রণজিৎ দাশের কাব্যে চিত্রকলার অনুষঙ্গ ও রঙের প্রতীকী তাৎপর্য : একটি মূল্যায়ন/ The symbolic significance of painting and color in Ranjit Das' poetry: An evaluation

Abstract

While Ranajit Das’s journey began in the 1970s, the true blooming of Ranajit Das occurred in the heart of the 21st century. Through masterpieces like ‘Somudrer Songlap’ and ‘Asamapto Alingon’, Das has carved a niche alongside titans like Shankha Ghosh and Joy Goswami. This study explores the ‘canvas’ of his stanzas— specifically, his visceral use of color and the fine arts.

​             Unlike the romanticized palettes of Jibanananda Das, Ranajit’s colors are stained with the grit of the modern age. Here, the ‘red and blue lights of a mobile phone’ aren't mere decorations; they are ‘Satan’s searchlights’. From the erotic stones of Khajuraho to the surrealist shadows of Dali and Picasso, his poetry isn't just written— it is painted with a stark, uncompromising realism.the 20th century was a sketch, Ranajit Das is the high-contrast photograph that followed. A recipient of the prestigious Rabindra Puruskar, Das doesn't just use words; he uses a palette.

​           This analysis dives deep into his visual vocabulary. Where previous icons used ‘blue’ to evoke the infinite, Das uses it to illuminate the harsh edges of the 21st century— capturing everything from the ‘faded hides of buffaloes’ to the ‘neon glow of a digital alien’. His work is a crossroads where literature meets the gallery, dragging the ghosts of Picasso and the sculptures of Khajuraho into the unforgiving light of the present day. To understand modern Bengali poetry, one must first learn to see through his eyes.​Emerging as a definitive voice of the new millennium, Ranajit Das represents a significant departure from the lyrical traditions of his predecessors. While poets from Jibanananda Das to Sunil Gangopadhyay utilized color as a symbolic anchor, Das recontextualizes the ‘elemental palette’ within the brutalist reality of the contemporary world.

​            This paper interrogates the intersection of visual arts and prosody in his work. By analyzing his frequent evocations of Dali, Picasso, and the aesthetics of Khajuraho, we find a poetic form that functions as a ‘sketch of the twilight woman’. In Das's world, color is no longer an ornament— it is a tool for dissecting the complexities of 21st-century existence. Thats why his poem strongly impactful to society and literature as well.