Jibanananda Das (17 February 1899 - 22 October 1954) born in 17 February 1899 in Barisal, Bengal Presidency was a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist. While not particularly recognised initially, today Das is acknowledged as "the premier poet of the post-Tagore era in India."Das wrote ceaselessly, but as he was an introvert and the "most alone of [Bengali] poets," he felt "compelled to suppress some of his most important writings or to locate them in a secret life." During his lifetime, only seven volumes of his poems were published. After his death, it was discovered that apart from poems Das wrote several novels and a large number of short stories. His unpublished works are still being published.