Darakanath Adhikary (1830 - 1857) - Darakanath was a short lived poet on children. He did not write prolifically but his contribution, though for short tenure, can be remembered with respect and honour.
Darakanath was born in now Goswami Durgapur village in Sadar Upazilla in Kushtia District. He was the son of Ramsankar. Darakanath started to write when he was in college in 1850. At that time he was a higher secondary in calcutta.
He came to the forefront in a literary competition. According to the event the famous journalist, Iswargupta arranged a literary competition in his newspaper Sangbad Pravakar. Many took part in the competition. Among them the powerful novelist of Bengali literature, Bankimchandra Chatterjee and Dinobandhu Mitra also took part in the competition. Darkanath with a piece of poem attended the competition. Miraculously he outdid all competitors and obtained the first position.
This event brought fame for Darakanath in the field of Bangla literature.
He composed a number of poems in 1850s out of his deep love for his mother tongue and motherland. Although his piece of writing is now obsolete, this a tremedous effect on the readers of literature.
In his short life he could write the only collection of poems titled Sudhiranjan which found its publication in Maharajah's Publication in 1894 from Calcutta.
Even at the end of the twentieth century one could trace the remains of his homesteads at Goswamidurgapur.
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