Jyoti Bhusan Chaki
Appearance
Jyoti Bhusan Chaki | |
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Born | 1925 |
Died | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, writer |
Known for | Polyglot |
Jyoti Bhushan Chaki (1925 – 27 March 2008) was an Indian Bengali linguist, academic and polyglot. He had proficiency with 18 different languages.[1]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Vidyasagar award[4]
- Bhasha Bhushan from Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad[1]
- Honorary D Litt from Jadavpur University[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Linguist Jyoti Bhusan Chaki dies". One India. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "About Jagadbandhu Institution". Jagadbandhu Institution. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Bengali books of Jyoti Bhushan Chaki". Retrieved 22 January 2013. (in Bengali)