Sukanta Bhattacharya
Bengali poet (1926–1947)
Sukanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: [ʃukant̪o bʱɔʈːat͡ʃaɾd͡ʒo] ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and revolutionary. He was known as "Young Nazrul" and "Kishore Bidrohi Kobi" (lit. 'Teenage Rebel Poet'), for his rebellious stance and opposition against the British Raj, Empire of Japan, other Axis powers, Second World War, and the social elites through the work of poetry. While his poetry was not much studied during his career, he became one of the most popular poets of the 20th century and Bengali literature after his death, primarily because all of his poetry collection books were published after his death. These published books founded way for inspiration of social change in the community with their liberation themes. He became an official member of the Communist Party of India, as a Marxist poet, in 1944. He was known as a "Teen poet" for his works as a teen. His writing career spanned about 6 years. His main work was poetry, but he also wrote songs, stories, essays and plays.
Bhattacharya was born to a joint family in Kalighat, Calcutta. Deriving poetic interest from his sister Ranidi, writer Rabindranath Tagore and epic poems, he showed his first written poem in 1935 while on a tour in Jasidih, Santhal Parganas.
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