Portrait of Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

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Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur (died 1915)

Born
May 12, 1863
Died
December 20, 1915
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1863

About Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a Bengali writer, painter and entrepreneur. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly. Upendrakishore first introduced modern blockmaking, including half-tone and colour blockmaking, in South Asia. He published his first literary work in the magazine Sakha in 1883.

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The world when Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was born

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

  • Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
  • Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
  • Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18632026
Population32.6M341 million

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