Annada Shankar Ray
1905
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2002
country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India
native language: Bangla
educated at: Ravenshaw University, Patna University, University College London, King's College, London School of Economics and Political Science, Patna College
occupation: poet, writer, magistrate
award received: Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Ananda Puraskar, Rabindra Puraskar
Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry.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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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