''Phire Esho, Chaka'' ( lit. Come back, O wheel) is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

book written by

Binoy Majumdar Binoy Majumdar ( bn, বিনয় মজুমদার) (17 September 1934 – 11 December 2006) was a Bengali poet. Binoy received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005. Biography Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar (erstwhile Burma) on 17 Septe ...

. The book was published in 1961 and then republished in 1962 under the title ''Phire Esho, Chaka''. The book was initially published as ''Gayatrike'' ( lit. To Gayatri). This book is a collection of romantic poems written for Majumdar's contemporary

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (born 24 February 1942) is an Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic. She is a University Professor at Columbia University and a founding member of the establishment's Institute for Comparative Lite ...

. The book is also dedicated to Gayatri Chakravorty. The word "Chaka" which means "Chakra" is

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

, was a part of Gayatri Chakravorty's surname. This book is considered as the most famous book of Majumdar. The book was written in format of a diary. Majumdar used dates as poem titles such as, 8 March 1960, 27 June 1961, 1 July 1961 etc.

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{{Reflist Bengali poetry Hungry generation 1961 poetry books Indian poetry collections

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