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Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

Jibanananda Das

1899–1954, born Barishal, writes in Bangla, writer, poet

Jibanananda Das was a Bengali poet, writer, and educationist widely regarded as one of the major figures of twentieth-century Bengali modernist poetry. Often called Rupashi Banglar Kabi, he received limited recognition during his lifetime but later came to be considered one of the most important and influential figures in Bengali literature after Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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Books on record

On Open Library

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

Awards

1955Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali for Jibanananda Dasher Shrestha Kabita

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Bangla

Shankha Ghosh

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