Gokulchandra Nag

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.

Gokulchandra Nag
Born(1894-06-28)28 June 1894
Shibpur Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British Indian now West Bengal
Died24 September 1925(1925-09-24) (aged 31)
Darjeeling , West Bengal, India
OccupationWriter and editor
Parent(s)Motilal Nag (Father), Kamala Devi (Mother)

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
  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 ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6
  2. Article 7 Page 4 at www.anukriti.net
  3. "গোকুলচন্দ্র নাগ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.


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