Today is the 126th anniversary of birth of one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das.
Born on February 17, 1899 in Barishal, Jibanananda Das belonged to the group of poets named 鈥楰allol鈥� who tried to shake off Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 poetic influence.
Although the poet did not receive much acclaim in his lifetime, his unique talent was realised after his death, with the discovery of many of his manuscripts.
Jibanananda Das began writing poems at an early age. When he was a student, his poem titled Barsa Abahan was published in the 鈥楤rahmabadi鈥� in April 1919.
His poems inspired a pride in Bengali nationhood, especially in the 鈥�60s and during the War of Independence.
His volumes of poems include 鈥楯hara Palak鈥�, 鈥楧husar Pandulipi鈥�, 鈥楤analata Sen鈥�, 鈥楳ahaprthibi鈥�, 鈥楽atti Tarar Timir鈥�, 鈥楻upasi Bangla鈥� and 鈥楤ela Abela Kalbela鈥�.
Principally a poet, Jibanananda Das also wrote essays, short stories and novels. Many of his novels were published posthumously, including Malyaban and Sutirtha.
His complete works have been published in 12 volumes under the title Jibanananda Samagra from Kolkata, India.
The poet passed away on October 22, 1954 in Kolkata.
