1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Compar ative ▁Oriental ▁Relig ions ▁and ▁Liter ature , ▁Boston ▁University . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁professor ships ▁at ▁Smith ▁College ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁New ▁P alt z . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁both ▁poetry ▁and ▁pro se ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁articles ▁in ▁journ als ▁of ▁India , ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁wrote ▁many ▁verse ▁collections ▁in ▁Beng ali , ▁most ▁notable ▁among ▁these ▁are ▁Ch alo ▁J ai ▁and ▁Gh are ▁Ph er ar ▁Din . ▁His ▁poetry ▁reflect s ▁ideal ism , ▁human ism ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁love ▁of ▁nature ▁and ▁beauty . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Un es co ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁book , ▁Ch alo ▁J ai . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁for ▁Gh are ▁Ph er ar ▁Din . ▁He ▁author ed ▁the ▁book ▁D ynast s ▁and ▁the ▁Post - war ▁Age ▁in ▁Po etry , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁work ▁on ▁Thomas ▁Hard y ' s ▁poetry . ▁ ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁met ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁figures ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁including ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru , ▁Albert ▁Schwe itzer , ▁Bor is ▁Pas tern ak , ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁and ▁Thomas ▁M erton . ▁ ▁He ▁visited ▁M erton ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁G