Bharatchandra Ray

Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor
Bharatchandra memorial, Debanandapur, Hooghly
Born1712
Penro-Bhurshut village,(present-day Howrah district, West Bengal, India)[1]
Died1760
Mulajore, (present-day Shyamnagar, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India)
Occupation(s)Poet, song composer
SpouseRadha Devi

Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor (Bengali: ভারতচন্দ্র রায় গুণাকর; 1712–1760) was an 18th-century Bengali and Sanskrit Sakta court poet and song composer. He is mostly known for his poetic work, Annadamangal or Annapurnamangal.[2][3] He is often referred to simply as Bharatchandra. Maharaja Krishnachandra of Nadia conferred him with the title Gunakor, after which he became famous as Ray Gunakor Bharatchandra.[4]

  1. ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Bose, Anjali (1976). Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali). Sishu Sahitya Samsad Pvt. Ltd. p. 374.
  2. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1991, reprint 2007). Bangala Sahityer Itihas, Vol.II, (in Bengali), Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7215-025-3, pp.424-32
  3. ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol I, (in Bengali), p 377, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Shree Natabar (publisher), (1905/1906), Bharatchandrer Granthabali, (in Bengali), p 19