Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (ⓘ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet.[1]
Sukanta Bhattacharya | |
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 Bhattacharya in the 1940s | |
| Born | 15 August 1926 Kalighat, Bengal, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 13 May 1947 (aged 20) Calcutta, Bengal, 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) |
He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam for Sukanta's similar rebellious stance against the tyranny of the British Raj and the oppression by the social elites through the work of his poetry.[2] He died from tuberculosis, three months before India achieved independence.
Works edit
As a poet as well as a Marxist he wielded his pen against the Second World War, the famine of 1943, fascist aggression, 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 poetry books are:
- Chharpatra (ছাড়পত্র) (1948)
- Ghum Nei (ঘুম নেই) (1950)
- Purbabhas (পূর্বাভাস) (1950)
- Abhijan (অভিযান) (1953)
- Mithe-Kadha (মিঠে-কড়া) (1951)
- Hartal (হরতাল) (1962)
- Giti Guccha (গীতিগুচ্ছ) (1965)
His works are deeply marked and influenced by his communist experience.[3]
An excerpt from his poem Durmor (দুর্মর) 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! The world is amazed! fired, burned, died and destroyed, but never gave up!"[4] Here 'Bangladesh' refers to the 'Undivided Bengal'.
Collections edit
- His complete writings were anthologised in Sukanta Samagra (সুকান্ত সমগ্র) (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 West and East Bengal.
- Patra Guchha (পত্রগুচ্ছ) (Letters).
References edit
- ^ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 506. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- ^ "Sukanta Bhattacharya". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Bhattacharya, Sukanta - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Sukanta Bhattacharya - Sukanta Bhattacharya Biography - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
External links edit
- Sukanta Bhattacharya at Banglapedia
- Works by Sukanta Bhattacharya at Open Library
- Works by or about Sukanta Bhattacharya at 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