Surendranath Majumder

Surendranath Majumder (1838 – 15 October 1878) was a Bengali poet and playwright of the nineteenth century. He is regarded as one of the most distinctive poets of Bengali literature during the transitional period between Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Rabindranath Tagore. His epic poem Mahila is considered a significant addition to Bengali literature.

Early life and family Surendranath Majumder was born in 1838 in the village of Jagannathpur in the then Jessore District (now Magura District, Bangladesh).

Education Majumder began his early education in his village. Later, he moved to Kolkata, where he studied at the Free Church Institution, Hare School, and the Oriental Seminary. In his personal life, he was known to be of a somewhat bohemian and whimsical nature, unable to settle into a steady vocation. His premature death is often attributed to his intemperate lifestyle. Rabindranath Tagore and Dwijendranath Tagore also acclaimed his poetic talent. His poetry is noted for its expression of sensuous love and humanistic feelings, which was rare in the Bengali poetry of that period.