Akhil Niyogi Explained

Akhil Niyogi
Native Name:অখিল নিয়োগী
Birth Date:25 October 1902
Birth Place:Sankrail-Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Date:21 February 1993 (aged 90)
Death Place:Kolkata, India
Alma Mater:Scottish Church Collegiate School
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Swapanburo(স্বপনবুড়ো)
Known For:Bengali Literature
Awards:Vidyasagar Puraskar (1988)

Akhil Niyogi also known as Swapanburo (25 October 1902 — 21 February 1993) was a Bengali children's writer and editor.[1] He is better known by the pseudonym Swapnaburo.[2]

Early life

He was born as Akhilbandhu Niyogi in 1902 at Sankrail-Tangail village of Mymensingh district, now Bangladesh.[3] Niyogi's father's name is Govinda Chandra Niyogi and mother is Bhavatarini Devi. His father was a headmaster of Bindubasini High School at Tangail. He Passed Matriculation from Scottish Church Collegiate School and ISC from City College. Later he got admission in Government College of Art & Craft.

Career

While studying at Government Art College his novel 'Beporoya' was published serially in Shisusathi magazine. While a student at the Art College, he was the founder-editor of the Artist Welfare Society. A magazine called Chitra was published on behalf of the society. Niyogi started his career as a commercial artist later he was seen in the roles of lyricist, director, actor etc. He was the screenwriter of the documentary on Sriniketan produced by the West Bengal government during Rabindranath's lifetime. He directed the film Muktir Bandhan.[4] [5] Since 1945 onward, he was a regular contributor of the Jugantar magazine.[6] He used to write songs for children under the pseudonym 'Swapnaburo' and gradually became popular by this name.[7] He went to Vienna in 1952 at the invitation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Netaji's wife and daughter were first mentioned in his book Sat Samudra Tero Nadir Pare. In 1988, the Government of West Bengal honored him with the Vidyasagar Award.[8]

Published books

Death

Akhil Niyogi died on 21 February 1993 in Calcutta.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Śāheda, Saiẏada Mohāmmada . Chaṛāẏa Bāṅālī samāja o saṃskr̥ti . 1988 . Ḍhākā Biśvabidyālaẏa . bn.
  2. Book: Calcutta Municipal Gazette . 1974 . Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. Press in India . en.
  3. Edited by Anjali Basu "Sangsad Bangali Charitavidhan", 2nd volume, 2019 AD.
  4. Book: Rajadhyaksha . Ashish . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema . Willemen . Paul . 2014-07-10 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94318-9 . en.
  5. Web site: FilmiClub . Muktir Bandhan (1947) . 2022-02-08 . FilmiClub . en-US.
  6. News: bn:সম্পাদক সমীপেষু: মহাকাশের মৃত্যু . https://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor-death-of-stars-1.1247522 . 2022-02-08 . Anandabazar Patrika . Letter to the editor . bn.
  7. Book: JAMUNA, K. A. . Children's Literature in Indian Languages . 2017-06-01 . Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting . 978-81-230-2456-1 . en.
  8. Web site: Swapan Buro Archives . 2022-02-08 . Katha Books . en-US.
  9. News: 2021-02-21 . bn:নোবেলজয়ী অর্থনীতিবিদ অভিজিৎ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের জন্ম . https://www.banglanews24.com/feature/news/bd/842416.details . 2022-02-08 . banglanews24.com . bn.