Jibanananda Dash
No place for independent thinking in creativity environment of Bangladesh
When thinking about the intellectual world and arts-literature of Bangladesh, many thoughts arise that I wish to write and express; but I cannot. Looking at the surrounding scenes, writing on this subject feels very difficult. It seems as if the very active people are moving through a kind of intense frenzy, almost everyone else is indifferent. No one wants to look toward anything exceptional. Is this environment conducive to creation? Where is the all-encompassing creation now in the world of thought and literature in Bangladesh?
What kind of protest is looting?
There is no doubt that the occupying Israel is carrying out the greatest massacre of the century in Gaza. A completely planned genocide. The Israeli aggression is no longer limited to occupation; it is a well-planned blueprint to completely annihilate the Palestinians. Gaza is now a huge mass grave. One after another family is buried under the rubble.
Jibanananda's thought on future of Bengali language, literature
Renowned as a poet primarily throughout his lifetime, Jibanananda Das, also known as a novelist, short story writer, essayist, literary critic, and translator, saw his multifaceted identity unveiled only after his death. Despite the recognition of merely 372 printed poems during his lifetime, posthumous research reveals an approximate total of around 3,000 discovered poems. Furthermore, his literary corpus includes 19 novels, 127 short stories, 79 essays, critiques, discussions, and personal writings, along with 56 diaries spanning over 4,000 pages, and a collection of around 1500 letters and correspondences. (Gautam Mitra, Diaries from Pandulipi, Volume One, Hrit Publications/2019, p. 20).