1. Ashapurna Devi
Ashapurna Devi was a renowned Bengali poet and novelist. She was born on 8 January 1909 in Potoldanga, Calcutta. She was born to Harendra Nath Gupta and Sarola Sundari. Her father was a furniture artist and worked for C. Lazarus & Co. (British Company). Her interest in books and writing came from her bibliophile mother. Her family was orthodox regarding women's education. The most crucial factor was the nationalist agitation against the British dominion. At 13, her poem Bairer Daak (The Outside Beckons) was published secretly by Sihu Sathi magazine.
Devi was only 15 when she was married to Kalidas Gupta. However, her writing career continued to flourish. In 1936, s...
Date of Death:
12-07-1995
Gender:
Female
2. Bani Basu
Bani Basu is a prominent Bengali Indian novelist, essayist, critic, poet, translator, and professor, born in Calcutta on March 11, 1939. Her official education was at the prestigious Lady Brabourne College, Scottish Church College, and the University of Calcutta, where she earned an M.A. in English. Basu's novel Janmabhoomi Mtribhoomi launched her career as an author. She began her professional writing career in 1980, initially in "Anandamala," a juvenile magazine, then in "Desh" and other publications of the time. She is well-known for her novels, short stories, essays, and works for children and teenagers. Some of her stories have been adapted for film and television.
Her writing covers various topics, i...
Age:
85
Gender:
Female
3. Nabaneeta Dev Sen
A well-known Indian Writer, Poet, Novelist, and Academician, Nabaneeta Dev Sen was born on 13 January 1938 in Calcutta, British India. The Bengali poet was the only child of a poet couple Narendra Dev and Radharani Devi (Aparajita Devi). Her mother was a famous writer and got her pen name from Rabindranath Tagore. Nabaneeta completed her early schooling at Gokhale Memorial Girls' School and later went to Lady Brabourne College. She started writing poems in Bengali and English during school life and published her first collection at the age of 21. She completed BA in English from the University of Calcutta and an MA from Jadavpur University in 1958, the inaugural batch of the Department of Comparative Literature. Apart from being a gr...
Age:
86
Gender:
Female
4. Mallika Sengupta
Mallika Sengupta is a renowned Bengali poet, feminist, and sociologist known for her unapologetically political poetry. Born on March 27, 1960, in Krishnanagar, Naida, Mallika was the head of the Sociology department at Maharani Kasiswari College, University of Calcutta. An eminent voice in Bengali literature, she has written about 20 books, including 14 volumes of poetry, two novels, and several essays. She has been an attendant at many international literary festivals in the USA, Sweden, India, Austria, and Bangladesh. She started writing in 1981, and the English translations of her works are present in many Indian and American anthologies. Mallika also edited the largest circulated fortnightly in Bengal, Sananda.
She was also ...
Age:
64
Gender:
Female
5. Joy Goswami
In the 'post-Jibananda Das era' of Bengali poetry, Joy Goswami is recognized as one of the best poets. He is the author of 25 poetry collections, ten novels, one in verse and a collection of critical essays. He oversees the poetry area as assistant editor of Desh, a prestigious literary journal. His poetry rose to fame in the 1970s due to its new stylistic elements, sensuality, and imaginative imagery. Goswami has received various honors, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000 and the Ananda Puraskar (in 1990 and 1998, respectively). Joy Goswami was born in Kolkata and relocated to Ranaghat, a far-off neighborhood of the city, with his family when he was five years old.
When Goswami was just eight years old when his ...
Age:
70
Gender:
Female
6. Purnendu Patri
Purnendu Patri is an Indian poet who worked for the Bengali film industry. He is a multi-talented writer, editor, artist, illustrator, and film director. Patri was born on 2nd February 1931 in Nakol, Howrah, Kolkata. He is the researcher of the history of Kolkata and was particularly known for his poetry collection Kathopokathan in Bengali.
After admitting to Indian Art College in 1949, he started painting and writing to a magazine named Chitrita and Deepali which was edited and co-edited by his uncle. He is the one who started a research paper on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee....
Date of Death:
19-03-1997
Gender:
Male
7. Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil Gangopadhyay is an Indian poet who worked in the Bengali language. He was born on 7th September 1934 in Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India, now in Bangladesh. Sunil was also the former Sheriff of Calcutta. He completed his master’s degree from the University of Calcutta. Krittibas was a Bengali poetry magazine that was started by his friends in 1953.
He received several awards like The Hindu Literary Prize, Saraswati Samaan, Ananda Purushkar, Bankim Puruskar, and Sahitya Academy Awards. Some of the famous novels and poetry in which he worked are Hathat Nirar Janya, Pagol Kota, Sonali Dukkho, Kothay Alo, Aakash Paatal....
Age:
90
Gender:
Male
8. Alok Ranjan Dasgupta
Alok Ranjan Dasgupta was a popular Bengali poet specializing in literature and plays and translated them into English and German. He also worked as a creative translator of many German and French essays in Bengali not to miss the interesting sections of world literature. He studied at eminent institutions like Viswa Bharati, St Xavier’s College, Presidency College, and University of Calcutta finally to receive a PhD degree in Indian Lyric poetry. He taught Comparative Literature and Bengali at Jadavpur University before leaving for Germany on a Humboldt Foundation Fellowship. Since 1971 he had been associated with teaching at the department of South Asia Institute at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He was...
Date of Death:
17-11-2020
Gender:
Male
9. Rajanikanta Sen
Rajanikanta Sen is also known as Kantakobi. Rajanikanta Sen was an Indian Bengali poet and music composer. He was born on 26 July 1865 at Bhangabar (modern time Bangladesh). He was a very famous poet who wrote poems on desh bhakti and also composed patriotic and spiritual songs. Rajanikanta Sen had written many famous poems and songs for encouraging people to gain freedom and he also write poems to express his anger at the time of Bengal partition. He had written books like Vani, Amrta, Kalyani, Bishram etc. He got married to an outstanding lady Hiranmayee Devi in 1883 who always supported him in his journey and encouraged him to write nationalistic poems and songs. Unfortunately he left the world without seeing the freedom for which he ...
Date of Death:
13-09-1910
Gender:
Male
10. Amiya Chandra Chakravarty
Amiya Chandra Chakravarty was an academic, Bengali poet, and literary critic from India. He was born on April 10, 1901, in Serampore, West Bengal, India's Hughli District. Dwijesh Chandra Chakravarty, his father, served as the diwan of Assam's Gauripur Estate. Anindita Devi, his mother, was a well-known feminist author. He had a close relationship with Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He accompanied Gandhi on the Salt March and edited a few of Tagore's poetry volumes. He once represented India as a representative to the UN. He completed his high school education in Calcutta before earning his degree from St. Columba's College in Hazaribag. Later, in 1921, he enrolled in Visva-Bharati University to pursue his academ...
Date of Death:
12-06-1986
Gender:
Male
11. Bijoy Sarkar
Bijoy Sarkar was a Bengali poet, folk singer, lyricist, and composer. Bijoy was born in Bangladesh in Dumdi Village, Jessore District, on February 20, 1903. In his early days, Bijoy worked as a rent collector and often participated in stage performances and folk songs. In 1925, he joined Manohar Sarkar and Rajendranath Sarkar.
Bijoy Sarkar was also a Bhatiyali poet. Some of his notable songs are- Tumi Jano na Re Prio Tumi Mor Juboner Shadona, Ei Prithibi Jemon Ase Temon Thik Robe, Posha Pakhi Urey Jabe, Bansi, Chokh Gelo Pakhi Re, etc. Bijoy was awarded the Ekushey Padak Award in 2013. It is the highest civilian award for contribution in the field of arts. ...
Date of Death:
04-12-1985
Gender:
Male
12. Srijato Bandopadhyay
Srijato Bandyopadhyay is a famous Indian poet who writes in Bengali. For his novel Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers, he was awarded the 2004 Ananda Puroskar. He was named the Best Lyricist at the 2014 Filmfare Awards East for the song “Balir Shohor” from “Mishawr Rawhoshyo.” Along with another novel, Briksha Onubadak, Srijato’s poetry piece, “Megh Bodoler Kabbi,” was published in the International Kolkata Bookfair 2020. In addition to penning music and poetry, he also undertakes public speaking and anchoring. He starred in Zulfiqar, directed by Srijit Mukherji, as an actor. He has additionally participated in a University of Lowa writer’s workshop. Srijato was from a musical famil...
Age:
48
Gender:
Male
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