Kalidas Roy


Kalidas Roy was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature and a teacher. He was born in Karui village of Bardhaman at West Bengal in a Vaidya family and was a descendant of the Vaishnava poet, Lochan Dash. His father was Jogendranarayan Roy. He wrote in both Arabic and Persian.

Career

He earned his first degree from the Krishnanath College, Berhampore,West Bengal, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Later he studied for his MA examinations in philosophy from the Scottish Church College.
During his teaching career, Roy taught in various institutions like Barisha High School and Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore Branch, Kolkata, where he served as the Assistant Headmaster.
He was one of the poets of the Tagore era of Bengali literature. His poetry was specially influenced by Vaishnava thoughts. He wrote 19 books of verses. His famous poems include Chhatradhara, which describes a teacher's appreciation of his interaction with students, and Triratna. In addition to poetry, he also translated Sanskrit works and made critical reviews of books.
In Kolkata he lived in a house near Tollygunge, which he christened as "Sandhyar Kulai". He died on 25 October 1975.

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