''Ruposhi Bangla'' ( bn, রূপসী বাংলা, Beautiful Bengal) is the most popular collection of poems by
Jibanananda Das
Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...
, the great modern Bengali poet.
Written in 1934, the sixty-two sonnets - discovered in an exercise-book twenty years after Das wrote them - achieved instant popularity on their posthumous publication in 1957,
becoming a totemic symbol of freedom in Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence. In ''Ruposhi Bangla,'' Das seamlessly blends in both real and mythical historical figures, as well as mythical creatures such as the ''shuk'' bird, weaving a tapestry of a beautiful, dreamlike Bengal
The poems celebrate the beauty of
Barishal.
In these poems infused with a scent of unrequited love, Jibanananda Das captured his country's soul through evocations of village life and natural beauty.
Satyajit Ray designed the cover of 1957 edition.
References
Bengali poetry
1934 poetry books
Works by Jibanananda Das
1957 poetry books
Indian poetry collections
Bengali-language literature
Books published posthumously
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