Bishnu Dey
Born	18 July 1909
Died	3 December 1982
Occupation	Poet, academician

Bishnu Dey (Bangla: বিষ্ণু দে) was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, movie critique in the era of modernism, post-modernism. He won the highest literary award of India, Jnanpith Award, in 1971 for his collection of poems Smriti Sattya Bhabisyyat.^[1].^[2]

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Writings 4 Ideology 5 Accolades 6 References

[edit] Education

Bishnu Dey studied at Mitra Institution, Calcutta and Sanskrit Collegiate School, Calcutta. After matriculating in 1927, he went on to do his IA from Bangabashi College, Calcutta. He completed his BA (Hons.) in English from St Paul's College, Calcutta and MA in English from Calcutta University.

[edit] Career

In 1935, he joined Ripon College, Calcutta. He subsequently taught at Presidency College, Kolkata (1944-1947), Maulana Azad College, Calcutta (1947-1969).

[edit] Writings

• Urvashi O Artemis (1932)
• Chora Bali (1938)
• Purba Lekh (1940)
• Sandiper Char (1947)
• Annishta (1950)
• Naam Rekhechi Komal Gandhar (1950)
• The Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore (1958)
• India and Modern Art (1959)
• Art of Jamini Roy (1988)

Chhadano Ei Jiban (This Scattered Life)

Some regard his poems as intricate and incomprehensible to a great extent, most likely due to wide use of references and imageries from literary works and cultural instances of foreign origin.^[3]

[edit] Ideology

He was inspired by Marxist philosophy and by the ideas and style of T. S. Eliot. He was also associated with Calcutta Group Centre, Soviet Friendship Association, Pragati Lekhak Shilpi Sangha, Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), etc. He was a close friend of the artist Jamini Roy

[edit] Accolades

• Sahitya Akademi Award (1966)
• Nehru Smriti Award (1967)
• Rastriya Jnanpith Award (1971)
• Soviet Land Award for Rushti Panchashati.

[edit] References