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Manibhushan Bhattacharya

マニブフシャン・バッタチャルヤ

Manibhushan Bhattacharya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-05-03 （Sitakunda, Chittagong District (now Bangladesh)）
Died
2014-01-13 （Naihati, North 24 Parganas (India)） age 75
Nationality
India
Languages
Bengali
Residence History
Sitakunda, Chittagong District (now Bangladesh) → Naihati, North 24 Parganas (India) → Kanchrapara (worked at Kanchrapara Harnett High School)

Career

Occupations
poet, school teacher
Active Years
1950-2014
Influenced By
Samar Sen, Rabindranath Tagore (cited influence)

Awards

Rabindra Puraskar
2007
Work: Sresthyo Kobita
Organization: Rabindra Puraskar (awarding body)
Result: 受賞
Birendra Purashkar
Result: 受賞
Arun Mitra Smriti Purashkar
Result: 受賞
Mohadigontyo Purashkar
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Koyekti Konthyoswor

1962 poetry collection

An early collection of poems comprising Manibhushan's initial poetic work.

naturetradition

Utkanthyo Sharbari

1971 poetry collection (with political elements)

Published in 1971; includes harsh poems reflecting on state repression and the Naxalite movement.

politicsrepressionresistance

Gandhinagar e Ratri

1974 poetry collection (political poetry)

Published in 1974; a collection that depicts the political turmoil of the 1970s and the lives of the subaltern, exerting strong influence on Bengali poetry.

subaltern lifepolitical violencemourning and resistance

Manus er Odhikar

1977 poetry collection

A collection addressing human rights and dignity.

human rightsdignity

Dakshin Somudrer Gaan

1980 poetry collection

Contains poems invoking coastal imagery and the lives of ordinary people.

seaeveryday life

Bibliography

  • Koyekti Konthyoswor, 1962
  • Utkanthyo Sharbari, 1971
  • Gandhinagar e Ratri, 1974
  • Manus er Odhikar, 1977
  • Dakshin Somudrer Gaan, 1980
  • Nirbachito Kobita (1st edition), 1981
  • Nirbachito Kobita (2nd edition), 1986
  • Pracchyer Sonnyashi, 1983
  • Oitihashik Podojatrya, 1985 (with Birendra Chattopadhyay)
  • Baishakh er Pheriwala, 1989 (with Atindra Majumdar)
  • Obicchinnyo Ontwopur, 1993
  • Poribrajok er Jololipi, 1995
  • Babui er Basa, 1995
  • Naishobhoj, 1997
  • Ghalib (translation from English), 1997
  • Procchonnyo Porage, 2000
  • Pathyogronthyer Bhumika, 2001
  • Kashphul (collection), 2002
  • Raat Tinter Kobita, 2004
  • Swonirbachito Kobita, 2005
  • Sresthyo Kobita (Published by Proma), 1992
  • Sresthyo Kobita (Published by Dey's Publishing), 2007 (Rabindra Puraskar)
  • Rajhansh, 2008
  • Atmobhoj, 2011

Translations by Author

  • Ghalib (translation from English), 1997 (Sahitya Akademi)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimental use of languagepoetry engaging political and social themesfusion of lyricism and protest
Recurring Motifs
nature (sea and hills)puranic/traditional mythic elementseveryday life and labor of the subalterndepictions of protest and violence

Legacy

Manibhushan Bhattacharya was a major poet who revitalized the language and expression of Bengali poetry in the 1960s–70s. He introduced political and social themes into poetry, conducted poetic experiments through little magazines, and gave voice to subaltern people.

Quotes

  • It is futile to read the accomplished poets; I only read Samar Sen's prose in Frontier.
    Source: Wikipedia article (cited mention)

Trivia

  • He worked as a teacher at Kanchrapara Harnett High School.
  • He primarily published poems in little magazines.
  • Published a translation 'Ghalib' (from English) in 1997.
  • 'Gandhinagar e Ratri' (1974) is considered an important work reflecting the politics of the 1970s.