Annada Shankar Ray

Born(1904-03-15)15 March 1904
Dhenkanal State, British India
(now in Odisha, India)
Died28 October 2002(2002-10-28) (aged 98)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter, poet, essayist
LanguageBengali, English, Odia
NationalityIndian
Notable worksPathe Prabaase, Banglar Reneissance
Notable awardsPadma Bhushan

Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry.[1]

He wrote several Bengali poems criticising the Partition of India. Most notable is "Teler shishi bhaanglo bole khukur pare raag karo. Among his many essays, the book Banglar Reneissance has an analytical history of the cultural and social revolution in Bengal. Ray's best known work is Pathe Prabaase, a diary of his trip in Europe in 1931. He died in Kolkata on 28 October 2002.

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