Gokulchandra Nag Explained

Gokulchandra Nag
Birth Date:1894 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Shibpur, Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British Indian (now in Howrah district, West Bengal, India)
Death Place:Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Occupation:Writer and editor
Parents:Motilal Nag (Father), Kamala Devi (Mother)
Nationality:Indian

Gokulchandra Nag (Bengali: গোকুলচন্দ্র নাগ) (28 June 1894 - 24 September 1925), was a Bengali writer and artist, best known as one of the founding members of the Kallol literary group and circle during early twentieth century Bengal'[1] His elder brother Kalidas Nag was a distinguished historian and academician.

Career

In 1921 along with Dineshranjan Das, Sunita Debi and Manindralal Basu he formed the predecessor of Kallol, "The Four Arts Club".[2] He was adept at all of the four arts that the club propagated, namely, writing, painting, music, and drama. Along with his cultural practices he ran a florist's shop in New Market, Calcutta. He published stories in Jhorer Dola (The Sway of the Storm) published in 1922.[3] The volume was an anthology of the stories of the four founding members of the club.

In 1923, Nag and Das founded the Kallol group. The literary discussions of the group would be held at Das' house at Patuatola Lane.

Notes and References

  1. Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Vol.I) (Biographical Dictionary), Edited by Subodhchandra Sengupta and Anjali Bose, Published by Sahitya Samsad, Kolkata, Edition Aug,2016,Page.192
  2. http://www.anukriti.net/vol2/article7/page4.asp Article 7 Page 4
  3. Web site: গোকুলচন্দ্র নাগ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার. 2020-10-10. bn.wikisource.org.