Nirendranath Chakravarty

Nirendranath Chakravarty (19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was a contemporary Indian Bengali poet, Translator, Novelist. 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. Chakravarty also wrote few detective novels of Bhaduri Moshai.

Poetry anthology
Some of his poetry anthologies are:
 * Neel Nirjan
 * Nirokto Karabi
 * Andhokar Baranda
 * Prothom Nayok
 * Somoy borho kom
 * Jabotiyo Valobasi
 * Shrestho Kobita
 * Kobita Samagro 1
 * Kobita Samagro 2
 * 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
 * Ulanga Raja

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
 * Ananda Purashkar  in 1974
 * The University of Calcutta awarded him an honorary Doctor of Literature degree.