Sukanta Bhattacharya
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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:
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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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