Kajal Bandyopadhyay | |
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| Born | 13 February 1954 Barisal, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Occupation | Writer, professor, poet, translator |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Kajal Bandyopadhyay (born 13 February 1954 [1] ) is a Bangladeshi poet, writer, and translator. [2] He teaches English literature and previously worked as head of the dept. of English at the University of Dhaka.
Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka. [2]
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. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5]
Professor Bandyopadhyay's "essays speak of establishing a plural and classless society. They also unveil religious orthodoxy and fanaticism, and bring out the causes of cultural imperialism." [6]
Kajal Banerjee has an especial fascination for African literature. He did his Ph.D. on the plays of Noble laureate African writer Wole Soyinka. Some books of his essays on African literature in English and Ibsen's plays have been received warmly. [1]
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| 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 | |
| Protiprem, Proti-Akhyan | Ananya | 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ekobingsho (A journal of poetry and poetics (28th -33rd Numbers)) | |||
| Africar Alo Songkolon (Collection of essays about African Literature and Culture) | Centre for Studies in African Cultures and Literatures, Dhaka, Bangladesh | February, 1990 | |
| Nibondamala-2016, 2017, 2018 (Religion and Politics) | Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, University of Dhaka | ||
| Professor Nurunnahar Begum Manabbidya Boktrita Songkolon (Collection of essays) | Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, University of Dhaka | 2018 |
| 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 | |
| Nazim Hikmeter Kobita (Nazim Hikmet’s Poetry) | Subhash Mukhopadhyay | Nazim Hikmet | Ankur Prokashoni | 2013 |
| 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 |
| Name | Biography of | Publishers | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedur Rahaman | Ahmedur Rahaman | Bangla Academy | February, 1990 |
| Roopkathar Raja | Hans Christian Andersen | Muktadhara | 1986 |
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