Kabita Samagra by Bishnu Dey [Hardcover]

Vishnu Dey, a global citizen in consciousness, remains a significant influence in the realm of Bengali poetry even after a hundred years. His poetic journey began with his first collection, "Urvashi O Artemis," characterized by the "simple gaze of Shafri's eyes," and continued through various intricate phases, culminating in his final work, "Amar Hridoye Bacho," which embodies an unwavering belief in the resurrection of a burnt palm tree. Over the more than five decades in between, he has been both accused of being a poet for the highly educated and specialized readers and celebrated as a worshiper of the simple and straightforward people of Santal Parganas and its landscape. Sometimes concise and cautious in word choice, at other times emotional in colloquial prose, his style evolved, ranging from "wandering on snow-capped peaks..." to hearing the language of life in the "obscure, invisible leaves—how does life survive in this land, how has it survived for so long...". Throughout his long and noble poetic life, Vishnu Dey has truly dwelt in the history of human struggle. His poetry reflects this tumultuous history, and like a true artist, he has sung the praises of the "nameless peasants and laborers bought and sold like slaves." Though his poetic language has changed over time, his beliefs remained "invincible." He saw with profound conviction "in the Chaitra sky, a triumphant Palash with a mighty life force..." Vishnu Dey's "Kabita Samagra" has now been published, offering a magnificent collection of the timeless thoughts of this legendary poet.