Nirendranath Chakravarty

Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty (; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. He's known for use of expressive clarity and sharp diction in his poems.

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"). He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.

Biography

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. Nirendranath wrote several detective novels with Bhaduri Moshai as the central character and participated in the International Conference of Poets in Liege in 1990. He was the president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi.

Notable works Poetry collections 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 age, 1987 Cholliser dinguli, 1994 Shotyo Shelukash, 1995 Onno Gopal, 1999 Bhalobasa Mondobasha, 2003 Shrestho Kobita Kobita Samagro 1 Kobita Samagro 2

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

Some of his popular poems are- Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo Kolkatar Jisu, 1969 Ulanga Raja, 1971 Pahari bichhe

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

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

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.

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