Kajal Bandyopadhyay
| Kajal Bandyopadhyay |
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| Born |
(1954-02-13) February 13, 1954
Barisal, Bangladesh |
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| Occupation |
Writer, professor, poet, translator |
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| Language |
Bengali, English |
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| Nationality |
Bangladeshi |
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| Ethnicity |
Bengali |
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Kajal Bandyopadhyay (born February 13, 1954) is a Bangladeshi poet, writer, and translator.[1] He teaches English literature at the University of Dhaka.
Teaching Career
Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka.[1]
Literature
As a Marxist poet, Bandyopadhyay vividly portrays the "lives of toiling masses, particularly their problems, social conflicts, intrigues and inner complexes" with poignant poetic expressions.[1][2] A presidium member of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Bandyopadhyay is also a vehement activist against communal violence in Bangladesh. He champions secularism and non-communalism in Bangladesh; to protest attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh, he wanted to receive self-imprisonment in 2013.[3][4]
Selected publications[1]
Books of Bengali poems
| Name | Publishers | First Published |
| Hameshai Danober Trankorta-Besh | | |
| Kangal Deerghokal ((Seeker for a Long Time) | | 1985 |
| Dagdha Dhoolikona (Burnt-out Speck) | | 1986 |
| Prithibir Grihakone (In a Home of the Earth) | | 1988 |
| Utthaner Mantra Nei (No Chant to Rise) | | 1989 |
| Heshe Othe Ashrujol (Tears smiles) | | 1998 |
| Unoswad Unouchcharon | | |
| Phulo Unmatto Rangeen | | |
| ''Tritiya Bishwer Kobita (Poems of the Third World) | | 1998 |
Essay
| Name | Publishers | First Published |
| Swapna (Dream) | | 1985 |
| Samrajyobad: Onya Unmochan (Imperialism: Other Exposures) | Bangla Academy | 1986 |
| Katha Kalantorer, Pragotir | Jatio Grantho Prokashon | 2009 |
| Pragati Sahitya Katipoy Tattwo Bichar | Nandyonik | 2011 |
| Rabindranath: Dharmobhabna | Moordhanyo | 2012 |
| Tension and Syntheses in Wole Soyinka's Plays | Dhaka University Press | 5 August, 2012 |
| Female Power And Some Ibsen Plays | Moordhanyo | 2015 |
Edited Bibliography
| Name | Co-editor | Publishers | First Published |
| Rabindra Utsab | | Jatio Rabindrasangeet Sammilon Parishad, Dhaka Mahanagar Chapter | February, 2012 |
| Jago Amritopiyasee Chitto | | Jatio Rabindrasangeet Sammilon Parishad, Dhaka Mahanagar Chapter | 2009 |
| Doohkher Timire | | Registrar, University of Dhaka | October, 2006 |
| Chhayachchhanna, He Africa | | Shahitya Prokash, Dhaka & Naya Udyog, Kolkata | February, 1993 |
| Bangladesher Buddhwibritti: Dharma Samprodayikotar Sangkat (Intellectual Practices in Bangladesh: A Crisis of Religious Communalism) | Prof. Salahuddin Ahmad, Syed Ameerul Islam | Jatio Grantho Prokashon | 1998 |
| Dharma O Rajneeti (Religion and Politics) | | Chetona, Dhaka | February, 1990 |
Translations
| Name | Co-translator | Writer | Publishers | First published |
| Ovishap | Ujjal Bhattacharjee | Ousmane Sembène | Ankur Prokashoni | February, 2015 |
| Ouponibeshikotar Mukhosh Unmochon | | Aimé Césaire | | 2014 |
| Tuccher Podaboli | | Pablo Neruda | Shuddhaswar | February, 2014 |
| Kabi Chatustoy Bangla Pratidhwani | | Pablo Neruda | Ankur Prokashoni | 2012 |
| Anti-During (Socialism) | | Friedrich Engels | | 2007 |
| Pavlovio Manostatwer Prathomik Porichoy | | Ushree Sengupta | Bijnyan Chetona Parishad | 2005 |
| Europer Chitrakala | | Agnes Allen | Jatio Grantha Prokashan | 1992 |
| Punjibad and Paribesh Binash | | Boris Gorizontov | Jatiyo Sahityo Prokashani | 1988 |
Biography in Bengali
References