Sukanta Bhattacharya
Sukanta Bhattacharya | |
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 Bhattacharya in the 1940s | |
| Born | 15 August 1926 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 13 May 1947 (aged 20) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Pen name | Kishore Kabi |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | British India |
| Genre | Poet, short-story writer, playwright |
| Subject | Literature |
| Literary movement | Bengali Renaissance |
| Notable works | Chharpatra Purbabhash Ghum Nei Hortal Abhizan |
| Parents | Nibaran Chandra Bhattacharya (father) Suniti Devi (mother) |
| Relatives | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (nephew) |
Sukanta Bhattacharya (ⓘ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet.[1] He was called "Young Nazrul" and Kishore Bidrohi Kobi (lit. 'Teenaged Rebel Poet'), a reference to Kazi Nazrul Islam, for his similar rebellious stance against the British Raj and the social elites through the work of poetry.[2]
Poetic style and influence
[edit]As a Marxist poet, he wielded his pen against fascist aggression, the Second World War, the Bengal famine of 1943, communal riots etc. His poems, which describe the sufferings of the common people and their struggle for existence, look forward to an exploitation-free society.[3] His works are deeply marked and influenced by his communist experience.[3] His poetry books include:
- Chharpatra (1948)
- Ghum Nei (1950)
- Purbabhas (1950)
- Abhijan (1953)
- Mithe-Kadha (1951)
- Hartal (1962)
- Giti Guccha (1965)
An excerpt from his poem Durmor signifies his love and passion towards his country:
সাবাস বাংলাদেশ!
এ পৃথিবী অবাক তাকিয়ে রয়
জ্বলে পুড়ে মরে ছারখার
তবু মাথা নোয়াবার নয়।
Meaning in English: "Bravo Bangladesh![a] The world is amazed! fired, burned, died and destroyed, but never gave up!"[4]
Death and legacy
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He died from tuberculosis, three months before the Partition of India. He was a paternal uncle of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, former Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Collections
[edit]- His complete writings were anthologised in Sukanta Samagra (Complete Works of Sukanta) (1967), published by the Saraswat Library, Kolkata was edited by Subhash Mukhopadhyay. This includes all the printed texts, some lesser known writings, his plays and stories, which include Khudha (Hunger), Durboddho (Incomprehensible), Bhadralok (Gentleman) and Daradi Kishorer Svapna (Dream of a Compassionate Adolescent), an article, Chhanda O Abritti and also a selection of letters. It was published posthumously from both the West and the East Bengal.[citation needed]
- Patra Guchha (Letters).[citation needed]
Citations
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Present-day Bangladesh did not exist then, here the term Bangladesh refers to the pre-partition undivided Bengal (See also: Names of Bengal).
References
[edit]- ^ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 506. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Sukanta Bhattacharya". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Bhattacharya, Sukanta". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Sukanta Bhattacharya - Sukanta Bhattacharya Biography - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
External links
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- Sukanta Bhattacharya at Banglapedia
- Works by Sukanta Bhattacharya at Open Library
- Works by or about Sukanta Bhattacharya at the Internet Archive
- Sukanta Bhattacharya at The Archive of Fine Arts
- Sukanta Bhattacharya's PRARTHI translated by Osman Gani
- Works of Sukanta Bhattacharya
- Sukanta Bhattacharya Poem List
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