Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Portrait of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, c. 1907
Portrait of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, c. 1907
BornSri Madhusudan Dutta
(1824-01-25)25 January 1824
Jessore, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 June 1873(1873-06-29) (aged 49)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Resting placeLower Circular Road cemetery
OccupationWriter, poet, playwright
LanguageEnglish
Bengali
CitizenshipBritish Indian
Alma materHindu College
Gray's Inn
Literary movementBengal Renaissance
SpouseRebecca Thompson McTavish (m. 1848–1856)
PartnerEmilia Henrietta Sophie White (1858–1873)
Children4

Michael Madhusudan Dutt ( Maikel Modhushudôn Dôtto; 25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature.