Biharilal Chakraborty

Biharilal Chakraborty was a Bengali poet and music composer. He is often considered the pioneer of musical poetry in Bengali literature. Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by the works of Biharilal Chakraborty and named him "Morning Bird" of Bengali literature.

Biography He was born on 21 May 1835 in Jorabagan, British India (present-day India). He had profound knowledge of Bengali, English and Sanskrit. He died on 24 May 1894. He was editor of Purnima, Sahitya Shankranti and Obodhbondhu literary magazines.