Sukanto Bhottacharyo  was Born in 1926

In contrast to the brevity of his life, Sukanto Bhottacharyo has had a remarkably lasting effect upon the political and cultural sensibilities of the people of West Bengal and Bangladesh. His poetry caught fire at the age of 17, and the bulk of his work -- only about 155 poems in all -- were written during the four years from 1943 to 1947. Sukanta dedicated his poetry to the worldwide struggle for liberation and social justice. Known as a revolutionary communist poet

Sukanto's poetry was an integral part of the Language Movement of Bangladesh, as well as the independence struggle culminating in 1971, and the movement against martial law of 1983-1990. Whenever the people struggle for justice in Bangladesh -- and they must do so very often -- it is a certainty that the poetry of Sukanto will be recited at the rallies and painted on walls along the march routes.

He succumbed to tuberculosis and died at the age of 21.