Birth and family identity: Poet Jibanananda was born on 16 February 1899 in Barisal, Bangladesh. Jibanananda was the first of three children of Satyananda Das and Kusumakumari Devi. He is the author of the famous Bengali poem "Will it be in our country, when / where will that boy grow up and work?" The poet's ancestral title was 'Dasgupta', but his grandfather rejected the title 'Gupta'. Lavanya Gupta married Jibanananda in 1930.
Student life: Jibanananda's student life began at Brajmohan School in Barisal. He was talented since childhood. Reading books was his passion. After matriculating in 1915, he was admitted to Brajmohan College and from there passed IA in the first class. He was then admitted to Presidency College, Calcutta. From there he passed BA with Honors in English. Jibanananda Das passed his MA from Calcutta University in 1992 and also completed his law studies.
Working life: In the year following his post-graduation, i.e. in 1922, Jibanananda joined the teaching work at City College, Calcutta. But his job did not last long. He then taught for a short time at Khulna Bagerhat College and later at Ramyas College, Delhi for a year. The poet started teaching at BM College, Barisal in 1935. Decades later, Jibanananda took the initiative to return to Calcutta. Partition confirmed his arrival in Calcutta. At this time he had to stay unemployed for a long time. Although he started teaching at Kharagpur College in 1950, he had to quit his job due to his wife's illness. After teaching at Barisha College, she started teaching at Howrah Girls College.
Literary work: Jibanananda Das's first published poem "Barya Abahan". It was published in Brammavadi in 1919. Jibanananda's first book of poetry "Jharapalak" was published in 1926. The "Gray Manuscript" was published in 1938. The poet's third book of poetry "Banalata Sen" was published in 1942. Two years later, "Mahaprithibi" and "Seven Star Whale" were published one after the other. His collection of short stories Jibanananda Das and novels "Malyaban O Sutirtha" have also been published.
Respect and Recognition: Rabindra - Jibanananda Das, one of the most talented poets of later Bengali poetry, did not get respect in his lifetime. After his death, the Government of India honored him with the Sahitya Akademi Award. Rabindranath called his poems "pictorial".
End of life: Poet Jibanananda died in an accident. Poet Jibanananda breathed his last on 22 October 1954 in Calcutta after being hit by a tram.
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