( 1945-2005 ) Truthful and magical, the poetry of Bhaskar Chakrabarty captivates the Bengali readers since the mid-1960. Chakraborty was born pre-independence in Kolkata,in Baranagar, the oldest and historic northern part of the city. A school teacher by profession, Chakraborty started his literary journey in the decade of 1960s and started writing modern Bengali poetry. He is remarkably an urban poet and created a language of his own which is full of marvelous imagery and charged with hope even when life became desperate for him

Soma Roy Associate Professor (retired), Women’s Christian College, Department of English. Graduated from Presidency College, completed MPhil in English from Calcutta University. At present Guest Faculty, Sanskrit College and University.