Biharilal Chakraborty

Biharilal Chakraborty
Born(1835-05-21)21 May 1835
Jorabagan, Kolkata, Company Raj (present-day India)
Died24 May 1894(1894-05-24) (aged 59)
Calcutta, British India
OccupationPoet, Journalist

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. Rabindranath Tagore was influenced by the works of Biharilal Chakraborty and named him "Morning Bird" of Bengali literature.[1][2]

  1. ^ "'ভোরের পাখি' বিহারীলালের জন্ম". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Banerjee, Srikumar (1973). Phases of Tagore's Poetry. Prasārānga, University of Mysore. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2021.