Jyoti Bhusan Chaki

Jyoti Bhusan Chaki
Born 1925
Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Died 27 March 2008
Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s) Teacher, writer
Known for Polyglot

Jyoti Bhushan Chaki (1925 – 27 March 2008) was an Indian Bengali linguist, academic and polyglot. He had proficiency with 18 different languages.

Biography

Jyoti Bhushan Chaki was born in 1925 in his maternal house in Dinajpur district now situated in Bangladesh. He came Kolkata for education in 1945. At first Chaki worked as a teacher in Modern School in 1954. Then he worked as a teacher in a school of Kolkata named Jagadbandhu Institution. He wrote several books on linguistic. He had proficiency with 18 different languages. He was also a member of Akademi Banan Upo-Samiti or Akademi Spelling Sub-Committee. He died on 27 March 2008 in a hospital in Kolkata following brain haemorrhage.

Bibliography

  • Bangla Bhashar Byakoron (in Bengali) Ananda Publishers
  • Bagortho koutuk (in Bengali) Ananda Publishers
  • Ek Jhank Golpo: Arabi, Pharshi o Sanskrit Chirayata Kahini ISBN 9787012400028

Recognitions

  • Vidyasagar award
  • Bhasha Bhushan from Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
  • Honorary D Litt from Jadavpur University

See also