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Nirendranath Chakravarty (19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was a contemporary Indian Bengali poet, translator and novelist.
He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata. He translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali.
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. Chakraborty was Participated in the Festival of India in France and the USSR for literature translation. Chakravarty also wrote few detective novels of Bhaduri Moshai and Participate in the International Conference of Poets in Liege in 1990. He was president of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi.
Notable works
= Poetry anthology
=Some of his poetry anthologies are:
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
=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
Chakravarty 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.
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