Search results
Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901–1986) was an Indian literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet. He was a close associate of Rabindranath Tagore, and edited several books of his poetry. He was also an associate of Gandhi, and an expert on the American catholic writer and monk, Thomas Merton.
Amiya Chakravarty (30 November 1912 – 6 March 1957) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was leading film director in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. He is noted for films like Daag (1952), Patita (1953), and Seema (1955) for which he won the 4th Filmfare Award for Best Story.
Amiya Chakrabarty was born on 30 November 1912 in Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Bogura, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Seema (1955), Badal (1951) and Dekh Kabira Roya (1957). He died on 6 March 1957 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India.
Born in India, Dr. Amiya Chakravarty was a well-traveled scholar and professor of philosophy and religion who had the opportunity to meet many great people of his time, including Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian poet Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Albert Schweitzer, Boris Pasternak, Albert Einstein, and met Merton during his Asian journey.
Apr 1, 2023 · Our friend and former colleague Amiya Chakravarty passed away on March 3, 2022, in New York, NY. Amiya was born on January 8, 1948, in India. He did his undergraduate work in engineering at the University of London graduating in 1969.
Amiya Chakravarty was a filmmaker of yesterdays. He was a leading film director of Bollywood known for making movies on social relevant subjects. Daag (1952), Patita (1953), and Seema (1955) are regarded as his best works as a Hindi film director.
Amiya Chakravarty (1901-1986) was a celebrated Indian (Bengali) poet, essayist, international scholar, critic, teacher of the post-Tagore era. He was secretary to Rabindranath Tagore from 1924 to 1933, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and a friend of Albert Einstein.
