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Sukumar Ray was a Bengali writer and poet from British India, known for his children's stories and his influence on Satyajit Ray. He was a friend of Rabindranath Tagore and a pioneer of photography and lithography.
- Writing Style: Hidden Satire and Using Animals as Mouthpieces
- Born Among Influencers in Bengal Renaissance
- College Years at Presidency
- Ray's Love For Print-Making and Photography
- As A Part of The Brahmo Samaj
- As A Pioneering Illustrator
- Some of The Most Famous Works of Sukumar Ray Are
Ray was only eight when he penned his first poem,'Nadi' (River). Around a year later, he wrote 'Tick, Tick, Tong', a translation of the nursery rhyme, 'Hickory, Dickory, Dock'. Over the years, he penned poems, rhymes, plays, stories, articles, research papers and a few essays in Bengali and English. He broke the rules of the time which defined 'ser...
Sukumar grew up bang in the middle of the Bengal Renaissance and befriended the likes of Jagdish Chandra Bose, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, and one of his biggest influencers, his father's friend, Rabindranath Tagore. The environment around Ray made his literary talents flourish as he had a father who apart from being a writer and painter, was als...
After graduating from Kolkata's City College School, where his classmate was turned into the famous character 'Pagla Dashu' in several of his works, in 1906, joined Presidency College (now Presidency University) to carry out dual degrees in Physics and Chemistry. It was here that he set up the Nonsense Club in 1907, where people who had a flair for...
Ray was quite interested in printing technology and photography and in 1911, went to study more about them study at the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography on the Guruprasanna Ghosh scholarship from college. He learned about printing techniques, multiple stops and half-tones there and continued his studies at the School o...
Before Tagore received the Nobel Prize in 1913, Ray gave a talk at the East and West Society in London about Tagore's songs, by reading the essay -- 'The Spirit of Rabindranath'. The duo returned to Kolkata in 1913 along with Kalimohan Ghosh. In the same year, Roy's father, Upendra Kishore started the famous Bengali children's magazine --Sandesh, w...
Though Ray's father, Upendra Kishore, also used illustrations accompanying his compositions written for children, it was Sukumar Ray who was India's first poet to use illustrations as such an important part of his work. He had a keen eye for caricature, expressions, actions, proportions and human anatomy. His style and standard of illustrations was...
Abol Tabol(Nonsensical Mnemonics, 1923)Pagla Dashu(Crazy Dashu, 1940)Ha Ja Ba Ra La (Topsy-Turvy, 1928)Khai-Khai(I Want More, 1950)Learn about Sukumar Ray, a poet, writer and illustrator of nonsense literature, and his influence on his son Satyajit Ray. The film features still photographs, readings from his writings and narration by Soumitra Chatterjee.
- Barun Raha
- Govt. of West Bengal
- Soumitra Chatterjee
- Satyajit Ray
'Sukumar Ray'Screenplay & Direction: Satyajit Ray 1987, India. Documentary, 30 min, ColorProducer: Govt. of West Bengal CreditsNarration: Soumitra Chatterjee...
- 29 min
- 450K
- Dillon Bernard
Browse the list of books by Sukumar Ray, a Bengali writer and the father of Satyajit Ray. Find ratings, reviews, editions and translations of his nonsense poems, stories and essays.
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Oct 21, 2021 · A delightful collection of Satyajit Ray’s translation of poems and stories of his father, Sukumar Ray, the folk tales put into writing by his grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, and...
Sukumar Ray was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright, known for his nonsense literature. Explore his books, ratings, reviews, and similar authors on Goodreads.
