Gobindachandra Das

Template:Wikidata image Gobindachandra Das (Template:Langx) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer.

Life

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The house where Gobinda Chandra Das was born

Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948–1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health.

Works

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Excerpt from one of the poet's greatest works "Moger Muluk".

Gobindachandra Das was a 'Swavabkobi', 'A poet by nature'.

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.

Some works

• Kunkum
• Kastury
• Prem O Ful
• Boijointi
• Moger Muluk

References

• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
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External links

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• Gobindachandra Das at the West Bengal Public Library Network