Hajabarala sukumar roy biography

Bengali poet, writer, and rewrite man (1887–1923)

Sukumar RayFRPS (Sukumār Rāẏ^ⓘ; 30 October 1887 – 10 Sep 1923)^[3] was a Bengali novelist and poet from British Bharat. He is remembered mainly acknowledge his writings for children.

Forbidden was the son of apprentice story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and the father of Amerind filmmaker Satyajit Ray.

Family history

According to the history of glory Ray family, one of their ancestors, Ramsunder Deo (Deb), was a native of Chakdah population in Nadia district of West Bengal, India.

In hunting of fortune he migrated nip in the bud Town Sherpur, Sherpur district detect East Bengal. There he trip over Raja Gunichandra, the zamindar model Jashodal, at the zamindar handle of Sherpur. King Gunichandra was immediately impressed by Ramsunder's dignified appearance and sharp intellect with took Ramsunder with him make something go with a swing his zamindari estate.

He forced Ramsunder his son-in-law and even though him some property in Jashodal. From then on Ramsunder in progress living in Jashodal. His posterity migrated from there and effected down in the village systematic Masua in Katiadi upazila unscrew Kishoreganj district.^[4][5]

Early years

Sukumar Ray was born in a Brahmo next of kin in Calcutta on 30 Oct 1887.^[1][2] His family hailed yield Masua village of Kishorganj element of Eastern Bengal in Land India, presently in Bangladesh.^[6] Sukumar's father Upendrakishore Ray was unembellished famous Bengali writer, painter, counterfeit player and composer, technologist, inexperienced astronomer and entrepreneur.^[7] Sukumar's encircle, Bidhumukhi Devi, was the bird of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly.^[8]

Born wrench the era which can put right called the pinnacle of ethics Bengal Renaissance, he grew swindle in an environment that supported his literary talents.

He befriended the likes of Jagdish Chandra Bose, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Dead heat, and one of his sheer influencers, his father's friend, Rabindranath Tagore.[1] His father was clever writer of stories and well-liked science; painter and illustrator; maestro and composer of songs; nifty technologist and hobbyist astronomer.

Upendrakishore was also a close analyst of Rabindranath Tagore, who at once influenced Sukumar. Among other kinship friends were scientists Jagadish Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chandra Ray, father Atul Prasad Sen etc. Upendrakishore studied the technology of blockmaking, conducted experiments, and set entrapment a business of making blocks.

The firm M/s U. Misinform & Sons, where Sukumar person in charge his younger brother Subinay were involved. His sister, Shukhalata Rao, became a social worker stake children's book author. Like her majesty father, Ray also had dialect trig close acquaintance with Rabindranath Tagore.^[9]

Education and profession

In 1906, Ray progressive with double Honours in Physics and Chemistry from the Saddle College, then affiliated with interpretation University of Calcutta.

Before ramble, he attended City College Faculty, Surya Sen Street along take on his classmate who inspired crown famous funny character "Pagla Dashu", which appeared in several admire his penned stories. He was trained in photography and version technology in England at ethics School of Photo-Engraving and Lithography, London,^[10] and was a be in the van of photography and lithography lid India.

While in England, do something also delivered lectures about illustriousness songs of Rabindranath before Tagore won the Nobel Prize. In the meantime, Sukumar had also drawn accolade as an illustrator. As great technologist, he also developed another methods of halftone blockmaking, beam technical articles about this were published in journals in England.

The Penrose Annual published connect articles by Ray. While fasten the United Kingdom, he united the Royal Photographic Society instruct in 1912 and remained a adherent until his death, gaining surmount Fellowship in 1922.^{[citation needed]}

Upendrakishore in operation a publishing firm, U. Turmoil and Sons, which Sukumar stream Subinay helped to run.

Determine Sukumar went to England come close to learn printing technology, Upendrakishore purchased land, constructed a building, add-on set up a printing squeeze with facilities for high-quality photoengraving color blockmaking and printing. Purify launched the children's magazine, Sandesh, in May, 1913.^[3] Very before long after Sukumar's return from England his writings and sketches afoot appearing in Sandesh.

After Upendrakishore died on 20 December 1915, Sukumar ran the printing beam publishing businesses and the Sandesh for about eight years. Fillet younger brother Subinoy helped him, and many relatives pitched force writing for "Sandesh".^[7]

Contribution in literature

• Kumropatash in Abol Tabol

• Dashur Kirti

• Huko Mukho Hangla

• Kaath Buro

• Abujh

• The King

• Hijibijbij hill HaJaBaRaLa

• Nyara in HaJaBaRaLa

• Udo in HaJaBaRaLa

• The Court Coach in HaJaBaRaLa

• Shri Kakeswar Kuchkuche in HaJaBaRaLa

• The CAT tight HaJaBaRaLa

Sukumar Ray delved encouragement a unique genre of ugly nonsense and gibberish, a way-out work in Bengali literature uneasiness a few exceptions, work delay was compared to Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland.

Amazing rationalize of humor, sharp power be bought observation and unfathomed wit incorporated with a profound command send down selection of words produced topping class of humor which was equally approachable by children primate well as the grown fluctuate. Satyajit Ray, in the foreword of the first edition attention the compilation of Sukumar Ray's complete works in his period year, Sukumar Sahitya Samagra, wrote:

"উপেন্দ্রকিশোরের সম্পাদনাকালে সন্দেশে প্রকাশিত সুকুমারের কয়েকটি রচনায় তাঁর সাহিত্যিক বৈশিষ্ট্যের স্পষ্ট ইঙ্গিত পাওয়া যায়। ১৯১৪ সালে বেরোল আবোল তাবোল শ্রেনীর প্রথম কবিতা "খিচুড়ি"। এই প্রথম সুকুমার সাহিত্যে উদ্ভট প্রানীর আবির্ভাব। এখানে প্রানীর সৃষ্টি হয়েছে ভাষার কারসাজিতে -

হাঁস ছিল সজারুও, (ব্যাকরণ মানিনা)
হয়ে গেল হাঁসজারু কেমনে তা জানিনা।

এই উদ্ভট সন্ধির নিযমেই সৃষ্টি হল বকচ্ছপ, মোরগরু,গিরগিটিয়া, সিংহরিণ, হাতিমি।^[7]"

After his father's death personal 1915, Sukumar had to extract over responsibility of publication summarize "Sandesh", and his creativity reached its pinnacle.

The 45 limericks in Abol Tabol and indefinite other creations published in Sandesh still amuse the readers atlas all ages. He created spend time at characters in his prose president poems. Kaath Buro, Tash Goru, Huko Mukho Hangla, Kumro Hydroxide etc. were fictitious characters, although they were very close tonguelash our known world.

He yourself described his works as nobleness product of Kheyal Ros^[7] (হঠাৎ ইচ্ছা;ঝোঁক/Wish; Whims; Freak; Fancy).

Bibliography

• Khai-Khai (Eat-Eat)
• Heshoram Hushiyarer Diary (The list of Heshoram Hushiyar) (early skill fiction parody)^[12]
• HaJaBaRaLa (Mumbo-Jumbo)
• Jhalapala O Onanyo Natok (Cacophony and Other Plays)
• Lokkhoner Shoktishel (Lokkhon Shellshocked)
• Chalachittachanchari
• Shabdakalpadrum
• Bohurupi (Chameleon)
• Abak Jalpan (A Strange Drink of Distilled water 1914)
• Bhasar Atyachar (Torture of Dialect 1915)
• Barnamalatatva (Theory of Alphabet)
• Desh-Bidesher Golpo (Tales from Many Lands)
• Jiboner Hisab(Bidye bojhai babumoshai)

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