The 70th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das was observed in Barishal on Tuesday.
Marking the day, different organisations held programmes in the city.
Pragati Lekhak Sangha Barishal unit placed a floral wreath on the portrait of the poet at the Memorial Hall in the city鈥檚 Jibanananda Das Sarak in the morning.
The organisation also held a discussion on the poet and recitation of his poems.
Under the banner of the literary magazine Sahityakantha, a discussion on the poet was held at Shan Ara auditorium of Barishal Reporters鈥� Unity.
Professor ASM Habibul Islam, Professor Unmesh Roy, Aroop Talukdar, Dapankar Chakroborty, Tapankar Chakroborty, Shuvangkar Chakroborty, Tunu Rani Karmokar and Syed Mehdi Hasan, among others, participated in the discussion.
They said that Jibanananda Das introduced modernism in Bangla poetry at a time when it was influenced by .
Born on February 17, 1899 in Barishal, Jibanananda Das belonged to the group of poets named Kallol, who tried to shake off Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 poetic influence.
Although the poet did not receive much acclaim in his lifetime, his unique talent was realised immediately after his death, with the discovery of many of his manuscripts.
His poems inspired a pride in Bengali nationhood, especially in the 鈥�60s and during the War of Independence.
His volumes of poems include Jhara Palak, Dhusar Pandulipi, Banalata Sen, Mahaprthibi, Satti Tarar Timir, Rupasi Bangla and Bela Abela Kalbela.
Principally a poet, Jibanananda Das also wrote essays, short stories and novels. Many of his novels were published posthumously, including Malyaban and Sutirtha.
His complete works had been published in 12 volumes under the title Jibanananda Samagra from Kolkata, India.
The poet passed away on October 22, 1954 in Kolkata.
