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Ramprasad Sen was an eighteenth century's Indian Bengali sadak (saint), poet and composer from West Bengal.  His parents were Ramram Sen and Siddheswari Devi. He was married to a pious lady, Sarbani Devi.  His literary works are Vidyasundar (Kalikamangal), Shaktageeti, Kali-Kirtan, and Krishna-Kirtan. His devotional songs are known as 'Ramprasadi'. Raja Krishna Chandra Roy (awarded the title 'Kobiranjan' to Ramprasad), Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and others were deeply influenced by Ramprasad. Dhananjay Bhattacharya and Pannalal Bhattacharya were the notable earlier singers of Ramprasadi.  References:  https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Ramprasad_Sen History of Bengali Literature, Dr. Dulal Chakraborty, July - 2007, Bani Bitan. (Bengali) https://www-anandabazar-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.anandabazar.com/amp/west-bengal/kolkata/ https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/24pargana-news/sadhak-ramprasad-sen-who-wrote-bhakt...

Kusumkumari Das (also known as Kusumkumari Devi) was an Indian Bengali poet, writer and social activist.  She was born to Chandranath Das and Dhanamani Devi on 21 September 1875 in Barishal, present-day Bangladesh. She married Satyananda Das in 1894. She had two sons and one daughter. Her son Jibanananda Das was a famous poet and writer.  Her writings were published in the then famous Bengali literary magazines like 'Mukul', 'Bhramabadi', 'Prabasi', etc. Her books are 'Kabyamukul', 'Pouranik Akhyayika', 'Kusumkumari Dasher Kobita' and 'Dainandin Dinalipi'. She received a gold medal for the essay 'Naritver Adarsha'.  She died on 25 December 1948 in Kolkata, India. References: https://m.dailyinqilab.com/article/18271/ https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/tutorials/349987/ http://www.milansagar.com/kobi_3/kusumkunari_das/kobi-kusumkumaridas.html http://www.barisalpedia.net.bd/barisalpedia/index.php?title=%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E...

Medha Bandyopadhyay is an Indian Bengali elocutionist from West Bengal.  She has successfully recited poetry in many programmes and released albums like 'Tomay Amay Mile', 'Bodhan', etc.  She has established the 'Medhamanjori', a elocution learning institute, that provides classes in different places of West Bengal.  Reference:  http://medhabandopadhyay.com/Medhamanjori.php Other links:  https://gaana.com/playlist/arunavakarmakar-medhabandopadhyay https://youtu.be/wdFyJvayU0E

Sakhigopal Deb (also spelt as Sakshigopal Deb) is an Indian Bengali poet, writer and columnist from Kandi, Murshidabad, West Bengal. He is a member (follower) of 'Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha'.  His books are 'Panchajanya', 'Surer Khunje', 'Mon-Ton-Pran', 'Karasmriti - Jaruri Abasthar Khonda Chitra', etc. He received the 'Annadashankar Smriti Samman' in 2018 for his outstanding contributions to Bengali literature.  He is a regular columnist in the newspaper 'Notun Prithivi'. His literature reflects the thoughts of holistic philosophical theory 'Neohumanism' given by Indian spiritual guru and philosopher Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Reference:  Pragati Shikha (The Quarterly Bengali magazine of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha), edited by Acarya Nityasatyananda Avadhuta, 16th year, 1st issue, October - December, 2019, page no - 35, Ananda Printing Press, Kolkata. 

Anangamohini Devi was an Indian Bengali poet from Tripura.  She was born on 20 February 1864.  Her father was Bir Chandra Manikya. He inspired her to write poetry. She also got inspiration and help from Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Her poetry books are 'Kanika' (1899), 'Shokagatha' (1906, written after the death of her husband) and 'Priti' (1910). Her poems were published regularly in the famous Bengali literary magazines like 'Bharati', 'Prabasi', etc.  She died on 13 May 1918. References: http://www.milansagar.com/kobi/anangamohini_debi/kobi-anangamohinidebi.html Sangsad Bangla Sahitya Sangi, Dr. Shishirkumar Das, 2003. http://subornobhumi.com/view/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE/12042 https://assamtribune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/assamtribune.com/amp/sapta-raag-to-pay-ode-to-tripuras-princess-po...

  Alecha Khatun (born: 1 February 1969 – Died: 10 July 2016; also spelt as Alechha Khatun) was an Indian Bengali poet and teacher from Khowai, Tripura.  References:  Khowai District Library, Khowai, Tripura.  Sainik (Bengali magazine), edited by Manik Das, Sharad Sankhya - 2015, Creation, Khowai, Tripura. 

Sirsho Bandyopadhyay (also spelt as Sirsha Bandyopadhyay, born in 1967) was an Indian Bengali journalist, novelist, story-writer and essayist from West Bengal.  He wrote a total number of 14 books. His books are 'Sandhya Rater Shefali', 'Tero Nadir Pare', 'Joler Upor Daag', 'Ramaniratan', 'Paramnidhi', 'Etharsena' etc. His most notable work is 'Shardul Sundari' (novel). It was translated into English as 'Tiger Woman' by Arunava Sinha.  He died on 18 May 2021 at 54 at his South Kolkata residence due to heart attack.  References:  https://thewall.in/sirsha-bandyopadhyay-dies-of-massive-heart-attack/ http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bengali-writer-scribe-sirsho-bandyopadhyay-dies-440579 https://eisamay-indiatimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/sirsho-bandopadhyay-passes-away/amp_articleshow/82728903.cms https://bangla-aajtak-in.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/bangla.aajtak.in/amp/ci...