The great poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta (25 January 1824 - 29 June 183) was one of the greatest Bengali poets and playwrights and comedians of the nineteenth century. [2] He is also known as the first rebellious poet of modern Bengali literature.

Born into an aristocratic Kayastha dynasty in the Jessore district of British India, Madhusudan converted to Christianity in his youth and adopted the name Michael Madhusudan, and with an irresistible fascination with Western literature, concentrated on writing in English. In the second phase of his life, Madhusudan became attracted to his mother tongue. It was at this time that he started composing plays, comedies and poetry in Bengal.

Michael Madhusudan is the pioneer of sonnet and amitrakshara rhymes in Bengali. His greatest work is the epic poem Meghnadabadha Kavya based on the anecdote of Ramayana in Amitrakshara verse. His other notable books are The Captive Lady, Sharmistha, Krishnakumari (drama), Padmavati (drama), Roo on the neck of old Shalik, What is Civilization, Tilottamasambhav Kavya, Birangana Kavya, Brajangana Kavya, Chaturbashpadi, etc. Michael's personal life was dramatic and painful. He died in Calcutta at the age of 49.