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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. He taught Bengali poetics in books like ''Kobitar Class'', and created the fictional detective Mr. Bhaduri. In addition, he translated Hergé's ''The Adventures of Tintin'' in Bengali. He was long time editor of ''Anandamela,'' a children's magazine. In 1974, he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection ''Ulanga Raja''.

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. Provided by Wikipedia