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Sukanta Bhattacharya

Sukanta Bhattacharya Biography

Sukanta Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet and playwright who is regarded as one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry alongside Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. But most of his works were published posthumously. During his life, his poems were not widely circulated.

But they gained attention after his death and later he achieved the status equivalent to great poets of Bengal during 19th century who played a significant role in Bengal renaissance.

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Rebel socialist thoughts, patriotism and humanism were the key elements of his poems. Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal is his nephew. He was a close friend of the poet Shubhas Mukhopadhyay.

Sukanta Bhattacharya was born on 15 August 1926 to Nibaran Chandra Bhattacharya and Sunita Devi. His father was the owner of Saraswat Library, a publishing and book selling enterprise.

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