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| birth_name = Jagadish Chandra Sengupta
| birth_date = 5 July 1886
| birth_place = [[Kushtia]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date = 15 April 1957
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], West Bengal, India
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| notableworks = ''Asadhu Siddhartha'', ''Binodini'', ''Udaylekha'', ''Meghabrito Ashani'', ''Dulaler Dola'', ''Nishedher Patabhumikay'', ''Loghu Guru''.
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'''Jagadish Gupta''' (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957)<ref>{{cite book |title= Akademi Vidyarthi Bangla Abhidhan |trans-title= Akademi Student's Bengali Dictionary |edition= 2nd |year= 2000 |origyear= 1999 |publisher= [[Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi]] |location= Kolkata |language= Bengali |page= 857}}</ref> was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first= Sisir Kumar |editor1-last= Das |title= Samsad Bangla Sahityasangi |trans-title= The Samsad Companion to Bengali Literature |edition= 1st |year= 2003 |publisher= Sahitya Samsad |location= Kolkata |language= Bengali |isbn=81-7955-007-9 |page=81 }}</ref> Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern [[Bengali literature]].

Born as Jagadish Chandra Sengupta in [[Kushtia]], [[Bengal Presidency]], he studied in [[Calcutta]] and later took up work as a 'job-typist' at the Judge's Court in [[Suri, Birbhum|Seuri]]. He also worked at Executive Engineer's office in [[Sambalpur]], Orissa, at [[Patna High Court]] and at [[Bolpur]] Chawki Adalat as a typist. After retirement from his job, he settled in [[Calcutta]]. The [[Government of India]] granted him a 'Distinguished Man of Letters Allowance' in 1954.

Gupta's stories had been published in periodicals like ''Bharati'', ''Bijoli'', ''Uttara'', ''Kali-Kalam'' and ''Kallol''. His first novel ''Asadhu Siddhartha'' was published in 1928. Some of his other notable works include ''Binodini'', ''Udaylekha'', ''Meghabrito Ashani'', ''Dulaler Dola'', ''Nishedher Patabhumikay'', ''Loghu Guru'' etc.

==Life==
Jagadish Gupta was born at [[Kushtia]], [[Nadia district]] (now in [[Kushtia District]], [[Bangladesh]]) to Kailash Chandra Sengupta and Saudamini Devi. His birth name was Jagadish Chandra Sengupta which he never used in his literary career. He was born in July 1886; but the exact date of his birth is unknown.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 1</ref> As a child Gupta went to the village ''pathshala'' (primary school) run by Ramlal Saha.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 90-91</ref> Later he came away to [[Calcutta]] and was admitted into City Collegiate School from where he passed Matriculation Examination in 1905 and admitted to the Ripon College (now [[Surendranath College]]).<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> He started writing poems in this time.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> After passing First Arts Examination, he started learning stenography and typing.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> He married Charubala Sengupta of Osmanpur, [[Nadia district|Nadia]] in 1906.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> He gave up his studies at Ripon College in 1907 and he took up a job as a 'job-typist' at [[Suri, Birbhum|Seuri]] District Judge's Court in 1908.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> That was not a regular salaries job but he would be paid remuneration against the work he did.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> In 1912, he was appointed as a regular salaried typist in the office of the Executive Engineer in [[Sambalpur]], Orissa.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> In 1918, he took up the job of a salaried typist at [[Patna High Court]] but resigned from the job in 1924 and vowed never to take up a job again though his financial condition compelled him to take up a typist's job in [[Bolpur]] Chowki Adalat in 1927.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> In 1944, he retired form his job and left Bolpur to settle in Calcutta where he stayed at the house of Kshitish Gupta at the Lake Market area.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> In 1950, he shifted to his own house at [[Jadavpur]] and started bringing up a girl named Sukumari.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> In 1954, the [[Government of India]] granted him a 'Distinguished Man of Letters Allowance' of Rupees 150 which was later reduced to Rupees 75.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/> He died of a head injury in his Calcutta residency on 15 April 1957.<ref name = Chattopadhyay90-91/>

==Works==
Jagadish Gupta started his writing career as a poet and later, became a famous short story writer.

===Poems===
Jagadish Gupta started his literary career as a poet. He contributed poems to journals like ''Uttara'', ''Prabasi'', ''Bharatbarsha'' and ''Sonar Bangla''.<ref name = Chattopadhyay8>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 8</ref> He had written many poems throughout his life, but little of these were published.<ref name = Chattopadhyay8/> He did not represent the Anti-[[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]] movement of modern Bengali poetry, which was the trend of his times, although he imitated none.<ref name = Chattopadhyay9>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 9</ref> His first Collection of poems, ''Akshara'' was published in 1932.<ref name = Chattopadhyay8/> ''Kashyap o Surabhi'', a collection of twelve narrative poems featuring Achyutananda, an ordinary man who expresses the poet's wishes and unfulfilled desires, is another notable work by Gupta.<ref name = Chattopadhyay10>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 10</ref> Many of his later poems appeared in the journals ''Hindu'' and ''[[Jugantar Patrika|Jugantar]]''.<ref name = Chattopadhyay97-100>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 97-100</ref> His last published work ''Bishakto Bandar'' appeared in the annual autumnal issue of ''Jugantar''.<ref name = Chattopadhyay8/> It is known that Gupta wished to publish another collection of poems titled ''Tulsi'', but whether this collection was ever published is unconfirmed.<ref name = Chattopadhyay92>Chattopadhyay, Hiren (2006). p. 92</ref>

===Short stories===
Gupta's first short story ''Paying Guest'' appeared in ''Bijoli'' in 1904 and his first collection of stories, ''Binodini'' was published in 1927. Only nine of his collections of stories now survive: ''Udaylekha'', ''Upayan'', ''Pike Sri Mihir Pramanik'', ''Binodini'', ''Meghabrita'', ''Ashani'', ''Ruper Bahire'', ''Shashanka Kabiraajer Stree'', ''Srimati'' and ''Jagadish Guptar Swa-Nirbachita Galpa''. “The stories he wrote on psychological themes,” observes Chattopadhyay, “are as subtle as they are varied. Moreover he wrote stories based on some strange tendencies of human nature about which we are not always aware, and which are illuminated only by the light of subtle observation.” He wrote one hundred and twenty five stories. Some of his notable stories are "Payomukham", "Chandrasurya Jatadin", "Asha o Ami", "Har", "Pike Sri Mihir Pramanik", "Ami o Debrajer Stree" etc.

===Books===
*''Binodini''
*''Ruper Bahire''
*''Srimoti''
*''Swanirbachito Golpo''
*''Osadhu Sidhartho''
*''Dulaler Dola''

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |last1=Chattopadhyay |first1=Hiren |title= Jagadish Gupta |edition=1st |series=Makers of Indian Literature |year=2006 |publisher= Sahitya Akademi |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-260-2273-6}}

==External links==
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*[http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/browse?type=author&order=ASC&rpp=20&value=GUPTA,+JAGADISH Jagadish Gupta] at the West Bengal Public Library Network

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