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Harindranath Chattopadhyay | |
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Harindranath Chattopadhyaya | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Succeeded by | Komarraju Atchamamba |
Constituency | Vijayawada constituency |
Personal details | |
Born | (1898-04-02)2 April 1898 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India |
Died | 23 June 1990(1990-06-23) (aged 92) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Spouse |
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya
(m. 1923–1955) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sarojini 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>
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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 |
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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
- 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.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
Categories:- Bengali male poets
- Bengali people
- Bengali Hindus
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- 1898 births
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- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- Bengali male actors
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- Indian male dramatists and playwrights
- 1st Lok Sabha members
- Indian male film actors
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