Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Bengal)

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
কমলাকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য
Born1769,Kalna, British India
Died1821(1821-00-00) (aged 51–52)
Occupation(s)Court Advisor and Guru of Maharaja of Bardhaman, Tej Chandra
Known forShakta poetry

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Bengali: কমলাকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য; c. 1769–1821), also known as Sadhaka Kamalakanta, was a Bengali Shakta poet and yogi of India of the late 18th century. He is often considered to have followed the example of Ramprasad, both in his poetry and in his lifestyle.[1]

  1. ^ McDermott, Rachel Fell (2001). Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal, p. 84. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513435-4.