Akhil Niyogi

Akhil Niyogi
অখিল নিয়োগী
Born25 October 1902
Sankrail-Tangail, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 February 1993 (aged 90)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSwapanburo (স্বপনবুড়ো)
Alma materScottish Church Collegiate School
Known forBengali Literature
AwardsVidyasagar 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.[4]

Career

While studying at Government Art College his novel 'Beporoya' was published serially in Shisusathi magazine.[citation needed] 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.[5][6] Since 1945 onward, he was a regular contributor of the Jugantar magazine.[7] He used to write songs for children under the pseudonym 'Swapnaburo' and gradually became popular by this name.[8] 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.[4]

Published books

  • Babuibasa Boarding
  • Banpalashir Khude Dakat
  • Bastuhara
  • Panka Theke Padma Jage
  • Dhanni Chele
  • Kishore Abhijan
  • Pala Parban Chara-chanda
  • Bhuture Desh
  • Khelar Sathi

Death

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Śāheda, Saiẏada Mohāmmada (1988). Chaṛāẏa Bāṅālī samāja o saṃskr̥ti (in Bengali). Ḍhākā Biśvabidyālaẏa.
  2. ^ Calcutta Municipal Gazette. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. Press in India. 1974.
  3. ^ Edited by Anjali Basu "Sangsad Bangali Charitavidhan", 2nd volume, 2019 AD.
  4. ^ a b "Swapan Buro Archives". Katha Books. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  6. ^ FilmiClub. "Muktir Bandhan (1947)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ সম্পাদক সমীপেষু: মহাকাশের মৃত্যু. Anandabazar Patrika (Letter to the editor) (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ JAMUNA, K. A. (1 June 2017). Children's Literature in Indian Languages. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2456-1.
  9. ^ নোবেলজয়ী অর্থনীতিবিদ অভিজিৎ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের জন্ম. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.