Abani Chakraborty
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Portrait of Poet Abani Chakravarty made by Shubhakar Laskar
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| Born | January 3, 1941 |
| Died | Disappeared 12 November 1994 |
Abani Chakravarty (Assamese: অৱনী চক্ৰৱৰ্তী) was an Assamese humanitarian poet of the late twentieth century Assamese literature. Apart from original poetry his works included two novelettes and translations of the third-world poetry.
Chakravarty was born in Nalbari subdivision (now Nalbari district) of Undivided Kamrup district of Assam, India on 3 January 1941. Abani started contributing to the Assamese literature prolifically in the 1960s and continued to do so until the 1990s. He was influential in the world of Assamese poetry and literature before he disappeared on a cold Saturday evening on 12 November 1994 from his Kharguli residence in Gauhati.
Chakravarty published a number of books including poetry anthologies, translations and two novelettes. He published his poems in most of the major Assamese newspapers and magazines. His books were primarily published by publishers based in Assam apart from his own publication Kabita Prakashan(কবিতা প্ৰকাশন).
Abani was the joint editor for the Assamese magazine Antaranga(অন্তৰংগ) (meaning "The Intimate", six-monthly, 1969), Asomiya Kabita(অসমীয়া কবিতা) ("The Assamese Poetry", monthly, 1970) and the editor of Chirantan(চিৰন্তন) ("The Eternal", three-monthly, 1972). Pratibadar Kantha(প্ৰতিবাদৰ কন্ঠ) ("The Voice of Rebellion", recorded in 1985), a cassette of recitation of his poems, was the first ever cassette of recitation of Assamese poetry. His anthologies are Deha Romeromai Mor(দেহা ৰমেৰমাই মোৰ) (1970), Slogan(শ্লোগান)(1980), Kabikantha(কবিকন্ঠ) (1987), autobiographical novelette Sankardev Uddyan, Si aru Apurba(শংকৰ্দেৱ উদ্যান, সি আৰু অপূৰ্ব) (1990), edited anthologies Britta Bhangar Samay (বৃত্ত ভঙাৰ সময়)(1972), Ai Samay(এই সময়) (1972), Parashu Goswamir Kabita (1989)(পৰশু গোস্বামীৰ কবিতা) and Amulya Baruar Jeevan aru Kabita(অমূল্য বৰুৱাৰ জীৱন আৰু কবিতা) (1990).
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