Jibanananda Das

Bengali poet of the modern period

Born: February 17, 1899 · Died: October 22, 1954

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Who was Jibanananda Das?

Jibanananda Das (Bengali: [ˈd͡ʒibonanond̪o ˈd̪aʃ] ; 17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was a Bengali poet, writer, and educationist widely regarded as one of the major figures of twentieth-century Bengali modernist poetry. Born in Barisal, Bengal Presidency, Das studied English literature at Presidency College and University of Calcutta. He worked mainly as a teacher of English at several colleges, while also writing poetry, essays and fiction. Das's verse explores a world of surrealism, depression, and melancholia. His work often combines nature, time, death, desire and urban alienation through dense metaphor and surreal suggestion.

Historical significance

Often called Rupashi Banglar Kabi (“Poet of Beautiful Bengal”), he received limited recognition during his lifetime but later came to be considered one of the most important and influential figures in Bengali literature after Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. His first poem appeared in print in 1919, and his first poetry collection, Jhara Palok, was published in 1927. Often called Rupashi Banglar Kabi, he received limited recognition during his lifetime but later came to be considered one of the most important and influential figures in Bengali literature after Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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