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| death_date = 1917 (aged 33–34) |
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| nationality = Indian |
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| other_names = Roby Dutt |
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| spouse = Emily Atkinson (m. 1913) |
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'''Rabindranath Datta''' (also known as Roby Datta) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Poet and educator. He mostly wrote in English. He was born in a renowned [[Bengali people|Bengali]] |
'''Rabindranath Datta''' (also known as Roby Datta) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Poet and educator. He mostly wrote in English. He was born in a renowned [[Bengali people|Bengali]] family on 1 October 1883 in Sankar Ghosh Lane, Calcutta. His father was Gyanendra Nath Dutt a member of the Hatkhola Dutt family. |
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He studied in [[Oxford University]]. He obtained BA ([[Tripos]], 1906) and MA (1910) degrees. He was called to the Bar ([[Gray's Inn]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter, Volume 52|year = 1907|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mglRAQAAIAAJ&q=Datta&pg=PA227}}</ref> 27 January 1908 and he enrolled in the [[Calcutta High Court]] in 1909. However, he did not practice law. He taught [[English language|English]] and Comparative [[Philology]] at [[Calcutta University]] till his death in 1917. He was a very popular teacher. |
He studied in [[Oxford University]]. He obtained BA ([[Tripos]], 1906) and MA (1910) degrees. He was called to the Bar ([[Gray's Inn]]),<ref>{{cite web|title=The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter, Volume 52|year = 1907|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mglRAQAAIAAJ&q=Datta&pg=PA227}}</ref> 27 January 1908 and he enrolled in the [[Calcutta High Court]] in 1909. However, he did not practice law. He taught [[English language|English]] and Comparative [[Philology]] at [[Calcutta University]] till his death in 1917. He was a very popular teacher. |
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Rabindranath Datta | |
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| Born | 1 October 1883 |
| Died | 1917 (aged 33–34) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Roby Dutt |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Poet |
| Known for | Poet |
| Spouse | Emily Atkinson (m. 1913) |
| Relatives | Prabhabati Bose (cousin) Subhas Chandra Bose (nephew) |
Rabindranath Datta (also known as Roby Datta) was an Indian Poet and educator. He mostly wrote in English. He was born in a renowned Bengali family on 1 October 1883 in Sankar Ghosh Lane, Calcutta. His father was Gyanendra Nath Dutt a member of the Hatkhola Dutt family.
He studied in Oxford University. He obtained BA (Tripos, 1906) and MA (1910) degrees. He was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn),[1] 27 January 1908 and he enrolled in the Calcutta High Court in 1909. However, he did not practice law. He taught English and Comparative Philology at Calcutta University till his death in 1917. He was a very popular teacher.
He married an accomplished English woman Emily G. Atkinson in 1913. Roby Datta with his wife Emily lived in his ancestral house on Kashinath Dutt Road, Baranagore (a suburb of Calcutta (Kolkata), INDIA.
In 1909, he wrote "Echoes from East and West"[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter, Volume 52". 1907.
- ^ Datta, Rabindranath (1909). Echoes from East and West. Cambridge, UK: Galloway & Porter. ISBN 9781143741692.
External links
[edit]- Works by Rabindranath Datta at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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