Malay Roy Choudhury
Malay Roy Choudhury | |
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মলয় রায়চৌধুরী | |
Roy Choudhury in Amsterdam, 2009 | |
| Born | 29 October 1939 |
| Died | 26 October 2023 (aged 83) * British Indian (1939–1947)
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| other_names = | citizenship = Indian | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Poet, writer and journalist | years_active = (1961–2023) | known_for = | notable_works = | movement = Postmodernism and Hungryalism | spouse = Shalila Roy Choudhury
| children =
- Anushree Prashant (daughter)
- Jitendra (son)
| parents = | mother = Amita (1916–1982) | father = Ranjit Roy Choudhury (1909–1991)
| relatives =
- Laksmikanta Roy Choudhury (grandfather)
- Samir Roychoudhury (brother)
| family = Sabarna Roy Choudhury | awards = Sahitya Akademi Award (2003; refused) | signature = মলয় রায়চৌধুরীর স্বাক্ষর.svg }}
Malay Roy Choudhury (29 October 1939 – 26 October 2023) was an Indian Bengali poet, playwright, short story writer, essayist and novelist who founded the Hungryalist movement in the 1960s.