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Sibnarayan Ray
Philosopher

Sibnarayan Ray

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Developing radical humanist criticism and studying M. N. Roy.

Kothara Tomar Mon · Sahitya Chinta

Born
20 January 1921
Birthplace
Kolkata
Died
26 February 2008

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Sibnarayan Ray

Sibnarayan Ray was an Indian thinker and literary critic whose work connected humanism, education and political thought.

Early life

Calcutta

Grew up with writer parents and studied English literature at Calcutta University.

Career

  1. 1945

    City College

    Began teaching English.

  2. 1962–1980

    Melbourne

    Led Indian Studies at the university.

  3. 1981–1983

    Rabindra Bhavan

    Directed the research institution after returning to India.

Selected work

Kothara Tomar Mon

A collection of poetry from his early writing.

Sahitya Chinta

Essays on literature.

Jijnasa

Founded and edited the Bengali journal of literature, history and philosophy.

Beyond work

International teaching

Held visiting roles at universities in several countries.

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