Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)

Not to be confused with Subhash Mukhopadhyay (physician).

Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Born(1919-02-12)12 February 1919
Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died8 July 2003 (aged 84)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationPoet
NationalityIndian
Genrenovels, poetry, libretto

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Shubhash Mukhopaddhaeⓘ; 12 February 1919 – 8 July 2003) was one of the foremost Indian Bengali poets of the 20th century. He is also known as the "podatik kobi" ("foot-soldier poet") in the field of Bengali literature. A book of thirty of Subhash's best known poems in English translation, titled ' As Day is Breaking', was published in 2014 by Anjan Basu, a Bangalore-based writer/critic. The book includes a rather detailed introduction to the poet's work as well.[1][2] He was honoured with Jnanpith Award in 1991.[3]

  1. ^ Biography of Subhash Mukhopadhyay from The South Asian Literary Recordings Project Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine loc.gov.
  2. ^ "Everyman's poet bids final farewell" Obituary of Subhash Mukhopadhyay The Telegraph. Calcutta, 9 July 2003.
  3. ^ "Everyman's poet bids final farewell: Obituary [Subhas Mukhopadhyay]". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 9 July 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.