Manindra Ray (4 October 1919 – 28 August 2000) was an Indian Bengali poet and editor.

Manindra Ray
মনীন্দ্র রায়
Born(1919-10-04)4 October 1919
Died28 August 2000(2000-08-28) (aged 80)
NationalityIndian
Alma materSurendranath College
Occupation(s)Writer, poet, author
Parent(s)Shachandra Ray (Father), Subhasini Devi (Mother)
AwardsSahitya Academy Award (1969)
Rabindra Puraskar (1993)

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Ray was born in Sitlai village in Pabna District in British India. His parents are Shachandra Ray and Subhasini Devi.[1] Ray studied in Surendranath College, Kolkata and attracted to communism. His first book of poems Trishanku was published in 1939.[2] Ray edited a number of little magazines. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry 'Mohini Aral' in 1969.[3] In 1993, he was awarded the Rabindra Puraskar for his book 'Sonnet Samagra'.[4] Ray was the co-editor of a Weekly literary magazine Amrita.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Sinha, Biswajit; Choudhury, Ashok Kumar (1996). Encyclopaedia of Indian Writers: Bengali. Eastern Book Linkers. ISBN 978-81-86339-31-2. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ dumcjnews.com. "কবি মণীন্দ্র রায়ের আজ জন্মদিন". Chharpatra.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ অঞ্জলি বসু সম্পাদিত, সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান, দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড, সাহিত্য সংসদ, কলকাতা, জানুয়ারি ২০১৯ পৃষ্ঠা ২৯৩, আইএসবিএন ৯৭৮-৮১-৭৯৫৫-২৯২-৬
  5. ^ Contemporary Bengali Literature. Academic Publishers. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2021.