Abani Chakraborty

Who is Abani Chakraborty?

Abani Chakravarty was one of the best known Assamese humanitarian poets of the late twentieth century Assamese literature. Apart from original poetry his works included two novelettes and translations of the third-world poetry.

Chakravarty was born in Nalbari district of Assam, India on 3 January 1941. Abani started contributing to the Assamese literature prolifically in the 1960s and continued to do so until 1990's. He was influential in the world of Assamese poetry and literature before he disappeared on a cold Saturday evening on 12 November 1994 from his Kharghuli residence in Assam.

Chakravarty published a number of books including poetry anthologies, translations and two novelettes. He published his poems in most of the major Assamese newspapers and magazines. His books were primarily published by publishers based in Assam apart from his own publication Kabita Prakashan.