Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt as Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta) (Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882-1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes (or ছন্দের যাদুকর - chhonder jadukar in Bengali). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology.
He was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born at Chupi in Bardhaman on February 11, 1882. His grandfather, Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker, Brahmo social reformer and writer who was the guiding spirit of the Tattwabodhini Patrika. After passing the school leaving examination from the Central Collegiate School, he received his graduate level education from the General Assembly’s Institution in Kolkata. Although he left (what is now) Scottish Church College without taking a degree, his training there helped him immensely for the future. After unsuccessfully to join the ranks of his father in their family business, he quit that to devote his energies entirely to scholarly pursuits
Stayendranath Dutta died on 24th June, 1922 at the age of 41. He was loved by Rabindranath. A condolence meeting of Satyendranath was held on 11th July in Rammohan Library. Rabindranath presided over the meeting. The news was reported in Anandabazar Patrika on 13th July;
" This huge hall could not accommodate the number of people came to attend the meeting to commemorate the death anniversary of Satyendranath Dutta.Many people were seen to remain standing outside the hall. Many females also attended the meeting. It was remarkable that the Bengalees delivered reverence to the departed Poet. Sreejukta Charuchandra Bandyopadhyay read an well thought essay about the poet. Pramath Choudhury delivered a small lecture. Kazi Nazrul Islam, the disciple-poet of Satyendranath, recited a poem, "Sayendranath" written by him. Rabindranath Tagore was so shocked at the news ofthe death of Stayendranath that his voice were choked while he began to say about him.He said that Satyendranath was loved by him more as his friend than that of a poet. He was not in a mood to commemorate Satyendranath Dutta in a meeting. I was shocked at the news of his death as I would have felt at the death of one of my near relatives. Some people say that he is only comparable with Rabindranath in respect of Bengali leanguage and prosody.But Rabindranath said , ' Without any submission, I openly declare that he has unparalleled grasp in Bengali language and its rhymes which has no comparison."
Then he read a long poem, " Satyendranath Dutta" and expressed his devotion.
Stayendranath Dutta died on 24th June, 1922 at the age of 41. He was loved by Rabindranath. A condolence meeting of Satyendranath was held on 11th July in Rammohan Library. Rabindranath presided over the meeting. The news was reported in Anandabazar Patrika on 13th July;
" This huge hall could not accommodate the number of people came to attend the meeting to commemorate the death anniversary of Satyendranath Dutta.Many people were seen to remain standing outside the hall. Many females also attended the meeting. It was remarkable that the Bengalees delivered reverence to the departed Poet. Sreejukta Charuchandra Bandyopadhyay read an well thought essay about the poet. Pramath Choudhury delivered a small lecture. Kazi Nazrul Islam, the disciple-poet of Satyendranath, recited a poem, "Sayendranath" written by him. Rabindranath Tagore was so shocked at the news ofthe death of Stayendranath that his voice were choked while he began to say about him.He said that Satyendranath was loved by him more as his friend than that of a poet. He was not in a mood to commemorate Satyendranath Dutta in a meeting. I was shocked at the news of his death as I would have felt at the death of one of my near relatives. Some people say that he is only comparable with Rabindranath in respect of Bengali leanguage and prosody.But Rabindranath said , ' Without any submission, I openly declare that he has unparalleled grasp in Bengali language and its rhymes which has no comparison."
Then he read a long poem, " Satyendranath Dutta" and expressed his devotion.
