Jyotirmoy Datta

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Jyotirmoy Datta
Born	1936 Bengal, India
Occupation	Journalist

Jyotirmoy Datta (Bengali: জ্যোতির্ময় দত্ত, jotirmôe dôtto; born 1936) is a Bengali writer,^[1] journalist, poet, and an essayist. He worked for The Statesman, Calcutta's oldest English-language daily, as feature writer, film critic, correspondent, and associate editor. He visited the University of Chicago as a lecturer, 1966–1968, and also did a residency at the University of Iowa. He has published 2 books of verse, several novels and collections of essays and short stories. Datta currently lives in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, near New York City, where he works as an Editor for South Asia Journal. He attends many poetry readings in Manhattan and Queens and is a famous figure among the Indians and New York poets.

Datta was born in

. Her mother was the singer and writer, Protibha Bose, many of whose novels have been bestsellers and have been made into hit movies.

Datta was in conflict with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the late 1970s. He wrote a story critical of her in his magazine Kolkata. His family was watched by the Indian government in this time period. He had to become a fugitive for more than two years and once jumped from a three-story house to escape from the police. His ankle was badly injured because of this event. He was finally captured by the police and was imprisoned at the Presidency Jail in Calcutta. However, six months into his imprisonment, the elections were held and he was released. Indira Gandhi was defeated and all charges against him were dropped.^{[citation needed]}

After coming back to freedom in triumph, Datta went on an expedition on a sailing boat from Calcutta to Sri Lanka.

Datta is the father of two children. His daughter,

.

Datta, along with

Hungryalist

school of poetry.

References

External links

• Datta's Poetry at Shabdaguchha: Bengali Poetry Collection