Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; bn, সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a

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poet, is considered the "wizard of rhymes" (or 'ছন্দের জাদুকর'; ''chhonder jadukar'' in

). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology.

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

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on 11 February 1882. His grandfather,

Akshay Kumar Datta Akshay Kumar Datta (also spelt Akshay Kumar Dutta) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার দত্ত) (15 July 1820 – 18 May 1886) was a Bengali writer from India. He was one of the initiators of the Bengal Renaissance. Early life He wa ...

, was a great thinker,

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social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of the

Tattwabodhini Patrika ''Tattwabodhini Patrika'' ( bn, তত্ত্ববোধিনী পত্রিকা, ''Tattwabodhini'' "truth-searching" ''Patrika'' "newspaper") was established by Debendranath Tagore on 16 August 1843, as a journal of the Tattwabodhini ...

. After passing the school-leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, he received his graduate-level education from the General Assembly's Institution in

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. Although he left (what is now)

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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.

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

has immortalized Satyendranath in a poem written after his death.

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also wrote a poem titled 'Sayendranath' eulogizing his death. A street in South Kolkata has been named after him.

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 Michael Madhusudan Dutt ((Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত); (25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Dutt ...

Akshay Kumar Baral Akshay Kumar Baral (1860–1919) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার বড়াল) was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Kolkata. The family originally hailed from Chandannagar, Hooghly District. Early life Baral was born in 1 ...

and Debendranath Sen, his later poetry illustrates a greater resonance with the poetry of

. 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'' (The Blaze of the Yagya, 1907) * ''Fuler Fasal'' (The Harvest of Flowers, 1911) * ''Kuhu O Keka'' (Song of Cuckoo and Peahen, 1912) * ''Tulir Likhon'' (Written with a Brush, 1914) * ''Abhra-Avir'' (Farewell Hymn, 1924) * ''Kavyasanchayan'' (Collected Poems, 1930) * ''Shishu-Kavita'' (Children's Poetry, 1945) * ''Bhorai'' (The song of Dawn) * ''Tirtha-renu'' * ''Tirtha-Salil''

Other works

* ''Janmaduhkhi'' (Destined to be sad from Birth - novel, 1912) * ''Chiner Dhup'' (Chinese incense - essays, 1912) * ''Rangamalli'' (play, 1913)

References

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

External links

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