Sukumar Ray Biography | Poet

Sukumar Ray (Bengali : ;   Sukumar Ra   (help · info ) ) (October 30, 1887 – September 10, 1923) was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright who mainly wrote for children. His works such as the collection of poems "Aboltabol" (Bengali : )("Gibberish"), novella " HaJaBaRaLa " (Bengali : ), short story collection "Pagla Dashu" (Bengali : ; "Crazy Dashu") and play "Chalachittachanchari" (Bengali : ) are considered equal in stature to Alice in Wonderland. More than 80 years after his death, Ray remains one of the most popular of children's writers in both West Bengal and Bangladesh .