Raja Chakraborty
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Raja Chakraborty is a bilingual poet. He has published four books of Bengali rhymes and two books of English poems. His forte is humor and punning. He also sketches and doodles.
About Raja Chakraborty
Born and brought up in Kolkata, India, having done his Masters in English Literature from Calcutta University, Raja Chakraborty is a bilingual poet writing in Bengali and English. He has published four books of 'nonsense rhyme' in Bengali and three books of English poems all of which have been well-received and critically acclaimed. Raja has a flair for humour and satire which finds expanse in his Bengali rhymes. He is more towards the serious and philosophical in his English poems. He also doodles, sketches and paints apart from being a keen sportsman. Raja contributes regularly to magazines and anthologies.
Books by Raja Chakraborty
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Spirals: Dusty Cobwebs — poem unrhymed
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Raja Chakraborty is a bilingual poet. He has published four books of Bengali rhymes and two books of English poems. His forte is humor and punning. He also sketches and doodles.
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Longing — poem unrhymed
"...it imagines a last kiss..."
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Winter — poem unrhymed
"...Bereft of All daytime glitz..."
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Sudoku — poem unrhymed
"...Silence has a way of telling stories..."