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Bengali poet (1933-2020)

Alokranjan Dasgupta

1933–2020, born Kolkata, writes in Bangla, German, writer, poet, translator

Alokeranjan Dasgupta was a Bengali poet who was the author of over 20 books of poetry. He translated Bengali and Santal poetry and plays into English and German, and also translated literature from German and French into Bengali. He also published a number of books of essays, and was well known for his distinctive prose style.

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Books on record

Awards

1992Sahitya Akademi Award for Moromi Korat
1987Rabindra Puraskar
1985Ananda Puraskar

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Bangla

Shankha Ghosh

1932–2021Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021)