Subhash Mukhopadhyay

Key facts

Born

12 February 1919, Krishnanagar

Died

8 July 2003, Kolkata

State of birth

Krishnanagar, West Bengal

Sector

Literature & writing

Profession

Indian writer

Gender

Male

Biography

Subhash Mukhopadhyay was one of the foremost Indian Bengali poets of the 20th century. He is also known as the "podatik kobi" 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. He was honoured with Jnanpith Award in 1991.

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Timeline

1. 1919Born in Krishnanagar
2. 1964Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
3. 1977Awarded the Lotus Prize for Literature
4. 1991Awarded the Jnanpith Award
5. 1991Awarded the Ananda Puraskar
6. 2003Dies in Kolkata