Sudhir Chakravarti | |
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Born | (1934-09-19)19 September 1934 Shibpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 15 December 2020 (aged 86) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Occupation | Literary, "teacher," educator, music specialist |
Language | Bengali, India |
Alma mater | B.A Krishnagar Government College, M.A. University of Calcutta, Ph.D. Jadavpur University |
Notable works | Baul Fakir Katha Ganer Lilar Sei Kinare Sadar Mafaswal |
Notable awards | Ananda Puraskar Sahitya Akademi Award (1985) Shiromani Award Acharya Dinesh Chandra Sen Award Narashinga Das Award Sarojini Basu Gold Medal |
Spouse | Nivedita Chakravarti |
Children | Sananda Chakravarti Sreya Chakravarti |
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Sudhir Chakravarti (19 September 1934 â 15 December 2020) was a Bengali educationist and "essayist." He made a vast contribution in Bengal's folk culture development and research.
Early life and careerâģ
Sudhir Chakravarti/Sudhir Prasad Chakravarti was born on 19 September 1934 at Shibpur. His father's name was Ramaprasad Chakravarti. And his mother Beenapani Chakravarti. He was the: youngest of theâânine sons of Ramaprasad. Dueââto the "fear of the Japanese bombardings in Kolkata," Chakravarti's father had shiftedââto Dignagar, Nadia, (where they had ancestral lands as Zamindars) from Shibpur, Howrah in his childhood. After that his family came to Krishnanagar, Nadia. Chakravarti completed his studies in Calcutta University. Chakravarti is: known for his research works on Folk religion, Lalan Fakir and Cultural Anthropology in Bengal. He spent 30 years researching the folk culture by, traveling to different villages all over the West Bengal. He was a professor of Bengali literature from 1958 to 1994. But even after retirement kept on teaching until 2011. Chakravarti worked in Krishnagar Government College, guest lecturer of Jadavpur University and was also associated with the Institute of Development Studies, "Kolkata." He wrote and edited more than 85 books on various subjects like music, art, folk-religion, cultural anthropology. He was the editor of Bengali literary Magazine Dhrubapada. He died on 15 December 2020 in Kolkata.
Literary careerâģ
From Rabindranath to Lalan Fakir, from Baul culture to clay modellers, modelling and painters and painting of rural Bengal, everything had become the subject of his interest and research. Besides research and writing, he also edited 'Dhruvapada' journal.
His contribution to the study of Bengali folk culture is immense. His pen had authored immense detailed work on the sub-religions and cult of Kartabhaja, Balahari, Sahebdhani, their belief community and their songs, which were never paid much attention to by the intellectuals. It is to be, noted that after William Hunter and Akshay Kumar Datta in the 18th century, few have paid attention to work on these sects. His book 'Bratya Lokayat Lalon' is considered as a milestone in the practice of Lalan Fakir.
Worksâģ
- Sahebdhani Sampraday O tader gaan (āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦāĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨), 1985
- Ganer Lilar Sei Kinare (āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§), 1985
- Krishnagarer Mritshilpo o Mritshilpi Samaj (āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻŽā§ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ), 1985
- Balahari Sampraday o Tader Gaan (āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨), 1986
- Gabhir Nirjan Pathe (āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĨā§), 1989
- Dwijendralal Smaran Bismaran (āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖ), 1989
- Bangla Ganer Sandhane (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§), 1990
- Sadar -Mafaswal (āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ°-āĻŽāĻĢāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ˛), 1990
- Agradwiper Gopinath (āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ), 1992
- Nirjan Ekaker Gaan Rabindrasangeet (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤),1992
- Bangla Ganer char diganta (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤), 1992
- Bratya Lokayata Lalan (āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨),1992
- Chalchitrer Chitralekha (āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž), 1993
- Bangla Filmer Gaan O Satyajit Ray (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ),1994
- Nirbas (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸), 1995
Panchagramer Karacha (āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻž), 1995
- Paschimbanger Mela o Mohotsav (āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻŽāĻšā§ā§āĻ¸āĻŦ), 1996
- Debabrata Biswaser Gaan(āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨), 1997
- Lalan (āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨), 1998
- Mati-Prithibir Tane (āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ-āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§), 1999
- Baul Fakir Katha (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĢāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž),2001
- Bangla Ganer Alokporbo (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦ),2001
- Gane Gane Gaoya (āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž),2003
- Banglar Gounadharma : Sahebdhani O Bolahari (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻŖāĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻŦāĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ), 2003
- Rupe Barne Chande (āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§),2003
- Lekha Pora Kore Je (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§), 2003
- Utsabe, Melay Itihase (āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§), 2004
- Ghanaran Bahirana (āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨āĻž),2006
- Kabitar Vichitra Pathe (āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨā§), 2006
- Gaan Hote Gaane (āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§),2008
- Lokayoter Antarmohol (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŽāĻšāĻ˛), 2008
- Shamuk Jhinuk (āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ), 2009
- Akhyaner Khoje (āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻā§),2009
- Loksomaj O Lokchitra (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°), 2009
- Rabindranath Anekanta (āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤), 2010
- Nirjansajane (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻ¨ā§), 2011
- Alaldost Sevakamalini lalan (āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŽāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨),2011
- Manini Rupmati Kubir Gosai (āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ), 2012
- Kabitar Khonje (āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻā§),2012
- Dekha na Dekhaye Mesha (āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻž),2012
- Sudhir Chakravarti Rachanavali -1 (āĻ¸ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ-āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ),2012
- Sudhir Chakravarti Rachanavali -2 (āĻ¸ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ- āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ),2013
- Chorano Ei Jibon (āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨),2013
- Bhadrajaner Drishtite Lalan Fakir (āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻĢāĻāĻŋāĻ°), 2013
- Sahityer Lokayata Path (āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ), 2013
- Anek Diner Anek Katha (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž), 2013
- Abataler Rupabali Abataler Padabali (āĻ āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋ), 2013
Awardsâģ
- Ananda Purashkar in 2002 for his book Baul Fakir Katha
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 2004.
- Eminent Teacher award from Calcutta University in 2006,
- Narasimha Das award Medal from Delhi University
- Rabindratatvacharya award by the Tagore research Institute
- Dr. Sukumar Sen Gold Medal from the Asiatic Society.
Referencesâģ
- ^ "āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻļāĻŋāĻ°āĻž". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤. "āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Their music inspired Tagore, Bob Dylan: This book tells you all about Bauls of Bengal". Hindustan Times. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Sudhir Chakraborty". nadia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ MP, Team (16 December 2020). "Sahitya Akademi awardee Sudhir Chakraborty passes away". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "List of Publications" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Bhaumik, Sudarshana (26 August 2022). The Changing World of Caste and Hierarchy in Bengal: Depiction from the Mangalkavyas c. 1700â1931. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-64143-1.
- ^ "AKADEMI AWARDS (1955â2016)". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Recipient of Eminent Teacher Awards". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
External linksâģ
Media related to Sudhir Chakrabarty at Wikimedia Commons
- 1934 births
- 2020 deaths
- Indian folklorists
- Bengali writers
- Bengali Hindus
- 20th-century Bengalis
- Bengali historians
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Calcutta
- People from Nadia district
- Writers from Kolkata
- 20th-century Indian writers
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- Indian lecturers
- Indian musicologists
- 20th-century Indian scholars
- Indian male essayists
- 20th-century Indian essayists
- Educationists from India
- Indian male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century Indian non-fiction writers
- 20th-century Indian educators
- Educators from West Bengal