Gobindachandra Das
Gobindachandra Das | |
|---|---|
Poet by nature Gobindrachandra Das | |
| Born | Gobindachandra Das January 16, 1855 Dhaka District, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | October 1, 1918 Dhaka, Bengal Province, British India |
| Occupation | poet |
| Children | 3 |
Gobindachandra Das (Bengali: গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer.
Life
Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He 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.
- Das, Govindachandra at Banglapedia
External links
- Das, Govindachandra at Banglapedia
- Gobindachandra Das at the West Bengal Public Library Network