Volume II,Special Issue, April 10, 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 27.03.2026 | Accepted: 07.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
নীরেন্দ্রনাথ চক্রবর্তীর কবিতায় শহর কলকাতার রূপ
মিহির মজুমদার, সহযোগী অধ্যাপক, বাংলা বিভাগ, রাধাগোবিন্দ বরুয়া
মহাবিদ্যালয়, গুয়াহাটি, অসম, ভারত |
The Image of the City of
Kolkata in the Poetry of Nirendranath Chakraborty Mihir Mazumder, Associate Professor, Department of Bengali, Radhagobinda Barua College, Guwahati, Assam, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Kolkata is the cultural capital of
Bengal. Its heritage spans nearly three centuries. This city of Kolkata is the
epicenter of all kinds of social, political, economic, and aesthetic activities
of Bengal. People's curiosity and questions about it are endless. Life,
livelihood, art, struggles, and aesthetics here have always been subjects of
interest. Poets, artists, and painters have all left their mark of diverse
talents on the heart of Kolkata. Ignoring the ravages of time, the
indestructible essence of this city continues its journey through the ages.
Poets and writers of different eras have depicted this city in countless ways.
Many proverbial sayings in Bengali poetry have been created about this city.
Here, we have focused our discussion on the context of modern Bengali poetry
and the city of Kolkata. Poet Nirendranath is a renowned talent of modern
Bengali poetry. Our objective is to observe how the city of Kolkata has been
expressed in his works. He had a unique love for the city he knew from his youth.
He viewed everything in this city with affectionate eyes. In many of his poems,
the city of Kolkata has earned a special place of its own. In Nirendranath's
early poems, however, the urban life is not so strongly felt. There, a pure
romantic focus is observed. In the poems written in his middle age, the
panorama of Kolkata begins to appear more prominently. Nirendranath draws our
attention with his poetic language. His language is simple. Its significance is
sharp and far-reaching. He experimented extensively with the use of rhythm in
his poetry. The subject matter of his poetry is the broader human life. It is
the craftsmanship of the experiences of diverse people. His focus on the
consequences of life is so profound and lucid that it easily startles us. The
essence of human life is the soul of his poetry. | ||
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