Jibanananda das poems list
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Jibanananda Das (Bangla: জীবনানন্দ দাশ) (February 17, 1899 - October 22, 1954) is the most popular Bengali poet after Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is considered one of the innovators who introduced modernist poetry to Bengali Literature, at a period when it was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore's Romantic poetry[1]. Born in a literary family, with a schoolmaster father and a poet mother, he was raised and educated as a writer. After completing his MA degree in English at Calcutta University in 1921, he began an intermittent teaching career, frequently interrupted by political unrest and personal circumstances. He published his first poem in 1919, and continued to publish poems, collections and novels throughout his life.
In the early days of the twentieth century, Jibanananda was at the forefront of efforts to come out from under the dominating influence of the romantic poetry of Rabindranath Tagore. Jibanananda Das received little attention during his lifetime, and many considered his poetry incomprehensible. Readers, including his contemporary literary
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Das, Jibanananda (1899-1954) poet and educationist. He was born on 17 February 1899 in Barisal town. His father Satyananda Das was a school teacher, social worker and founder-editor of the Brahmabadi. His mother Kusumkumari Das was a poet.
Jibanananda Das did his matriculation in 1915 from Brajamohan School, IA from Barisal B M College in 1917 and obtained his BA honours degree in English literature in 1919 and MA in 1921 from the Presidency College in Kolkata.
Jibanananda Das began his career in 1922 as professor of English in Calcutta City College. Later he worked as professor in Bagerhat Profulla Chandra College (1929), Ramjosh College in Delhi (1929-1930), Brajamohan College (1935-1947), Kharagpur College (1950-51), Barishal College (1952-53) and Howrah Girls College (1953-54). During this time he also worked as literary editor of the Swaraj, and as member of the editorial board of the Dvandra an organ of the Samakalin Sahitya Kendra in Calcutta.
Jibanananda Das used to write poems while in his teens. His first poem Varsa Abahan was published in the Brahmabadi Bengali poet (1899–1954) Jibanananda Das Portrait of Jibanananda Das Jibanananda Das ( জীবনানন্দ দাশ ) (Bengali pronunciation:['dʒibonˌanondoːdaʃ]) (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954)[1] was a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'
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Jibanananda Das
Born Jibanananda Das
(1899-02-17)17 February 1899
Barisal, Bengal, British IndiaDied 22 October 1954(1954-10-22) (aged 55)
Calcutta, West Bengal, IndiaOccupation Poet, writer, and professor Language Bengali Nationality British Raj (1899–1947)
India (1947–1954)Alma mater Brajamohan College
University of CalcuttaGenre Poetry, novels, short stories, criticism Literary movement Bengali Modernism Notable works Banalata Sen, Rupasi Bangla, Akashlina, Banalata Sen, Campe, Bodh Notable awards Nikhil Banga Rabindra Sahitya Sammelan Award (1952)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)Spouse Labanyaprabha Das (née Gupta) Children 2 Relatives Kusumkumari Das (mother)
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