Pramatha Chaudhuri
Birbal Pramathanath Chaudhuri | |
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| Born | 7 August 1868 |
| Died | 2 September 1946 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College, Kolkata |
| Occupation | ·Poet ·Essayist ·Writer |
| Notable work | Char-Yari Katha, Ahuti, Nil-Lohit, contributions to Sabujpatra magazine among several other writings |
| Movement | Bengal Renaissance |
| Spouse | Indira Devi Chaudhurani |
| Relatives | Prasannamoyee Devi (sister) Priyamvada Devi (niece) |
Pramathanath Chaudhuri (7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, alias Birbal, was a Bengali essayist, poet, and writer. He was the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore as his mother was Sukumari Debi, the second sister of Tagore. He married musician and writer Indira Devi Chaudhurani, daughter of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to have joined the Indian Civil Services and an author, composer and feminist, who was the second eldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore.