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Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the "wizard of rhymes" (or 'ছন্দের জাদুকর'; chhonder jadukar in Bengali). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology.[1]

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Satyendranath Dutta
Born	(1882-02-11)February 11, 1882 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	June 25, 1922(1922-06-25) (aged 40) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Pen name	Navakumar, Kabiratna, Ashitipar Sharma, Tribikram Varman, Kalamgir
Occupation	Poet
Period	Tattwabodhini
Notable works	Fuler Fasal (1911) Kuhu O Keka (1912)

Early life and education

Satyendranath Dutta was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born at Nimta, 24 Parganas (north). The family hailed from Chupi in Purba Bardhaman district on 11 February 1882.[2] His grandfather, Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker, Brahmo social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of the Tattwabodhini Patrika. After passing the school-leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, he received his graduate-level education from the General Assembly's Institution in Kolkata. Although he left (what is now) Scottish Church College without taking a degree, his training there helped him immensely for the future. After unsuccessfully joining the ranks of his father in their family business, he quit that to devote his energies entirely to scholarly pursuits. He wrote poems like Jatir Pati.

Death

He died on 25 June 1922, aged 40. ^{[citation needed]} Rabindranath Tagore has immortalized Satyendranath in a poem written after his death.^{[citation needed]} Kazi Nazrul Islam also wrote a poem titled 'Sayendranath' eulogizing his death.[3] A street in South Kolkata has been named after him.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Satyendranath Dutta composed poems and initially composed poems for the Bengali magazine Bharati. Although his stylistic nuances during this stage reflect the influence of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Akshay Kumar Baral and Debendranath Sen, his later poetry illustrates a greater resonance with the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore.

Dutta wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Nabakumar, Kaviratna, Ashitipar Sharma, Tribikram Varman and Kalamgir.

Books of poems

• Sabita (The Sun, 1900)
• Sandhiksan (The Opportune Moment, 1905)
• Benu O Bina[4][5] (The Blaze of the Yagya, 1907)
• Fuler Fasal[6] (The Harvest of Flowers, 1911)
• Kuhu O Keka [7](Song of Cuckoo and Peahen, 1912)
• Tulir Likhon[8] (Written with a Brush, 1914)
• Abhra-Avir[9][10] (Farewell Hymn, 1924)
• Kavyasanchayan[11] (Collected Poems, 1930)
• Shishu-Kavita (Children's Poetry, 1945)
• Bhorai (The song of Dawn)
• Tirtha-renu[12]
• Tirtha-Salil [13]

Other works

• Janmaduhkhi (Destined to be sad from Birth - novel, 1912)
• Chiner Dhup (Chinese incense - essays, 1912)
• Rangamalli[14] (play, 1913)

References

• Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali edited by Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose

External links

• Satyendranath Dutta at Banglapedia
• Works by Satyendranath Dutta at Open Library
• Satyendranath Dutta at the West Bengal Public Library Network

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