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Sabujpatra Logo (1914-1927)
''Sabujpatra'', also known as 'Sabuj Patra' (English: ''Green Leaf'') was liberal and pro-Tagore Bengali magazine. It was named ''Sabujpatra'' as its cover page was illustrated by a green palmleaf drawn by Nandalal Bose (no other colors were ever used). It was edited by Pramatha Chaudhuri and first published on 25th Baishakh 1321 BS (April 1914). The magazine had no advertisements and no pictures. In the first phase it was being published up to 1329 BS (1922). Its second phase started in 1332 BS. The magazine folded in 1334 BS (1927). Short-lived, ''Sabujpatra'' was a major force in remolding Bengali language and literary style for the post-First World War generation. Pramatha Choudhury preferred spoken Bengali to the written and a new style of writing, often called 'Birbali', after his pseudonym 'Birbal'. From then on colloquial Bengali dominated the Bengali literary scene. Sabujpatra initially contained writings from Rabindranath Tagore, Satyendranath Dutta and the editor hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramatha Chaudhuri
Pramathanath Chaudhuri (7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali essayist, poet, and writer. He was the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore as his mother was Sukumari Debi, the second sister of Tagore. He married musician and writer Indira Devi Chaudhurani, daughter of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to have joined the Indian Civil Services and an author, composer and feminist, who was the second eldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore. Biography Life at Krishnanagar He studied in Krishnanagar Debnath High School in Krishnanagar. From his 5th to 13th year, Chaudhuri lived at Krishnanagar} Youth Chaudhuri joined the Presidency College, Kolkata for the First Arts course. But he had to shift to Krishnagar again as there was an outbreak of dengue fever in Kolkata and joined the sophomore year Arts class at Krishnagar College. He suspended his studies again and moved to his father in Dinajpur owing to persistent fever. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |