Published by The University Press Ltd (1999) Jibanananda Das (1899-1954) is perhaps the most influential poet in the history of modern Bengali poetry. Nevertheless, he remains a poet little known ...

Spanning from the earliest Bangla poets to the 1950s, the collection brings together some of the greatest poems in Bangla literature. First published in February 2019, the book is priced at Tk 800.

The book in question is The Great Bengali Poetry Underground (Kitaab, 2021), edited and published by Rajat Chaudhuri. What is underground poetry—you may ask.

BOOK EXCERPT ‘The Great Bengali Poetry Underground’: An anthology that dives beneath the calm surface This collection, curated and translated by Rajat Chaudhuri, brings together work from ...

Nearly 550 participants took part in the festival. Like every year, West Bengal Poetry Academy organised Kobita Utsav — the biggest Bengali poetry festival — in the city recently.