K. Gandhar Chakravarty

Born in Montreal, K. Gandhar Chakravarty is a poet, singer-songwriter, scholar, and occasional visual artist. He has visited more than 30 countries during his life, which lends an international sensibility to his work. In particular, Gandhar spent half a year living in West Bengal, India, where he discovered not only key elements of his personal history, but also refined both his poetic and singing voices. His poems have been published throughout the world and several have been translated into Bengali, the mother tongue of his most immediate ancestors.