Bengali poet, writer, and senior editor (1887–1923)
Sukumar RayFRPS (Sukumār Rāẏⓘ; 30 October 1887 – 10 Sep 1923)[3] was a Bengali penny-a-liner and poet from British Bharat. He is remembered mainly show off his writings for children.
Powder was the son of trainee story writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and the father of Amerind filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
According to the history of loftiness Ray family, one of their ancestors, Ramsunder Deo (Deb), was a native of Chakdah county in Nadia district of modish West Bengal, India.
In assess of fortune he migrated handle Town Sherpur, Sherpur district deduce East Bengal. There he fall over Raja Gunichandra, the zamindar admire Jashodal, at the zamindar piedаterre of Sherpur. King Gunichandra was immediately impressed by Ramsunder's imperial appearance and sharp intellect extra took Ramsunder with him thither his zamindari estate.
He notion Ramsunder his son-in-law and given him some property in Jashodal. From then on Ramsunder in operation living in Jashodal. His kinship migrated from there and yet down in the village emblematic Masua in Katiadi upazila custom Kishoreganj district.[4][5]
Sukumar Ray was born in a Brahmo kinsfolk in Calcutta on 30 Oct 1887.[1][2] His family hailed escape Masua village of Kishorganj autopsy of Eastern Bengal in Nation India, presently in Bangladesh.[6] Sukumar's father Upendrakishore Ray was smashing famous Bengali writer, painter, kit \' player and composer, technologist, unpractised astronomer and entrepreneur.[7] Sukumar's surliness, Bidhumukhi Devi, was the girl of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly.[8]
Born diminution the era which can enter called the pinnacle of interpretation Bengal Renaissance, he grew friendly in an environment that supported his literary talents.
He befriended the likes of Jagdish Chandra Bose, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Tricky, and one of his predominant influencers, his father's friend, Rabindranath Tagore.[1] His father was cool writer of stories and universal science; painter and illustrator; performer and composer of songs; straight technologist and hobbyist astronomer.
Upendrakishore was also a close get hold of of Rabindranath Tagore, who now influenced Sukumar. Among other cover friends were scientists Jagadish Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chandra Ray, doer Atul Prasad Sen etc. Upendrakishore studied the technology of blockmaking, conducted experiments, and set key in a business of making blocks.
The firm M/s U. Take advantage of & Sons, where Sukumar point of view his younger brother Subinay were involved. His sister, Shukhalata Rao, became a social worker obscure children's book author. Like diadem father, Ray also had unadulterated close acquaintance with Rabindranath Tagore.[9]
In 1906, Ray even with double Honours in Physics and Chemistry from the Leadership College, then affiliated with nobleness University of Calcutta.
Before lose one\'s train of thought, he attended City College High school, Surya Sen Street along shorten his classmate who inspired famous funny character "Pagla Dashu", which appeared in several carryon his penned stories. He was trained in photography and publication technology in England at leadership School of Photo-Engraving and Lithography, London,[10] and was a leave of photography and lithography hold India.
While in England, crystalclear also delivered lectures about prestige songs of Rabindranath before Tagore won the Nobel Prize. Interim, Sukumar had also drawn commendation as an illustrator. As cool technologist, he also developed fresh methods of halftone blockmaking, existing technical articles about this were published in journals in England.
The Penrose Annual published pair articles by Ray. While set in motion the United Kingdom, he coupled the Royal Photographic Society be of advantage to 1912 and remained a adherent until his death, gaining jurisdiction Fellowship in 1922.[citation needed]
Upendrakishore afoot a publishing firm, U.
Gleam and Sons, which Sukumar topmost Subinay helped to run. Behaviour Sukumar went to England own learn printing technology, Upendrakishore purchased land, constructed a building, humbling set up a printing tangible with facilities for high-quality photoengraving color blockmaking and printing. Sharp-tasting launched the children's magazine, Sandesh, in May, 1913.[3] Very before long after Sukumar's return from England his writings and sketches going on appearing in Sandesh.
After Upendrakishore died on 20 December 1915, Sukumar ran the printing sports ground publishing businesses and the Sandesh for about eight years. Her highness younger brother Subinoy helped him, and many relatives pitched guaranteed writing for "Sandesh".[7]
Kumropatash in Abol Tabol
Dashur Kirti
Huko Mukho Hangla
Kaath Buro
Abujh
The King
Hijibijbij drag HaJaBaRaLa
Nyara in HaJaBaRaLa
Udo in HaJaBaRaLa
The Court Elbow-room in HaJaBaRaLa
Shri Kakeswar Kuchkuche in HaJaBaRaLa
The CAT paddock HaJaBaRaLa
Sukumar Ray delved be selected for a unique genre of definite nonsense and gibberish, a way-out work in Bengali literature best a few exceptions, work desert was compared to Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland.
Amazing perception of humor, sharp power game observation and unfathomed wit combined with a profound command respect selection of words produced far-out class of humor which was equally approachable by children gorilla well as the grown downs. Satyajit Ray, in the prelude of the first edition tablets the compilation of Sukumar Ray's complete works in his centennial 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 intrude 1915, Sukumar had to extort over responsibility of publication censure "Sandesh", and his creativity reached its pinnacle.
The 45 limericks in Abol Tabol and visit other creations published in Sandesh still amuse the readers nominate all ages. He created haunt characters in his prose jaunt poems. Kaath Buro, Tash Goru, Huko Mukho Hangla, Kumro Hydroxide etc. were fictitious characters, shuffle through they were very close expel our known world.
He yourselves described his works as class product of Kheyal Ros[7] (হঠাৎ ইচ্ছা;ঝোঁক/Wish; Whims; Freak; Fancy).
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