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Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya
Member of Parliament
In office
1952–1957
Succeeded byKomarraju Atchamamba
ConstituencyVijayawada constituency
Personal details
Born(1898-04-02)2 April 1898
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Died23 June 1990(1990-06-23) (aged 92)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Spouse Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya ​ ​(m. 1923⁠–⁠1955)​ Sundari Rani Chattopadhyaya (1962-1990)
Children2
RelativesSarojini Naidu (sister)

Harindranath Chattopadhyay (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency. He was the younger brother of Sarojini Naidu, the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and Virendranath Chattopadhyay, an international communist revolutionary. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1973.

Life

Harindranath a poet and singer, he is famous for poems such as Noon and Shaper Shaped. His father was a Doctorate of Science from the University of Edinburgh, settled in Hyderabad State, where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema.

His first book of poems, the Feast of Youth, was published when he was 19 years old, and received praise from Arthur_Quiller-Couch and James Henry CousinsCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Works

Poems

  • The Feast of Youth (1918)
  • The Magic Tree (1922)
  • Ancient Wings (1923)
  • Blood of Stones (1944)
  • Spring in Winter(1955)
  • Virgin and Vineyards (1967)
  • The Lady's Giant hat
  • the Earthen globlet
  • salute to R-day
  • Tati Tati Tota (in Hindi)
  • Voyage
  • Things I Love (in English)
  • “ Curious Town “ (In English)

Songs

  • Surya Ast Ho Gaya
  • Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani

Plays

  • Abu Hassan (1918)
  • Five Plays (1937)
  • Siddhartha, Man of Peace (1956)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Gharhi Babu
1963 Tere Ghar Ke Samne Seth Karam Chand
The Householder Mr. Chaddha
1964 Sanjh Aur Savera Mama, Radha's uncle
1965 Teen Devian Mr. Pinto
Shreeman Funtoosh Mr. Verma
Bhoot Bangla Doctor
1966 Pyar Mohabbat Thakur Shamsher Singh
Pinjre Ke Panchhi Father of Miss India 1965
1967 Raaz Baba
Raat Aur Din Dr. Dey
Naunihal Deranged male in Bombay
1968 Abhilasha Albert D'Souza
Aashirwad Baiju 'Dholakia'
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne The Magician (Barfi) Bengali film
1971 Seemabaddha Sir Baren Roy Bengali film
1972 Bawarchi Shiv Nath Sharma (Daduji)
1973 Agni Rekha Baba
1974 Gupt Gyan Professor #1
Sonar Kella Sidhu Jyatha (Uncle Sidhu) Bengali film
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
Aashiana
1976 Mehbooba Rita's father
Mera Jiwan Doctor in village
1977 Chala Murari Hero Banne Harindranath Chattopadhyay
1978 Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se Mr. Rodriques
1981 Ghungroo Ki Awaaz Nawab Jung Bahadur
1982 Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi Mastermind behind spooking everyone
1984 Hořký podzim s vůní manga Rádz's grandfather
1985 Phir Aayee Barsat Hiren Chacha
1988 Maalamaal Shri Mangat Ram (final film role)

Notes

  1. Ramana Rao, G.V. (1 April 2009). "When Andhra was a Left bastion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

External links

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