Biharilal Chakraborty | |
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Born | Jorabagan, Kolkata, Company Raj (present-day India) | 21 May 1835
Died | 24 May 1894 Calcutta, British India | (aged 59)
Occupation | Poet, 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]