Bhaskar Chakraborty (Bengali pronunciation: [/ˈbʰaʃkor ˌtʃɔkroˈbɔrti/] BAH-skuhr-CHUK-ruh-BOHR-tee; Bengali: [ভাস্কর চক্রবর্তী]) (February 16, 1945 – July 23, 2005) was a Bengali poet and critic from India.[1][2][3][4]
Bhaskar Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| ভাস্কর চক্রবর্তী | |
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| Born | February 16, 1943 |
| Died | July 23, 2005 (aged 62) |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Style | Prose style poetry |
| Spouse | Basabi Chakraborty |
Death and decay were recurring motifs in his works.[5] Critic Amitabha Chaudhury praised him for his "virtuous poetry," recognizing his ability to eliminate "too much ego interference, too much abstract intellect, and too much striving for effects." Chaudhury also commended him for "transforming his personality into the poetry" and for "not being afraid of moments of guilt, dismay, self-reproach, and exhaustion in the voice of his poetry."[1]
Biography
editBhaskar was born in Baranagar, Kolkata, pre-partitioned India. He graduated from Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, where he met Rudraprasad Sengupta, a faculty member of the college, who is a prominent figure in Bengali theater.[citation needed] He began his literary career in the 1960s, writing poetry. In later years, he wrote book reviews and poetry criticism at Anandabazar Patrika, and Desh magazine. Bhaskar was employed as a schoolteacher. He was married to born as Basabi Chakraborty until his death in 2005.[6] Their only daughter, Praiti is a psychology professor.[6]
In popular culture
edit- Two of his poetry collections, Eso Susangbad Eso and Sheitkal Kobe Asbe? were referenced during a conversation between two characters in Joy Goswami's short story Marubhumir Shesh Kobita, collected in Bhagnansa Nirnoy.[7]
Works
editPoetry collections
edit- Shitkal Kabe Asbe Suparna (1971)
- Eso Susangbad Eso (1981)
- Rastay Abar (1983)
- Debotar Sange (1986)
- Akash Angshato Meghla Thakbe (1989)
- Swapno Dekhar Mahara (1993)
- Tumi Amar Ghum (1998)
- Neel Ronger Groho (1999)
- Selected poems (2000)
- Kirakam Acho Manushera (2005)
- Jirafer Bhasha (2005)[8]
- Kabita Samagra (2010)
Prose
edit- Priyo Subrata (প্রিয় সুব্রত)
- Shyanjaan(শয়নযান)
- Vivekananda (বিবেকানন্দ)
- Gadyo Samgra, volume 1 (2013)
References
edit- 1 2 Chaudhury, Amitabha (2005). "Bhaskar Chakraborti : The Enigma and the Challenge of a City". Indian Literature. 49 (5 (229)): 10–17. ISSN 0019-5804.
- ↑ গোস্বামী, জয়. "গলি-রাস্তার দিনযাপনের কবি" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ কর বিশ্বাস, দেবব্রত (24 July 2020). "খ্যাতির লোভ যেন 'অশ্লীলতা', চাইতেন তাঁর আত্মহত্যার সাক্ষী থাকুক বিটি রোড - Prohor". www.prohor.in (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ বসু, অরণি (19 June 2021). "ঘুরে চলো টেপরেকর্ডার". ডাকবাংলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "The Poet Who Writes Silences". The Wire. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- 1 2 "67-year-old widow stands in queue with marriage cert". The Times of India. 25 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Goswami, Joy (2016). Bhagnansa Nirnoy (in Bengali). Kolkata: Dey's Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 978-81-295-2476-8.
- ↑ "জিরাফকে ভাষার ভেতর ছেড়ে দিয়েছিলেন ভাস্কর চক্রবর্তী". Robbar. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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