Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
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Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (12 May 1863[1] – 20 December 1915) was a Bengali writer, painter and entrepreneur. One of his written books is Chotoder Shera Bigyan Rochona Shongkolon. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. He was also an entrepreneur. He was the first person who introduced color printing in Bengal. He started the first colour children's magazine Sandesh in 1913.[2]
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Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury | |
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Born | Kamadaranjan Ray (1863-05-12)12 May 1863[1] |
Died | 20 December 1915(1915-12-20) (aged 52) |
Nationality | British Indian |
Known for | Writer, painter |
Spouse(s) | Bidhumukhi Devi (daughter of Dwarkanath Ganguly and stepdaughter of Kadambini Ganguly) |
Children | Shukhalata Rao Sukumar Ray Punyalata Chakrabarty Subinoy Ray Shantilata Ray Subimol Ray |
Relatives | Satyajit Ray (grandson) |
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