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Sukumar Ray FRPS ( Sukumār Rāẏ ⓘ; 30 October 1887 – 10 September 1923) [3] was a Bengali writer and poet from British India. 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 .
Oct 21, 2023 · The book 'Abol Tabol', a collection of Bengali nonsense verse by Sukumar Ray, recently turned a century old. Despite its age, the book remains beloved and fresh, appealing to both adults and children.
Oct 30, 2017 · Sukumar Ray, the father of Oscar winning writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray and son of acclaimed children's writer, artist, musician and printing pioneer Upendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, was a genius born way ahead of his time.
Sukumar Ray (1887-1923), the eldest son of Upendra Kishore and Satyajit Ray’s father, studied printing technology in England and joined the family business. He was an eminent poet, writer and illustrator of nonsense literature in the tradition of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.
Jun 8, 2016 · Satyajit Ray’s father Sukumar Ray used nonsense as a potent form of social and political commentary.
Sukumar Ray. Publication history. Sukumar Ray wrote for the children's magazine Sandesh, started by his father Upendrakishore, in Calcutta (now Kolkata), right from the time of its first publication in 1913. Ray was living in England at that time, where he had traveled at the end of 1911, to study photoengraving and lithography.
Oct 15, 2023 · Indian Author Sukumar Ray's unique work of literary nonsense verse – Abol Tabol, completed 100 years on 2 October 2023. Nonsense rhymes are great subsets of English literature, many consider...
Jun 4, 2021 · Abol tabol is a collection of Bengali children's poems and rhymes composed by Sukumar Ray, first published on 19 September 1923 by U. Ray and Sons publishers.
Mar 18, 2020 · Where else but in the world of Sukumar Ray, who has reigned as the king of Indian nonsense for over a century? An icon of modern Indian children’s literature, Sukumar was born on October 30, 1887 to a legendary father, Upendrakishore Raychowdhury and Bidhumukhi Devi.
English translations of 25 Bengali classic short stories penned by one of the most famous Indian writers of literary 'nonsense' and humour, Sukumar Ray, were launched Thursday on the occasion...
