Sukanta Bhattacharya
Sukanta Bhattacharya | |
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Bhattacharya in the 1940s | |
| Born | 15 August 1926 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 13 May 1947 (aged 20) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) |
| Pen name | Kishore Kabi |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | British India |
| Genre | Poet, short-story writer, playwright |
| Subject | Literature |
| Literary movement | Bengali Renaissance |
| Notable works | Chharpatra Purbabhash Ghum Nei Hortal Abhizan |
| Parents | Nibaran Chandra Bhattacharya (father) Suniti Devi (mother) |
| Relatives | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (nephew) |
Sukanta Bhattacharya (ⓘ; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet. He was called "Young Nazrul" and Kishore Bidrohi Kobi (lit. 'Teenaged Rebel Poet'), a reference to Kazi Nazrul Islam, for his similar rebellious stance against the British Raj and the social elites through the work of poetry.