Shantanu Kaiser

Shantanu Kaiser (30 December 1954 – 11 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi poet and essayist.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award (2014) in the essay category.[2]

Shantanu Kaiser
শান্তনু কায়সার
Born(1954-12-30)30 December 1954
Faridganj Upazila, Chandpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 62)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeChandpur, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Early life and career

Kaiser earned his masters in English from the University of Dhaka.[3]

Kaiser published 45 books.[1]

Works

Kaiser published his first volume of poetry, Rakhaler Attochorit, in 1982.[4] His second book Shuvo Shubornojoyonti was published in 2002.[4] He wrote several books on the biography of the writer Adwaita Mallabarman including "Adwaita Mallabarman" (1987), "Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya Ebong Onynyo" (1998) and "Janmashatabarshe Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya O Shanshkriti" (2014). He edited Mallabarman's "Uponyassamagra" and "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam". He adapted "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam" into a play. He wrote two books "Ful o Nazrul" and "Oi Nutoner Keton Ore" based on the works of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[4]

References
  1. "Poet Shantanu Kaiser no more". banglanews24.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. "Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar recipients announced". The Daily Star. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Contribution of Sazzad Quadir, Shantanu Kaisar analysed". New Age. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. Majid, Pias (4 May 2017). "The man who took literary criticism to greater heights". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2017.



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