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In the early days he was a conservative, opposing the [[Young Bengal]] movement as well as frowning on widow remarriage. His views on widow remarriage put him at odds with [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]]. He was one of the earliest advocates of a Hindu view of Indian society. Later in his life, his views began to change and he championed the cause for the remarriage of virgin widows and women's education. <ref name="bp" /> |
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== Important works == |
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Revision as of 12:16, 18 October 2011
Ishwar Chandra Gupta ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত | |
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 Ishwar Chandra Gupta | |
| Born | March 1812 |
| Died | January 23, 1859 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, scholar and writer |
Ishwar Chandra Gupta (Bengali: ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত) (March 1812 - 23 January 1859) was an Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in the village Kanchanpolli or Kanchrapara Chabbis Pargana (currently in the state of West Bengal, India). [1]
Early life
Ishwar Chandra Gupta was brought up in his uncle's house after the death of his mother. Gupta spent most of his childhood in Kolkata. At that time, poets were named Kobiwala and the kobiwalas were not so civilized in language. Sexual words and clashes were common. But Ishwar Chandra Gupta created a different style of poetry.
He started the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar with Jogendra Mohan Tagore on on January 28, 1831. [1] which finally became a daily on June 4, 1839. Many Bengali writers of the 19th century started their career with that magazine. He reintroduced into Bengali poetry the mediaeval style with double meaning (already seen in Sandhyakaranandi and Bharatchandra):
- Ke bole Ishwar Gupta, byapta charachar,
- Jahar prabhaye prabha paye Prabhakar.
- Ke bole Ishwar Gupta, byapta charachar,
'Ishwar' means God, 'Gupta' means hidden and 'Prabhakar' is the sun.So a translation runs:
- Who says God is hidden? He is omnipresent
- From Him the Sun gets its luminescence.
- Who says God is hidden? He is omnipresent
Also, Ishwar (Chandra) Gupta ran the journal 'Prabhakar'. So a second meaning of the poem, making a tongue-in-cheek reference to the author, runs:
- Who says Ishwar (Gupta) is hidden? His reach touches the world
- For his brilliance makes the Prabhakar luminiscent.
- Who says Ishwar (Gupta) is hidden? His reach touches the world
He Likeed To Play With His Pet Squirrel Jim
Important works
- Life of Bharat Chandra Roy
- Probodh Pravakara
- Kobitabolir Saar Sangraha
Sources
- Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
References
- ^ a b Biography, from Banglapedia.