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{{Infobox person
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| name = Roby Datta
| name = Rabindranath Datta
| image =
| image = Roby Datta.jpg
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| caption =
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| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|Month DD, YYYY}} -->1883
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|10|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]]
| death_date = 1917 (aged 33–34)
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->1917
| death_place = Kolkata
| death_place = [[Kolkata]]
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Roby Dutt, Rabindranath Datta
| other_names = Roby Dutt
| spouse = Emily [[Atkinson (surname)|Atkinson]] (1913-1917)
| spouse = Emily Atkinson (m. 1913)
| occupation = Professor, Poet
| occupation = Professor, Poet
| known_for = Poet
| known_for = Poet
| relatives = [[Prabhabati Bose (Dutt)|Prabhabati Bose]] (cousin)
| relatives = [[Prabhabati Bose (Dutt)|Prabhabati Bose]] (cousin)<br>[[Subhas Chandra Bose]] (nephew)
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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]] [[Maulika Kayastha]] family on 1 October 1883 in Sankar Ghosh Lane, Calcutta. His father was Gyanendra Nath Dutt a member of the Hatkhola Dutt family.
'''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.


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|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mglRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA227&lpg=PA227&dq=%221908%22+%22Gray%27s+Inn%22&source=bl&ots=5QUmUFj4FX&sig=zuZv7DrcyORTsdEWTynZfWT4kzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I1ClVPiVGIHugwS1toGQDg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Datta&f=false}}</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.


He married an accomplished English woman Emily G. [[Atkinson (surname)|Atkinson]] in 1913. Roby [[Dutta|Datta]] with his wife Emily lived in his ancestral house on Kashinath Dutt Road, Baranagore (a suburb of Calcutta (Kolkata), INDIA.
He married an accomplished English woman Emily G. [[Atkinson (surname)|Atkinson]] in 1913. Roby [[Dutta|Datta]] with his wife Emily lived in his ancestral house on Kashinath Dutt Road, Baranagore (a suburb of Calcutta (Kolkata), INDIA.


In [[1909 in poetry|1909]], he wrote "Echoes from East and West"<ref>{{cite book|last1=Datta|first1=Rabindranath|title=Echoes from East and West|date=1909|publisher=Galloway & Porter|location=Cambridge, UK|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Echoes_from_East_and_West.html?id=AEYJSgAACAAJ}}</ref>
In [[1909 in poetry|1909]], he wrote "Echoes from East and West"<ref>{{cite book|last1=Datta|first1=Rabindranath|title=Echoes from East and West|date=1909|publisher=Galloway & Porter|location=Cambridge, UK|isbn=9781143741692|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEYJSgAACAAJ}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 28 April 2023

Rabindranath Datta
Born(1883-10-01)1 October 1883
Kolkata
Died1917 (aged 33–34)
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
Other namesRoby Dutt
Occupation(s)Professor, Poet
Known forPoet
SpouseEmily Atkinson (m. 1913)
RelativesPrabhabati 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

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  1. ^ "The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter, Volume 52". 1907.
  2. ^ Datta, Rabindranath (1909). Echoes from East and West. Cambridge, UK: Galloway & Porter. ISBN 9781143741692.
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