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linguist, poet, playwright, translator, comparatist and scholar

Sisir Kumar Das

1936–2003, born Kolkata, writes in Bangla, English, writer, poet, playwright, translator

Sisir Kumar Das (1936–2003) was an Indian scholar of literature, specializing in Indian literature, as well as a linguist, poet, playwright, translator, and comparatist. His three-volume A History of Indian Literature is a significant contribution to the field. He also edited the multi-volume English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore.

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Also writing in Bangla

Shankha Ghosh

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