Sudhir Chakraborty

Sudhir Chakravarti was born on 19 September 1934 at Shibpur. His father's name was Ramaprasad Chakravarti and his mother Beenapani Chakravarti. He was the youngest of the nine sons of Ramaprasad. Due to the fear of the Japanese bombardings in Calcutta, Chakravarti's father had shifted to Dignagar, Nadia, (where they had ancestral lands as Zamindars) from Shibpur, Howrah in his childhood. After that his family came to Krishnanagar, Nadia.[1] Chakravarti completed his studies in Calcutta University and in 1966 married Nivedita Chakravarti. Chakravarti is known for his research works on Folk religion, Lalan Fakir and Cultural Anthropology in Bengal. He spent 30 years researching the folk culture by traveling to different villages all over the West Bengal.[2] He was a professor of Bengali literature since 1958 to 1994, but even after retirement kept on teaching until 2011. Chakravarti worked in Krishnagar Government College, guest lecturer of Jadavpur University and was also associated with the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata. He wrote and edited more than 85 books on various subjects like music, art, folk-religion, cultural anthropology. He was the editor of Bengali literary Magazine Dhrubapada.[3] He passed away on 15 December 2020 in Kolkata.[4][5]

Sudhir Chakraborty

• Sahebdhoni Somproday o tader gan
• Gobhir Nirjon Pothey
• Baul Fakir Katha
• Sadar Mafassal
• Nirjan Ekaker Gan Rabindra Sangeet
• Akkhaner Khoje
• Bangla Flimer Gan O Satyajit Roy
• Rabikararekha
• Lalan
• Bratyo Lokayata Lalan
• Dekha Naa Dekhay Mesha
• Bangla Dehatatter Gaan
• Roope Barne Chhande
• Nirjan Sajane
• Loksamaj O Lokchitra
• Nirbas
• Lekha pora kore je
• Bangla ganer alokporbo
• Anek diner anek katha
• Bolahari somproday ar tader gaan
• barne barne pushpe parne
• charano ei jibon
• Manini rupmati kubir gosai
• Gaane Gaane gaoya
• Nirjon sojone
• Lalon sai kubir gosai o tader 100 gaan
• Shamuk jhinuk
• Gaaner leelar sei kinare
• Mati prithibir taane
• sahityer lokayato path
• Lokayoter onyo baanke
• Nirbachito akhyan
• Nibhrito moner chaya
• Panchagramer korocha
• Poschimbonger melamohotsav
• Shilper khoje
• Dwijendralal roy Smaran Bismaran
• Along deep lonely alleys (English translation of gobhir nirjon pothe)
• Six volumes of Sudhir Chakravarti Rachanavali

Chakravarti received the Ananda Purashkar in 2002 for his book Baul Fakir Katha and the Sahitya Akademi Award 2004.[6] He got the awards of Eminent Teacher from Calcutta University in 2006,[7] Narasimha Das award and the Dr. Sukumar Sen Gold Medal from the Asiatic Society. He has also been awarded by the Tagore research Institute the title of Rabindratatvacharya.