Akshay Kumar Baral (1860–1919) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার বড়াল) was a

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and writer. He was born in

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. The family originally hailed from

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Early life

Baral was born in 1860 in Chorbagan, Calcutta,

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. He studied at

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for some time. He worked as an accounts clerk in the Delhi and London Bank. He worked as a secretary at the North-British Life Insurance Company.

Career

Boral was a fan of the poets, Biharilal Chakraborty and

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

. His poetry is meditative and thoughtful. However, he wrote with a unique style and he was not influenced by either one.

Bibliography

Poetry *''Prodip'' *''Kanakanjoli'' *''Shankha'' *''Esha'' *''Vul'' *''Chandidas''

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