Jogindranath Sarkar
Jogindranath Sarkar (1866–1937) was a Bengali children's author. He wrote more than seventy books. Early life and education. Son of Nandalal Sarkar, a native of Jaynagar, he was born in the house of his maternal uncle in Netra village of South 24 Parganas district, on 28 October 1866. His father came from an impoverished family in Jessore and later settled in Jaynagar. Doctor and philanthropist Sir Nilratan Sircar was Jogindranath's elder brother. Jogindranath was a member of the Brahmo Samaj. Jogindranath studied at Deoghar High School and was admitted to City College, but was unable to  complete his degree. Career and writings. He then began teaching at City Collegiate School, Kolkata, and became interested in writing children's literature at around the same time. He was adept at nonsense verse. His work was published in various Bengali children's magazines, including "Sandesh". He was also the editor of the children's magazine "Mukul". Popular books include "Hasi Khushi" (1897), and his illustrated books of poetry "Khukumanir Chhada" (1899) and "Hasirashi" (1899). Other books for children include "Chhabi-O-Galpo" (1892), "Ranga Chhabi" (1896), "Pashu-Paksi" (1911), "Bane-Jangale" (1929), "Galpa Sanchay", "Shishu Chayanika", "Hijibiji", and others . In addition, he wrote schoolbooks for children, among them "Gyanamukul" (1890), "Charupath", and "Shiksa Sanchay". In 1896 Jogindranath established the City Book Society, which published Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury's debut book "Chheleder Ramayana", an adaptation of the "Ramayana" for young readers. Despite suffering from hemiplegia from 1923, Jogindranath continued to write and publish until his death in 1937.