Dinesh Das

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Dinesh Das (Bengali: দীনেশ দাস) (born 16 September 1913) was a Bengali poet who resided in Calcutta. He was the editor of the literary magazine Agragati, and was known for his leftist inclinations. He won the Rabindra Puraskar award in 1983 for Ram gechhe Banabase (Ram is in Forest Exile).

Dinesh Das died in 1985.

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  • Kabita (Poems)
  • Bhukhmichhil (Hunger Procession)
  • Kancher Manush (Glass Humans)
  • Ram gechhe Banabase (Ram is in Forest Exile)
  • Kaste (Scythe; also part of the symbol of the Communist Party): an allegory on modern industrial life

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