Manohar Mouli Biswas Explained

Manohar Mouli Biswas
Birth Date:1943 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Dakshin Matiargati, Bagerhat, Undivided Bengal, British India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Bilingual writer and poet
Parents:Late Prahlad Chandra Biswas and Late Panchu Bala Biswas

Manohar Mouli Biswas is the pseudonymous appellation adopted by Manohar Biswas, a distinguished and arguably the preeminent bilingual poet, essayist, and luminary figure in Dalit Literature emanating from the Bengal region.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Life and career

Manohar Mouli Biswas, born into the Namasudra caste in Dakshin Matiargati, Khulna, East Bengal, in 1943, navigated a challenging trajectory marked by profound poverty during his formative years.[6] Overcoming adversities, he surmounted obstacles to attain an education, ultimately establishing himself as a distinguished Dalit writer in India. Strikingly, none of his ancestors had the privilege of formal schooling. Witnessing the hardships and humiliation endured by the illiterate masses, he openly acknowledges his status as a first-generation learner within his family. The accumulation of these experiences and the associated pain served as the impetus for his foray into writing.

His transformative encounter with Dalit communities and the Dalit literary movement in Maharashtra during his residence in Nagpur in 1968–1969 significantly altered the trajectory of his literary pursuits.

Manohar Mouli Biswas occupies a venerable position as the current President of Bangla Dalit Sahitya Sanstha. He has steered the editorial direction of the ground-breaking bi-monthly literary magazine "Dalit Mirror" in English for over a decade. This periodical serves as a staunch advocate for the Dalits in Bengal.

His literary oeuvre encompasses four volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, seven essay anthologies, and an autobiography titled "Amar Bhubaney Ami Benche Thaki" (2013). The latter has been translated by Angana Dutta and Jaydeep Sarangi as "Surviving in My World: Growing Up Dalit in Bengal" (2015).[7] This translated autobiography has garnered national and international acclaim, securing inclusion in the curricula of various universities. Jaydeep Sarangi has further contributed to the scholarly discourse on Biswas by editing a collection of essays titled "Bangla Dalit Writer Writes Back" (2019).

Poems in translation

His poems are translated widely from Bangla into English and into other languages. His translated poems are gradually attracted by the wide-readers, and have come into the scholastic discussions. A Rose of Revolt: Two Poems in Bengali by: Manohar Mouli Biswas[8] – - translated by Jaydeep Sarangi

List of works

Poetry collections

Short story

Autobiography

Essays

Edited books

Magazine/editorial

See also

Notes and References

  1. Acharya. Indranil. Search for an Alternative Aesthetic in Bangla Dalit Poetry. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. VI. 2. 96–106.
  2. Johny. S. Voices of a Subaltern Diaspora: A Reading of Manohar Mouli Biswas' Surviving in My World. Research Journal of English Language and Literature. 5. 2. 44–47. 26 June 2017. 14 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614233058/http://rjelal.com/5.2.17/44-47%20Voices%20of%20a%20Subaltern%20Diaspora.pdf. dead.
  3. Das. Suvasis. The Subaltern Can Speak: A Reading of Manohar Mouli Biswas's Autobiography Surviving in My World: Growing up Dalit in Bengal. International Research Journal of Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies . April 2017. 3. 3. 84–93.
  4. Bhaumik. Mahuya & Sarangi, Jaydeep. Growing up Dalit in Bengal: Conversation with Manohar Mouli Biswas. Clear. 4. 1. 37–45. 10.1515/clear-2017-0005. 2017. free.
  5. News: Haldar. Santanu. Manohar Biswas: A revolutionary Dalit voice in Bengali Dalit Literature. Merinews. 8 March 2013. 26 June 2017. 26 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426211732/http://www.merinews.com/article/manohar-biswas-a-revolutionary-dalit-voice-in-bengali-dalit-literature/15882505.shtml. dead.
  6. Web site: A rose of revolt: Two poems in Bengali - Firstpost. 2020-06-15. www.firstpost.com. en.
  7. Thieme. John. Review(s) of: Surviving in my world: Growing up Dalit in Bengal, by Manohar Mouli Biswas. Trans. and ed. by Angana Dutta and Jaydeep Sarangi, Kolkata: Samya. Commonwealth Essays and Studies. Spring 2016. 38. 2. 135–137. 10.4000/ces.5644 . free.
  8. Web site: A Rose of Revolt: Two Poems in Bengali by: Manohar Mouli Biswas.

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