Michael Madhusudan's loyalty towards christianity

Abstract

Michael Madhusudan Datta, widely considered to be one of the greatest poets in Bengali literature and the father of the Bengali sonnet had a tremendous influence of Christianity, both in his life as well as in his poetry. In this paper, we have attempted to analyze this influence in the light of his poems, letters and sonnets. We have also emphasized on the probable facts that had lead Madhusudan to become Michael.