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.

Kajal Bandyopadhyay
Born (1954-02-13) 13 February 1954 (age 70)
Barisal, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
OccupationWriter, professor, poet, translator
LanguageBengali, English
NationalityBangladeshi

Education

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Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka.[2]

Literature

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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]

Interest on African literature

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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]

Selected publications

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Source:[2]

Books of Bengali poems

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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

Essay

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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

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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

Translations

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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

Biography in Bengali

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Name Biography of Publishers First published
Ahmedur Rahaman Ahmedur Rahaman Bangla Academy February, 1990
Roopkathar Raja Hans Christian Andersen Muktadhara 1986

References

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  1. ^ a b "A poet's ideas on Female Power". Daily Asian Age. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Selina Hossain, Nurul Islam and Mobarak Hossain, ed. (2000). Bangla Academy Dictionary of Writers. Dhaka: Bangla Academy. pp. 95–96. ISBN 984-07-4052-0.
  3. ^ "All about sexual, textual politics". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. ^ "DU teacher offers to be in jail". The Daily Star. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  5. ^ সাম্প্রদায়িক সহিংসতা অব্যাহত: স্বেচ্ছায় কারাবরণ করতে চান অধ্যাপক কাজল বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়. The Sangbad (in Bengali). 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Looking through the progressive lens". The Dhaka Tribune. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.