Sukanta Bhattacharya

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Sukanta Bhattacharya

Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (August 15, 1926 - May 13, 1947) was one of the most honored poets of Bangla literature. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi'.

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[edit] Life

Sukanta was born at his uncle's house in Kolkata. His ancestral home in the village Unshiya in Kotalipara, Gopalganj, Bengal (now part of Bangladesh). His father, Nibaran Bhattacharya, was a book selling business in Kolkata.

He died an early death at the age of 20. He was a communist and was a worker of the party.


[edit] Works

Sukanta's poetry was heavily influenced by communism. One of his most famous poems is:

ক্ষুধার রাজ্যে পৃথিবী গদ্যময়

পূর্ণিমার চাঁদ যেন ঝলসানো রুটি

 

The world is a drama in the realm of hunger

The full moon seems like a warm loaf of bread

[edit] Poetry

  • Charpatra (38 poems)
  • Ghum Nei (36 poems)
  • Purbavash (29 poems)
  • Geetigucha (19 Songs)
  • Mithe Kora (16 poems)
  • Obhijan
  • Hortal

[edit] Letters

  • Patra Guchha

[edit] Works Behind the Wall

Stories:

  • Khudha
  • Durboddho
  • Vodrolok
  • Darodi Kishorer Kishor SwaPNO

Essays:

  • Chondo O Abritti

Songs:

5 songs

Poems:

17 poems

[edit] References

  • Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national text book of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
  • Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

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