''Rail Gaadi'' on [[All India Radio]] (''Akashavani''). The song was memorably sung by [[Ashok Kumar]] in the film {{lang|hi-latn|[[Aashirwad (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 penned the first English song in any Hindi Film, and it became an all time hit – "My Heart Is Beating" – in ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'', which launched the Film Playback singing career of Preeti Sagar. He also wrote a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]].


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.  
In 1951 Lok Sabha elections, Harindranath Chattopadhyay won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in [[Madras State]] as an independent candidate, supported by the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.<ref name="h1"/>
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.  
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]]. Chattopadhyay 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 ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''; the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in ''Sonar Kella''; and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in ''Seemabaddha.''
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>
 
He also acted in the 1984 Mumbai Doordarshan TV Serial Ados Pados. Amol Palekar was the protagonist in this serial.
 
Chattopadhyay died of [[cardiac arrest]] on 23&nbsp;June 1990 in [[Bombay]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Harendranath Chattopadhyaya dead|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=23 June 1990}}</ref>
 
==Poems==
''The Earthen Goblet'' is one of Chattopadhyay's poems. The poem is written in a conversational tone. The poet presents a dialogue between the goblet and the narrator. The narrator asks the red goblet to recount its experiences as it is moulded by the potter. When the potter made this goblet, he used all his skills and 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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
 
''Fire'' is one of Chattopadhyay's tragic poems. In this poem a newly born baby asks a question to leaping flames. In fact, the infant's deceased mother had been set on fire and the child asked their question to the flames. The fire already consumed the dead mother and unveiled life in its lonely nakedness. The fire then answers that it is the terrible desire that shaped the infant in his mother's womb.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
 
''Beside the Death Bed'' is an example of his philosophical poetry. In this poem, Chattopadhyay says that death is the highest bidder and life is the lowest, this being his explanation as to why there is strife in life. According to the poem, man is the coffin of life, and life is the cradle of death.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
 
''Sorrow'' is a short poem. The small piece brings attention to the importance of sorrow being from a creator. The poem says a person who has lost his lover realizes deep and intense sorrow. It uses the symbolic image of a dove as the Holy Spirit.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
 
''Futurity'' gives yet another genre of writing explored by Chattopadhyay's poetry. Here, man is presented in unique form. According to the poem, time is the womb of eternity. Each man is compared to 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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
 
''Shaper Shaped'' is marked by its stark simplicity. The narrative voice shows how the shaper has been shaped into the objects which he used to shape earlier. A potter shapes the clay and thus can make a beautiful pot. The narrator praises his work of art. At the end of the poem, the narrator kneels at the feet of a supreme power, who is identified at the one who created the potter himself.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}


==Works==
==Works==
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* ''Ancient Wings'' (1923)
* ''Ancient Wings'' (1923)
* ''Blood of Stones'' (1944)
* ''Blood of Stones'' (1944)
* ''Spring in Winter''(1955)
* ''Spring in Winter'' (1955)
* ''Virgin and Vineyards'' (1967)
* ''Virgin and Vineyards'' (1967)
* ''The Lady's Giant hat''
* ''The Lady's Giant Hat''
* ''the Earthen globlet''
* ''The Earthen Goblet''
* ''salute to R-day''
* ''Salute to R-day''
* ''Tati Tati Tota'' (in Hindi)
* ''Tati Tati Tota'' (in Hindi)
* ''Voyage''
* ''Voyage''
* ''Things I Love'' (in English)
* ''Things I Love'' (in English)
* “ Curious Town “ (In English)
* ''Curious Town'' (in English)
* ''The Duck'' (in English)


===Songs===
===Songs===
* ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya''
* ''Surya Ast Ho Gaya''
* ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''
* ''Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani''
*    ''My Heart is Beating'' (from [[Julie (1975 film)|''Julie'']])


===Plays===
===Plays===
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Harindranath Chattopadhyay
File:Harindranath Chattopadhyay.jpeg
Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1957
Preceded byFirst Election
Succeeded byKomarraju Atchamamba
ConstituencyVijayawada
Personal details
Born(1898-04-02)2 April 1898
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Died23 June 1990(1990-06-23) (aged 92)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Spouse(s)
Children2
RelativesSarojini Naidu (sister)

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 constituency.[1] 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.[2]

Life[edit | edit source]

Chattopadhyay, a poet and singer, is famous for poems such as Noon and Shaper Shaped. His father earned a Doctorate of Science from the University of Edinburgh, and settled in Hyderabad State, where he founded and acted as head of 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.

His first book of poems, The Feast of Youth, was published when he was 19 years old, and received praise from Arthur Quiller-Couch and James Henry Cousins.[3] He wrote in English but of topics relating to ancient Indian culture and Vedic ideas.

He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1973.[4] 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. They had two sons together, one of which died in 2008. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.[citation needed]

Harindranath Chattopadhyay 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 penned the first English song in any Hindi Film, and it became an all time hit – "My Heart Is Beating" – in Julie, which launched the Film Playback singing career of Preeti Sagar. He also wrote a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

In 1951 Lok Sabha elections, Harindranath Chattopadhyay won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in Madras State as an independent candidate, supported by the Communist Party of India. He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.[1]

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. Chattopadhyay 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 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne; the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in Sonar Kella; and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in Seemabaddha.

He also acted in the 1984 Mumbai Doordarshan TV Serial Ados Pados. Amol Palekar was the protagonist in this serial.

Chattopadhyay died of cardiac arrest on 23 June 1990 in Bombay.[5]

Poems[edit | edit source]

The Earthen Goblet is one of Chattopadhyay's poems. The poem is written in a conversational tone. The poet presents a dialogue between the goblet and the narrator. The narrator asks the red goblet to recount its experiences as it is moulded by the potter. When the potter made this goblet, he used all his skills and 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.[citation needed]

Fire is one of Chattopadhyay's tragic poems. In this poem a newly born baby asks a question to leaping flames. In fact, the infant's deceased mother had been set on fire and the child asked their question to the flames. The fire already consumed the dead mother and unveiled life in its lonely nakedness. The fire then answers that it is the terrible desire that shaped the infant in his mother's womb.[citation needed]

Beside the Death Bed is an example of his philosophical poetry. In this poem, Chattopadhyay says that death is the highest bidder and life is the lowest, this being his explanation as to why there is strife in life. According to the poem, man is the coffin of life, and life is the cradle of death.[citation needed]

Sorrow is a short poem. The small piece brings attention to the importance of sorrow being from a creator. The poem says a person who has lost his lover realizes deep and intense sorrow. It uses the symbolic image of a dove as the Holy Spirit.[citation needed]

Futurity gives yet another genre of writing explored by Chattopadhyay's poetry. Here, man is presented in unique form. According to the poem, time is the womb of eternity. Each man is compared to 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.[citation needed]

Shaper Shaped is marked by its stark simplicity. The narrative voice shows how the shaper has been shaped into the objects which he used to shape earlier. A potter shapes the clay and thus can make a beautiful pot. The narrator praises his work of art. At the end of the poem, the narrator kneels at the feet of a supreme power, who is identified at the one who created the potter himself.[citation needed]

Works[edit | edit source]

Poems[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Goblet
  • Salute to R-day
  • Tati Tati Tota (in Hindi)
  • Voyage
  • Things I Love (in English)
  • Curious Town (in English)
  • The Duck (in English)

Songs[edit | edit source]

  • Surya Ast Ho Gaya
  • Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani
  • My Heart is Beating (from Julie)

Plays[edit | edit source]

  • Abu Hassan (1918)
  • Five Plays (1937)
  • Siddhartha, Man of Peace (1956)

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Gharhi Babu
1963 Tere Ghar Ke Samne Seth Karam Chand
The Householder Mr. Chaddha
1964 Sanjh Aur Savera Mama, Radha's uncle
1965 Teen Devian Mr. Pinto
Shreeman Funtoosh Mr. Verma
Bhoot Bangla Doctor
1966 Pyar Mohabbat Thakur Shamsher Singh
Pinjre Ke Panchhi Father of Miss India 1965
1967 Raaz Baba
Raat Aur Din Dr. Dey
Naunihal Deranged male in Bombay
1968 Abhilasha Albert D'Souza
Aashirwad Baiju 'Dholakia'
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne The Magician (Barfi) Bengali film
1971 Seemabaddha Sir Baren Roy Bengali film
1972 Bawarchi Shiv Nath Sharma (Daduji)
1973 Agni Rekha Baba
1974 Gupt Gyan Professor #1
Sonar Kella Sidhu Jyatha (Uncle Sidhu) Bengali film
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
Aashiana
1976 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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ramana Rao, G.V. (1 April 2009). "When Andhra was a Left bastion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Divine Vagabond" (PDF). The Theosophical Publishing House, Madras. 1950. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Harindranath Chattopadhyay - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Harendranath Chattopadhyaya dead". The Indian Express. 23 June 1990.

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