Biharilal Chakraborty

Biharilal Chakraborty (Bengali: বিহারীলাল চক্রবর্তী) was a Bengali poet and music composer. He is often considered as the pioneer of musical poetry in Bengali literature. He was born on 21 May 1835 at Jorabagan of Kolkata, in British India. He had profound knowledge of Bengali, English and Sanskrit.[1] His notable collection of poetry includes Banga Darshan, Banga Sundari, Bandhu Biyog, Premabahini, Sangeet Shatak, Shadher Ashan, Nishargasandarshan, and Sharadamangal.[2][3][4] He was editor of Purnima, Sahitya Shankranti and Obodhbondhu literary magazines.[5] He died on 24 May 1894. Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by the works of Biharilal Chakraborty and named him "Morning Bird" of Bengali literature.[3][6]

Biharilal Chakraborty
Born(1835-05-21)May 21, 1835
Jorabagan, Kolkata, British Empire (present-day India)
DiedMay 24, 1894(1894-05-24) (aged 59)
Calcutta, British India
OccupationPoet, Journalist

References
  1. "বিহারীলাল চক্রবর্তী". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "বাংলা কবিতা এবং কবি বিহারীলাল চক্রবর্তী". DailyInqilabOnline (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. "'ভোরের পাখি' বিহারীলালের জন্ম". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. "কবি বিহারীলালের কাব্যপ্রতিভার বৈশিষ্ট্য | উনিশ শতকের আখ্যানকাব্য ও মহাকাব্য | বিহারীলাল চক্রবর্তীর কাব্যচর্চা". Million Content (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "বাংলা পত্রিকার ২০০ বছর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. Banerjee, Srikumar (1973). Phases of Tagore's Poetry. Prasārānga, University of Mysore. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2021.


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