Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri
Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri (often Nirad C. Chaudhuri ; Bengali : নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী , Nīrad Candra Caudhurī ; born November 23, 1897 in the Kishorganj district , Bengal ; † August 1, 1999 in Oxford , England ) was a Bengali writer, historian and cultural scientist. In 1966, The Continent of Circe was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize .
Works (selection)
- 1951: The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
- 1959: A Passage to England
- 1965: The Continent of Circe
- 1967: The Intellectual in India
- 1971: To Live or Not to Live
- 1974: Scholar Extraordinary, The Life of Professor the Right Honorable Friedrich Max Muller
- 1975: Clive of India
- 1976: Culture in the Vanity Bag
- 1979: Hinduism: A Religion to Live by
- 1987: Thy Hand, Great Anarch!
- 1997: Three Horsemen of the New Apocalypse
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri
- ^ Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri . In: Der Spiegel . No. 32 , 1999 ( online ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chaudhuri, Nirad Chandra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী (Bengali); Chaudhuri, Nirad C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bengali writer, historian and cultural scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kishorganj District , Bengal |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1999 |
| Place of death | Oxford |