Bhaskar Chakraborty ( ; ) (February 16, 1945 – July 23, 2005) was a Bengali poet and critic of Indian nationality. Death and decay were recurring motifs in his works. 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."

Biography

Bhaskar Chakraborty was born in pre-independence

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, one of the city's oldest and most historic northern neighborhoods, where he later passed away. He studied at Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, where he met

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, a prominent figure in Bengali theater who taught at the college. A schoolteacher by profession, Chakraborty began his literary career in the 1960s, writing poetry. In later years, he also wrote book reviews and poetry criticism for

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, and Desh.

In popular culture

* Two of his poetry collections, ''Eso Susangbad Eso'' and ''Sheitkal Kobe Asbe?'' were referenced during a conversation between two characters in

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's short story ''Marubhumir Shesh Kobita'', collected in ''Bhagnansa Nirnoy''.

Works

Poetry collections

* ''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)'' * ''Kabita Samagra (2010)''

Prose

* ''Priyo Subrata (প্রিয় সুব্রত)'' * ''Shyanjaan(শয়নযান)'' * ''Vivekananda (বিবেকানন্দ)'' * ''Gadyo Samgra, volume 1 (2013)''

References

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