Nirendranath Chakravarty

Nirendranath Chakravarty (Bengali pronunciation: [/niɾend̪ɾonat̪ʰ/]; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. What set him apart in poetry were his expressive clarity and sharp diction. 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 won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection Ulanga Raja.

His best-known poems include Ulanga Raja (The Naked King), Kolkatar Jishu (The Jesus of Kolkata), and Kolghore Chiler Kanna (A Hawk’s Wailing in the Bathroom). According to Subodh Sarkar in Desh, Ulanga Raja has entered the collective memory of Bengalis, alongside Tagore’s "Africa" and Kazi Nazrul Islam's "Bidrohi" ("The Rebel"). He lived in Bangur Avenue, Kolkata.