Shankha Ghosh
1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)
Popular contemporary Bengali poet
Nirendranath Chakravarty
1924–2018, born Faridpur, writes in Bangla, writer, poet, children's writer
Nirendranath Chakravarty or Chakroborty 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.
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Awards
| 1974 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Ulang Raja |
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Also writing in Bangla
Annada Shankar Ray
1905–2002writer, poet, essayist (1905-2002)
Sunil Gangopadhyay
1934–2012Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)
Satyajit Ray
1921–1992filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
1894–1950Bengali author (1894–1950)
Alokranjan Dasgupta
1933–2020Bengali poet (1933-2020)