Annada Shankar Ray
Indian writer, poet, essayist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry.[1]
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Born | (1904-03-15)15 March 1904 Dhenkanal State, British India (now in Odisha, India) |
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Died | 28 October 2002(2002-10-28) (aged 98) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Occupation | Writer, poet, essayist |
Language | Bengali, English, Odia |
Nationality | Indian |
Notable works | Pathe Prabaase, Banglar Reneissance |
Notable awards | Padma Bhushan |
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He wrote several Bengali poems criticising the Partition of India. Most notable is "Teler shishi bhaanglo bole khukur pare raag karo. Among his many essays, the book Banglar Reneissance has an analytical history of the cultural and social revolution in Bengal. Ray's best known work is Pathe Prabaase, a diary of his trip in Europe in 1931. He died in Kolkata on 28 October 2002.