- Sukanta Bhattacharya
Sukanta Bhattacharya ( _bn. সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (
August 15 ,1926 -May 13 ,1947 ) was one of the most honored poets ofBangla literature. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi'.Life
Sukanta was born at his uncle's house in
Kolkata . His ancestral home in the village Unshiya in Kotalipara, Gopalganj,Bengal (now part ofBangladesh ). His father, Nibaran Bhattacharya, was in the book selling business inKolkata .He died an early death at the age of 20. He was a communist and was a worker of the party.
Works
Sukanta's poetry was heavily influenced by communism. One of his most famous poems is:
Letters
*Patra Guchha
Works Behind the Wall
Stories:
*Khudha
*Durboddho
*Vodrolok
*Darodi Kishorer Kishor SwaPNOEssays:
*Chondo O Abritti
Songs:
5 songs
Poems:
17 poems
References
*Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national text book of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of
Bangladesh , published byUniversity 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.External links
* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0477.htm Banglapedia: Bhattacharya, Sukanta]
* [http://www.kolkata-online.com/bangla/sukanta/ Works of Sukanta Bhattacharya]
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