Ishwar Chandra Gupta

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Ishwar Chandra Gupta (Bengali: ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত) (March, 1812-January 23, 1859), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in the village Kanchanpolli or Kanchrapara Chabbis Pargana (currently in the state of West Bengal, India). ^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary Style 3 Political Views 4 Sources 5 References

[edit] Early life

Ishwar Chandra Gupta was brought up in his uncle's house after the death of his mother. He was in Kolkata for most of his childhood. At that time, poets were named Kobiwala and the kobiwalas were not so civilized in language. Sexual words, clashes were common. But Ishwar Chandra Gupta created a different style of poetry.

He started the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar with Jogendra Mohan Tagore on on January 28, 1831. ^[1] which finally became a daily on June 4, 1839. Many Bengali writers of the 19th century started their career with that magazine.

[edit] Literary Style

He brought modern era of poetry in Bangla. He did not describe the life of Gods and Goddesses, but the daily life of human beings. He also wrote biographies of many Bengali poets and musicians.

Ishwarchandra Gupta always satires the so called modern class who blindly followed the colonial British power.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

[edit] Political Views

In the early days he was a conservative, opposing the Young Bengal movement as well as frowning on widow remarriage. His views on widow remarriage put him at odds with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Later in his life, his views began to change and he championed the cause for the remarriage of virgin widows and women's education. ^[1]

[edit] Sources

• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Biography, from Banglapedia.