Jibanananda Das

POETRY / Of nineteen thirty-four

The motor car is always a thing of darkness, In the sun and lighted roads of day And in the luminous gas at night though 

Tapas Das: Getting to know 'Moheener Adi Ghora'

In the realm of Bengali rock music, there are few names as revered as Tapas Das.

War and peace and poetry and poets

How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.

ESSAY / Jibanananda Das: What happened to him “One Day Eight Years Ago”?

There's something more to it that trammeled his existence, and he wanted to escape the suffocation.

In remembrance of Jibanananda Das

Today is the 118th birth anniversary of poet Jibanananda Das, a legend in Bengali literature. We remember him in this day with the greatest reverence.

July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023

Of nineteen thirty-four

The motor car is always a thing of darkness, In the sun and lighted roads of day And in the luminous gas at night though 

June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023

Tapas Das: Getting to know 'Moheener Adi Ghora'

In the realm of Bengali rock music, there are few names as revered as Tapas Das.

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

War and peace and poetry and poets

How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.

February 18, 2023
February 18, 2023

Jibanananda Das: What happened to him “One Day Eight Years Ago”?

There's something more to it that trammeled his existence, and he wanted to escape the suffocation.

February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016

In remembrance of Jibanananda Das

Today is the 118th birth anniversary of poet Jibanananda Das, a legend in Bengali literature. We remember him in this day with the greatest reverence.

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