Subhash Mukhopadhyay was born on 12 February 1919, in Krishnanagar, a town in Nadia district in the province of West Bengal. He was one of the foremost Indian Bengali poets of the 20th century.
He was an excellent student, he studied philosophy at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta, graduating with honors in 1941.
He developed strong political beliefs at an early age. He was deeply committed to the cause of social justice and was active in left-wing student politics throughout his college years. Following graduation, he formally joined the Communist Party of India.
A book of thirty of Subhash’s best-known poems in English translation, titled ‘ As Day is Breaking’, was published in 2014 by Anjan Basu, a Bangalore-based writer/critic. The book includes a rather detailed introduction to the poet’s work as well. He was honored with Jnanpith Award in 1991.
