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Jyoti Bhusan Chaki

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Jyoti Bhusan Chaki
Born1925 (1925)
Died(2008-03-27)27 March 2008
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Teacher, writer
Known forPolyglot

Jyoti Bhushan Chaki (1925 – 27 March 2008) was an Indian Bengali linguist, academic and polyglot. He had proficiency with 18 different languages.[1]

Biography

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Jyoti Bhushan Chaki was born in 1925 in his maternal house in Dinajpur district now situated in Bangladesh. He came Kolkata for education in 1945. At first Chaki worked as a teacher in Modern School in 1954. Then he worked as a teacher in a school of Kolkata named Jagadbandhu Institution.[2] He wrote several books on linguistic. He had proficiency with 18 different languages.[1] He was also a member of Akademi Banan Upo-Samiti or Akademi Spelling Sub-Committee. He died on 27 March 2008 in a hospital in Kolkata following brain haemorrhage.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Bangla Bhashar Byakoron (in Bengali) Ananda Publishers[3]
  • Bagortho koutuk (in Bengali) Ananda Publishers
  • Ek Jhank Golpo: Arabi, Pharshi o Sanskrit Chirayata Kahini ISBN 9787012400028

Recognitions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Linguist Jyoti Bhusan Chaki dies". One India. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ^ "About Jagadbandhu Institution". Jagadbandhu Institution. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Bengali books of Jyoti Bhushan Chaki". Retrieved 22 January 2013. (in Bengali)
  4. ^ "Four authors share literary awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.