12 Facts About Harindranath Chattopadhyay

Harindranath Chattopadhyay was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay was the younger brother of Sarojini Naidu, the second woman President of the Indian National Congress and first Indian woman to hold the position, and Virendranath Chattopadhyay, an international communist revolutionary.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay's father was a Doctorate of Science from the University of Edinburgh, settled in Hyderabad State, where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay's mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay wrote in English but of topics relating to ancient Indian culture and Vedic ideas.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay married Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, a socialist and leader of women, who created the All India Women's Conference, the Indian Cooperative Union and was the inspiration for the All Indian Handicraft's Board, a body which revived many Indian handicrafts decimated by the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 19th century.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay himself wrote the lyrics, composed the music and sang a few songs, notable among which were Surya Ast Ho Gaya and Tarun Arun Se Ranjit Dharani.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay wrote a number of poems for children in Hindi.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay's poems were appreciated by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from 14 April 1952 to 4 April 1957.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay had cameos in three Satyajit Ray films: playing the wizard Barfi in Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, the human encyclopaedia, Sidhujyatha, in Sonar Kella, and the senior member of the Board of Directors, Sir Baren Roy, in Seemabaddha.

Harindranath Chattopadhyay acted in the 1984 Mumbai Doordarshan TV Serial Ados Pados, Amol Palekar was the protagonist in this serial.