Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Born(1897-11-23)23 November 1897
Kishoreganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1 August 1999(1999-08-01) (aged 101)
Lathbury Road, Oxford, England
Pen nameBalahak Nandi, Sonibarer Cithi, Outsider, Now
Occupationwriter and commentator on culture
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
Period1925–1999
Genrenon-fiction

Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri CBE (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was an Indian writer.[1]

In 1990, Oxford University awarded Chaudhuri, by then a long-time resident of the city of Oxford, an Honorary Degree in Letters. In 1992, he was made an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[2]

  1. ^ "Nirad C. Chaudhuri | Bengali author and scholar". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ The Unrepentant Vision (Television production). Doordarshan.