Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury | |
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| Born | Kamadaranjan Ray 12 May 1863[1] |
| Died | 20 December 1915 (aged 52) Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Known for | Writer, painter |
| Spouse(s) | Bidhumukhi Devi (daughter of Dwarkanath Ganguly and stepdaughter of Kadambini Ganguly) |
| Children | 6, including Shukhalata Rao and Sukumar Ray |
| Relatives | Satyajit Ray (grandson) |
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (12 May 1863[1] – 20 December 1915) was a Bengali writer, painter and entrepreneur. One of the books he wrote is Chotoder Shera Bigyan Rochona Shongkolon. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. He was also an entrepreneur. He was the first person who introduced color printing in Bengal. He started the first colour children's magazine Sandesh in 1913.[2]
- ^ a b Raychowdhury, Hitendrakishore (1984). Upendrakishore O Moshua Ray Poribaarer Golposholpo. Firma KLM Private Limited. p. 1.
- ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1998) [First published 1976]. Saṃsada Bāṅālī caritābhidhāna (Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali) (4th ed.). p. 67. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.