Gobindachandra Das

Gobindachandra Das
Poet by nature Gobindrachandra Das
Born
Gobindachandra Das

January 16, 1855
DiedOctober 1, 1918
Occupationpoet
Children3

Gobindachandra Das (Bengali: গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer.

Life

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The house where Gobinda Chandra Das was born

Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health.

Works

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Excerpt from one of the poet's greatest works "Moger Muluk".

Gobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.

Some works

  • Kunkum
  • Kastury
  • Prem O Ful
  • Boijointi
  • Moger Muluk

References

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