Births
Published: 12:41 AM, 30 October 2018
Sukumar Ray
Sukumar Ray was a Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor from the Indian subcontinent, who is remembered mainly for his writings for the children.
He was the son of children's story writer Upendrakishore Ray, the father of filmmaker Satyajit Ray and grandfather of filmmaker Sandip Ray.
His creations such as the collection of poems Abol Tabol (Gibberish), novella HaJaBaRaLa, short story collection Pagla Dashu (Crazy Dashu) and play Chalachittachanchari are considered equal in stature to Alice in Wonderland.
More than 80 years after his death, Ray remains one of the most popular of children's writers in Bengali literature. Sukumar Ray was born in a Brahmo family in Calcutta, India on 30 October 1887.
