Gobindachandra Das () (1855–1918), was a

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Life

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Das was born in

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province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health.

Works

Gobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary

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. Some works * Kunkum * Kastury * Prem O Ful * Boijointi * Moger Muluk

References

* ''Bangla Sahitya'' (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of

published in 1996 by all educational boards. *

External links

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Gobindachandra Das
at the West Bengal Public Library Network {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Gobindachandra 1855 births 1918 deaths 20th-century Bengalis Bengali Hindus Bengali male poets Bengali-language poets Gazipur District Poets from British India People from the Bengal Presidency