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Nirendranath Chakravarty is a writer, poet, children's writer born in Calcutta (India).
Nirendranath Chakravarty (Bengali pronunciation: [/niɾend̪ɾonat̪ʰ/]; 19 October 1924 – 25 December 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, and essayist. What set him apart in poetry were his expressive clarity and sharp diction. He taught Bengali poetics in books like Kobitar Class, and created the fictional detective Mr. Bhaduri. In addition, he translated Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin in Bengali. He was long time editor of Anandamela, a children's magazine. In 1974, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection Ulanga Raja. His best-known poems include Ulanga Raja (The Naked King), Kolkatar Jishu (The Jesus of Kolkata), and Kolghore Chiler Kanna (A Hawk’s Wailing in the Bathroom). According to Subodh Sarkar in Desh, Ulanga Raja has entered the collective memory of Bengalis, alongside Tagore’s "Africa" and Kazi Nazrul Islam's "Bidrohi" ("The Rebel").
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| Born | 19 October 1924, Calcutta |
| Profession | writer, poet, children's writer |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | University of Calcutta, St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Gemini |
| Nakshatra | Ardra (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Libra |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Taurus |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 31 of them (10%) have the Moon in Gemini, like Nirendranath Chakravarty, and 17 (5%) share the Ardra Nakshatra — the #2 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Nirendranath Chakravarty was born on 19 October 1924 in Calcutta. Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Nirendranath Chakravarty's Moon sign (Rashi) is Gemini and the Nakshatra is Ardra, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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