Nirendranath Chakravarty
Nirendranath Chakraborty was a popular contemporary Bengali poet.
He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.Biography
He won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1974 for the book of poems Ulanga Raja. In 2007, the University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree. Chakraborty also wrote few detective novels of Bhaduri Moshai.Notable works
Poetry anthology
Some of his poetry anthologies are:
- Nil Nirjan
- Nirokto Karabi
- Andhokar Baranda
- Prothom Nayok
- Somoy baro kom
- Jabotiyo Valobasi
- Ghumiye porar aage
- Shrestho Kobita
- Kobita Samagro 1
- Kobita Samagro 2
Juvenile literature
- Saada Bagh
- Bibir Chora
- Baaro Maser Chora
- Pitri Purush
- Amalkanti
Some of his popular poems are
- Amalkanti Roddur Hotay Cheyachilo
- Kolkatar Jisu
- Ulanga Raja
- translation of Tintin in Bengali
Death
Chakraborty died on 25 December 2018 at 12:25 pm following a heart attack. He was 94 years old, and at the time, was suffering from breathing problem in the last few months.
