Apurbo Krishna Kunvar
Apurbo Krishna Kunwar | |
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| Native name | اپورب کشن دَیب بہادر کنورؔ |
| Born | 1815 |
| Died | 1867 (aged 51–52) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Urdu, Persian |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Genre | Ghazal, epic, biography |
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| Parents | Raja Rajkrishna Deb (father) |
| Relatives | Nabakrishna Deb (grandfather) Gopi Mohun Deb (step-uncle) Narendra Krishna Deb (younger brother) |
Apurbo Krishna Deb Bahadur "Kunvar" (1815 – 1867) was a poet and writer in Urdu and Persian from Bengal. He belonged to the royal Sovabazar Raj. His name is mentioned in Tazkira Nuskha-e-Dilkashā by Janamejaya Mitra Arman, and in Tazkira-i-Shu'ara-yi-Urdu by Garcin de Tassy. Apurbo Krishna was the author of a full Dīvān, and his most distinguished literary work was a multi-volume Shahnamah dedicated to the Muslim monarchs of India. According to Harit Krishna Deb (his descendant), around 1848, he presented a four-volume manuscript of this Shahnamah to the American Oriental Society, and became the first Indian to be made an honorary member of the society. This contribution is noted in the Society's 1849 annual report.