Hungry generation
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The Hungry generation was a radical 1960s Bengali literary movement that challenged traditional aesthetics and social norms through experimental, avant-garde poetry and prose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hungry generation canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali literary movement
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avant-garde movement ⓘ literary movement ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge traditional Bengali literary aesthetics
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to confront social conservatism ⓘ to experiment with language and form ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hungryalism
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Hungryalist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
anti-establishment stance
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provocative imagery ⓘ rejection of romanticism ⓘ social and political critique ⓘ stream-of-consciousness techniques ⓘ urban sensibility ⓘ use of colloquial language ⓘ use of experimental style ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Malay Roy Choudhury
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Samir Roychoudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti Chattopadhyay NERFINISHED ⓘ Subimal Basak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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prose ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Basudeb Dasgupta
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Binoy Majumdar NERFINISHED ⓘ Falguni Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Roy Choudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabitri Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ Samar Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ Samir Roychoudhury NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti Chattopadhyay NERFINISHED ⓘ Subimal Basak NERFINISHED ⓘ Tridib Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ Utpalkumar Basu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat Generation
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European avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ French surrealism ⓘ existentialism ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to modern Bengali poetry
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expanded thematic and formal range of Bengali literature ⓘ influenced later Bengali poets ⓘ |
| legalIssue | obscenity charges in India ⓘ |
| location | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Bengali modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPublication |
Hungry generation manifestos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
little magazines ⓘ |
| notableEvent | obscenity trial against Malay Roy Choudhury ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Bengali literary establishment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.