Sumanto Babu was a linguistic knight
A true gentleman, ever polite
But fumble your grammar
And he'd shed all his glamour
And his corrections would sting you with spite.
A true gentleman, ever polite
But fumble your grammar
And he'd shed all his glamour
And his corrections would sting you with spite.
"Your quips are too sharp", people said
"Your English has gone to your head
Why not teach us with flair
And show that you care?
Use your passion to guide us instead!"
So one day he followed his gut
Faced a camera with style and a strut
Put a channel on the Gram
And stirred up a wham
So they now call him the English Nut!
Today's poem, the fifth in my A to Z Blogging Challenge campaign for 2025, is dedicated to Sumanto Chattopadhyay, who is more widely known on Instagram as 'The English Nut'. A seasoned creative and award-winning copywriter with decades of experience in the advertising field, he has now donned the role of a content creator on Instagram. In the past, he has served as the Executive Creative Director, South Asia, at Ogilvy, and later as the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of 82.5 Communications (part of the famed Ogilvy Group). Over the course of his illustrious career, he helped build brands like Dove, Pond’s and Star Plus, and was involved in the launch of brands like Pro Kabaddi, Maharashtra Tourism and The Economist. He has been the recipient of several advertising awards at Cannes, the Clios, the One Show, the London Festival, the Abbies and Kyoorius.
The list of achievements and awards won is quite long, and you might want to visit his LinkedIn profile to find out more.
He has also dabbled in modelling and acting, having been nominated for the best actor award at the Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in France, Germany and UK.
Sumanto also occasionally writes columns on advertising, communication and travel. He is working on a book as well, and because several other things keep him busy, he hopes to finish it sometime in the future.
Fun Fact: He belongs to the lineage of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
His Instagram URL is: The English Nut
Do visit his Insta page.
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This is so good!
ReplyDeleteOh, what a shame I didn’t know about him earlier. A man of many talents—learning about his lineage just blew my mind. Thank you for introducing him.
ReplyDeleteAnother Instagrammar I am going to go looking for, thanks to your posts introducing them to us. Love the rhyming and how well you introduce them and their talents to us. Mayuri
ReplyDeleteYour poem is elegant. You have captured the essence of the non-native English population so well. When you know a thing, correction comes automatically, but for others it really stings. Well portrayed.
ReplyDeleteIts high time I should check out his channel. Thanks for writing about him
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