Harindranath Chattopadhyay

Harindranath Chattopadhyay

Harindranath Chattopadhyay
MP
In office
1952–1957
Preceded by none
Succeeded by Komarraju Atchamamba
Constituency Vijayawada constituency
Personal details
Born (1898-04-02)2 April 1898
Hyderabad, India
Died 23 June 1990(1990-06-23) (aged 92)
Mumbai, India
Spouse(s) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Children Ramakrishna Chattopadhyaya
Religion Hindu

Harindranath Chattopadhyay (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was a multi-talented personality as 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, a 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 Chattopadhyay, a scientist-philosopher and educationist, and Barada Sundari Devi, a poetess and singer, he is famous for poems like Noon and Shaper Shaped. His father was a Doctorate of Science from Edinburgh University, 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 poetess 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 Chattopadhyay, 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) their son Ramakrishna Chattopadhyaya is in Banagalore, India, today. Their divorce marked the very first legal separation granted by the courts of India.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay 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 Chattopadhyay 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 Galpo Holeo Satyee, directed by Tapan Sinha. Chattopadhyay 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, the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in Sonar Kella and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in Seemabaddha .

He died in 1990.

Works

Poems

Songs

Plays

Filmography

Year Film Role Awards
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Ghari 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(Bengali) The Magician
Abhilasha Albert D'Souza
Aashirwad Baiju 'Dholakia'
1971 Seemabaddha (Bengali) Sir Baren Roy
1972 Bawarchi Shiv Nath Sharma (Daduji)
1974 Sonar Kella (Bengali) Sidhu Jyatha (Uncle Sidhu)
Aashiana
1976 Mehbooba Rita's father
1978 Aankhyon Ke Jharokhon Se Mr. Rodriques
1981Ghungroo 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. 1 2 Ramana Rao, G.V. (1 April 2009). "When Andhra was a Left bastion". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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