17 Facts About Binoy Majumdar

Binoy Majumdar was a Bengali poet who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005.

Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar on 17 September 1934.

Binoy Majumdar completed his 'Intermediate' studies at Presidency College, University of Calcutta.

Binoy Majumdar translated a number of science texts from the Russian to Bengali.

When Binoy Majumdar took to writing, the scientific training of systematic observation and enquiry of objects found a place, quite naturally, in his poetry.

Binoy Majumdar supported Malay Roy Choudhury during his 35-month trial.

Binoy Majumdar tried to commit suicide several times, and stopped writing poetry altogether.

Binoy Majumdar moved to the outskirts of Calcutta, in Thakurnagar, and lived with local town folks, a stranger amidst strangers.

Binoy Majumdar passed into obscurity in his later years, suffering from senility and lived in social seclusion and neglect.

Binoy Majumdar died on 11 December 2006 at the age of 72.

Binoy Majumdar has often been regarded by critics as a true successor of Jibanananda Das, the poet who revolutionized Bengali poetry in the post-Tagore era.

Binoy Majumdar abundantly used vivid imagery which were sensually potent and Freudian in essence.

Binoy Majumdar has always been somewhat obscure among readers of Bengali poetry.

Binoy Majumdar was quite ahead of his time in breaking norms of contemporary literature.

Binoy Majumdar's writings are unconventional because they often appear as neutral scientific reportage, rather than romanticized poetry.

Binoy Majumdar Majumer used mathematical concepts in his poetry, which led to his work being misunderstood by many Bengali poets.

Professor Ghosh has written number of articles on the writings of Binoy Majumdar Majumder analysing mathematical aspects of Binoy Majumdar's poems.