Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya | |
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Harindranath Chattopadhyaya | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Succeeded by | Komarraju Atchamamba |
Constituency | Vijayawada constituency |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hyderabad, India | 2 April 1898
Died |
23 June 1990 92) Bombay, India | (aged
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sarojini Naidu (sister) |
Harindranath Chattopadhyay (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, a dramatist, an actor, a musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency.[1] He was the younger brother of Sarojini Naidu, the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and Virendranath Chattopadhyay, an international communist revolutionary. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1973.[2]
Life
Born in Hyderabad (erstwhile Hyderabad State, present day Telangana) in a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family to Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, first Indian D.Sc, a scientist-philosopher and educationist, and Barada Sundari Devi, a poet and singer, he is famous for poems like Noon and Shaper Shaped. His father was a Doctorate of Science from the University of Edinburgh, settled in Hyderabad State, where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1973. He married Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, a Socialist and leader of Women, who created the All India Women's Conference, the Indian Cooperative Union and also was the inspiration for the All Indian Handicraft's Board, a body which revived many Indian handicrafts, decimated by the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 19th century. (Pottery and Weaving). A son died in 2008 but another survives. Kamaladevi and Harin's divorce was the first legal separation granted by the courts of India. It was amicable.
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya often recited his poem Rail Gaadi on All India Radio (Akashavani). The song was memorably sung by Ashok Kumar in the film Aashirwad. He himself wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang a few songs, notable among which were Surya Ast Ho Gaya and Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani. He also penned a number of poems for children in Hindi. His poems were appreciated even by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
In 1951 Lok Sabha elections Harindranath Chattopadhyaya won from Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in Madras State as an independent candidate, supported by the Communist Party of India. He was the member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.[1]
His most famous acting role was in the Hindi movie Bawarchi (The Chef), which was made in 1972; it was adapted by Gulzar from the Bengali film Galpa Holeo Satyi, directed by Tapan Sinha. Chattopadhyaya played the role of the strict and regimented patriarch of the house, where his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren lived in a joint family and still respected and abided by his rules. He had cameos in three Satyajit Ray films: playing the wizard Barfi in Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne, the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in Sonar Kella, and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in Seemabaddha .
Chattopadhyay died of cardiac arrest on 23 June 1990 in Bombay.[3]
Works
Poems
- The Feast of Youth (1918)
- The Magic Tree (1922)
- Ancient Wings (1923)
- Blood of Stones (1944)
- Spring in Winter(1955)
- Virgin and Vineyards (1967)
- The Lady's Giant hat
- the Earthen globlet
- salute to R-day
- Tati Tati Tota (in Hindi)
- ' Shaper Shaped'(Sandip Shah Grambharati Amarapur)
Songs
- Surya Ast Ho Gaya
- Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani
Plays
- Abu Hassan (1918)
- Five Plays (1937)
- Siddhartha, Man of Peace (1956)
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1962 | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | Gharhi Babu | |
1963 | Tere Ghar Ke Samne | Seth Karam Chand | |
Gharbar | Mr. Chaddha | ||
The Householder | Mr. Chaddha | ||
1964 | Sanjh Aur Savera | Mama, Radha's uncle | |
1965 | Teen Devian | Mr. Pinto | |
1966 | Pyar Mohabbat | Thakur Shamsher Singh | |
Pinjre Ke Panchhi | Father of Miss India 1965 | ||
1967 | Raaz | Baba | |
Raat Aur Din | Dr. Dey | ||
Naunihal | Deranged male in Bombay | ||
1968 | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne | The Magician (Barfi) | Bengali film |
Abhilasha | Albert D'Souza | ||
Aashirwad | Baiju 'Dholakia' | ||
1971 | Seemabaddha | Sir Baren Roy | Bengali film |
1972 | Bawarchi | Shiv Nath Sharma (Daduji) | |
1974 | Sonar Kella | Sidhu Jyatha (Uncle Sidhu) | Bengali film |
Aashiana | |||
1976 | Mehbooba | Rita's father | |
1978 | Aankhyon Ke Jharokhon Se | Mr. Rodriques | |
1981 | Ghungroo Ki Awaaz | Nawab Jung Bahadur | |
1982 | Chalti Ka Naam Zindagi | Mastermind behind spooking everyone | |
1984 | Horký Podzim s Vuní Manga | Rádz's grandfather | |
1988 | Maalamaal | Shri Mangat Ram |
Notes
- 1 2 Ramana Rao, G.V. (1 April 2009). "When Andhra was a Left bastion". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Harendranath Chattopadhyaya dead". The Indian Express. 23 June 1990.