Sahitya Akademi Award to Bengali Writers
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1955) Winner
Jibanananda Das
ジバナナンダ・ダス
Jibanananda Das
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1899-02-17 （Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 1954-10-22 （Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India） age 55
- Nationality
- British Indian (1899–1947), Indian (1947–1954)
- Languages
- Bengali
- Religion
- Brahmo Samaj / Bengali Hindu background
- Residence History
- Barisal (birth and childhood) → Calcutta (Kolkata) (main place of residence and activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Lecturer / Professor
- Active Years
- 1919-1954
- Memberships
- Brahmo Samaj (associated)
- Influenced By
- Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Buddhadeb Bose, Sudhindranath Dutta
- Influenced
- Modern Bengali poets (numerous later poets and translators), Joy Goswami, Malay Roy Choudhury, Clinton B. Seely
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brajamohan College | — | School / Intermediate studies | Matric / Intermediate | 1908–1915 | British India |
| Presidency College, Kolkata | Faculty of Arts | English literature | BA (Honours) | 1916–1919 | British India |
| University of Calcutta | Faculty of Arts | English literature | MA | 1919–1921 | British India |
Brajamohan College
School / Intermediate studies
Degree:
Matric / Intermediate
Period:
1908–1915
Year of Graduation:
1915
Country:
British India
Primary and intermediate education completed locally
Presidency College, Kolkata
Faculty of Arts
/ English literature
Degree:
BA (Honours)
Period:
1916–1919
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
British India
Studied English literature; earned BA (Honours)
University of Calcutta
Faculty of Arts
/ English literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1919–1921
Year of Graduation:
1921
Country:
British India
Completed MA in English (second class)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Rabindra-Memorial Award (All-Bengal Rabindra Literature Convention) | Banalata Sen | — | All-Bengal Rabindra Literature Convention | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Nikhil Banga Rabindra Sahitya Sammelan Award | — | — | Nikhil Banga Rabindra Sahitya Sammelan | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Shreshtha Kobita (Best Poems) | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞（追贈） |
Rabindra-Memorial Award (All-Bengal Rabindra Literature Convention)
1953
Work:
Banalata Sen
Organization:
All-Bengal Rabindra Literature Convention
Result:
受賞
Nikhil Banga Rabindra Sahitya Sammelan Award
1952
Organization:
Nikhil Banga Rabindra Sahitya Sammelan
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1955
Work:
Shreshtha Kobita (Best Poems)
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Banalata Sen
1942 PoetryA poetry collection containing the famous title poem. Themes include travel, time, and longing; it evokes Bengal's landscapes and memory through a wandering narrator.
traveltimenostalgianature
Translations
- Selections of Banalata Sen (English translations)
Ruposi Bangla (Rupashi Bangla)
1934 Poetry (sonnets)A series of sonnets celebrating Bengal's nature and memory; later published posthumously and highly regarded.
natureregional pridememory
Dhusar Pandulipi (Grey Manuscript)
1936 PoetryAn important early collection showing modernist sensibility and a new poetic diction.
solitudecitynature
Mahaprithibi
1944 PoetryA collection written during/after World War II reflecting global and human anxieties.
effects of wartimeexistence
Shaat-ti Tarar Timir (Darkness of Seven Stars)
1948 Poetry (sonnets)A sonnet-centered collection meditating on death, attachment to homeland, and existential reflections.
deathnostalgiaphilosophical meditation
Bibliography
- Jhara Palok (Fallen Feathers), 1927
- Dhusar Pandulipi (Grey Manuscript), 1936
- Banalata Sen, 1942
- Mahaprithibi, 1944
- Shaat-ti Tarar Timir, 1948
- Shreshtha Kobita (Best Poems), 1954
- Ruposi Bangla (written 1934; published posthumously 1957)
Adaptations
- Short film 'Sunder Jibon' inspired by the short story 'Jamrultola'
Translations by Author
- In 1952 he translated some of his own poems into English (several of these are now lost)
Translations of Works
- English translations and selected volumes by Clinton B. Seely, Joe Winter, Anupam Banerji, and others
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernist poeticsImagism and dense imagerySurrealist elementsIntrospective lyricism
- Recurring Motifs
- Bengal rivers and landscapeswandering and traveltime and memorydeath and sleeploneliness and nostalgia
Health
-
Bacillary dysentery1920年代初頭（MA試験前後に罹患）Temporarily affected his studies and preparation for exams; not recorded as a long-term chronic condition.
Legacy
Posthumously acclaimed as one of the most important Bengali poets of the 20th century after Tagore. He helped establish modernist poetry in Bengali and has been introduced internationally through translations and scholarship.
Academic Societies
- Bangla Academy (repository and research focus)
- Sahitya Akademi (recognized his work posthumously)
Archives
- Collections at Bangla Academy
- University of Calcutta archives (related materials)
- Library of Congress (catalogued holdings)
In Popular Culture
- Literary prizes named after him (e.g. Jibanananda Puroshkar)
- Film adaptations inspired by his short stories (e.g. Sunder Jibon)
Quotes
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Poetry and life are two different outpourings of the same thing.
Source: From his writings (original source not specified here) -
One poet now dead, killed near his fiftieth year ... did introduce what for India would be 'the modern spirit'.
Source: Allen Ginsberg (commentary) (1964)
Trivia
- He was little recognised during his lifetime; many works were published posthumously.
- In 1954 he was struck by a tram in Calcutta and died days later (accidental death; some have speculated suicide).
- Around 269 poems were published in his lifetime; posthumous collections and discoveries raised the known total to roughly 800 poems.