Gobindachandra Das
Gobindachandra Das (Bengali: গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Gazipur of Bengal province.
Gobindachandra Das | |
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Poet by nature Gobindrachandra Das | |
Born | Gobindachandra Das January 16, 1855 |
Died | October 1, 1918 |
Occupation | poet |
Children | 3 |
Life
Das was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health.
Works
Gobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’.
His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.
Some Works
- Kunkum
- Kastury
- Prem O Ful
- Boijointi
- Moger Muluk
References
- Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
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