Sukumar Ray

1887 - 1923

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: British Raj

native language: Bangla

languages spoken, written or signed: Bangla

educated at: Presidency University

occupation: photographer, poet, writer, illustrator, playwright, children's writer

Sukumar Ray (; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) was a Bengali writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. He is remembered mainly for his writings for children. He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and the father of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Source: Wikipedia (en)