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| Born | (1882-02-11)11 February 1882 Nimta,Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 25 June 1922(1922-06-25) (aged 40) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Pen name | Navakumar, Kabiratna, Ashitipar Sharma, Tribikram Varman, Kalamgir |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Period | Tattwabodhini |
| Notable works | Fuler Fasal (1911) Kuhu O Keka (1912) |
| Spouse | Kanaklata Devi |
Satyendranath Dutta (also speltSatyendranath Datta orSatyendra Nath Dutta;Bengali:সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত; 11 February 1882 – 25 June 1922) was aBengali poet and is considered the "wizard of rhymes" ('ছন্দের জাদুকর';lit. 'chhonder jadukar'). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology.[1]
Satyendranath Dutta was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born on 11 February 1882 atNimta,Bengal Presidency, British India. The family hailed from Chupi inPurba Bardhaman district[2] He was the only son of his parents.[3] His grandfather,Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker,Brahmo social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of theTattwabodhini Patrika.[4] After passing the school-leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, Satyendranath received his graduate-level education from the General Assembly's Institution (nowScottish Church College) inKolkata. He left without taking a degree. After unsuccessfully joining the ranks of his father in their family business, he quit that to devote his energies entirely to literary pursuits.[5] He wrote poems like Jatir Pati.
In 1903, Satyendranath Dutta married Kanaklata Devi, eldest daughter of Ishan Chandra Bose and Giribala Devi[6] (her biological mother Noroda Sundari Devi, the first wife of Ishan Chandra Bose, died when Kanaklata and her siblings were young children). Kanaklata Devi was from a wealthyHinduKulin Kayastha family, originally hailing fromDhaka Nayabari and later settled atHowrah where the family owned estates. The marriage was fixed by their families, which was a common practice at that time. After Satyendranath Dutta's death in 1922, Kanaklata Devi lived a lonely life and died in December 1967.[7][8][6][9]
He died on 25 June 1922, aged 40.[6]Rabindranath Tagore has immortalized Satyendranath in a poem written after his death.[10]Kazi Nazrul Islam also wrote a poem titled 'Sayendranath' eulogizing his death.[11]
Satyendranath Dutta composed poems and initially composed poems for the Bengali magazineBharati. Although his stylistic nuances during this stage reflect the influence ofMichael Madhusudan Dutt,Akshay Kumar Baral and Debendranath Sen, his later poetry illustrates a greater resonance with the poetry ofRabindranath Tagore.
Dutta wrote under multiple pseudonyms, includingNabakumar,Kaviratna,Ashitipar Sharma,Tribikram Varman andKalamgir.
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