{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1460","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1458","results":[{"id":16586,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gobindachandra Das","bio":"Gobindachandra Das (Bengali: গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer.\nDas was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health.\nGobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’.\nHis literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.","raw_bio":"Gobindachandra Das (Bengali: গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer. Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health. Gobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh.","slug":"gobindachandra-das","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dhaka, Bengal Province, British India","url":"/sootradhar/gobindachandra-das","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.695168","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16587,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Tuhin Das ","bio":"Tuhin Das is a Bengali activist and writer living in exile. Das is best known for his Bengali poetry and political essays. His first English book Exile Poems focuses on his life as an exiled writer.\nAfter extremist threats, Tuhin Das fled to America for political asylum in 2016. He became a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which offers sanctuary for persecuted writers. In 2021, his house became a public art installation called Comma House featuring his Bengali poems.\nTuhin Das was born in Barisal. He lived there with his family. Das started writing poems in the seventh grade. Das was fascinated with the formation of his home country from an early age. He would establish and run his own publishing company which covered political issues. Das went into hiding after Al Qaeda-linked groups threatened him.\nIn 2016 Das became a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. He found a long-term home in Pittsburgh becoming the writer-in-residence at City of Asylum.","raw_bio":"Tuhin Das is a Bengali activist and writer living in exile. Das is best known for his Bengali poetry and political essays. His first English book Exile Poems focuses on his life as an exiled writer. After extremist threats, Tuhin Das fled to America for political asylum in 2016. He became a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which offers sanctuary for persecuted writers. In 2021, his house became a public art installation called Comma House featuring his Bengali poems. Tuhin Das was born in Barisal. He lived there with his family. Das started writing poems in the seventh grade. Das was fascinated with the formation of his home country from an early age. He would establish and run his own publishing company which covered political issues. Das went into hiding after Al Qaeda-linked groups threatened him. In 2016 Das became a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. He found a long-term home in Pittsburgh becoming the writer-in-residence at City of Asylum.","slug":"tuhin-das","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"ISBN","url":"/sootradhar/tuhin-das","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.704429","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16588,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Daulat Qazi","bio":"Daulat Qazi (Bengali: দৌলত কাজী; c. 1600–1638) was a medieval Bengali poet, was born into the Qazi family of village of Sultanpur in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong. Not getting any recognition at home, he left for Arakan, where he seems to have been received warmly.\nQazi is believed to the first Bengali poet to write under the patronage of the Arakan court. His patron Ashraf Khan was a commanding officer of King Thiri Thudhamma, who ruled from 1622 to 1638. There is evidence in his poem, that both Khan and Qazi were Sufis. Ashraf Khan asked Daulat to render the Avadhi narratives of Lor, Chandrani and Mayana into Bengali. Daulat Qazi died before he could finish his work. It was completed years later by Alaol.\n\nThis article about a Bangladeshi poet is a stub. You can help Kavishala by expanding it.","raw_bio":"Daulat Qazi (Bengali: দৌলত কাজী; c. 1600–1638) was a medieval Bengali poet, was born into the Qazi family of village of Sultanpur in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong. Not getting any recognition at home, he left for Arakan, where he seems to have been received warmly. Qazi is believed to the first Bengali poet to write under the patronage of the Arakan court. His patron Ashraf Khan was a commanding officer of King Thiri Thudhamma, who ruled from 1622 to 1638. There is evidence in his poem, that both Khan and Qazi were Sufis. Ashraf Khan asked Daulat to render the Avadhi narratives of Lor, Chandrani and Mayana into Bengali. Daulat Qazi died before he could finish his work. It was completed years later by Alaol.  This article about a Bangladeshi poet is a stub. You can help Kavishala by expanding it.","slug":"daulat-qazi","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Sultanpur, Raozan Upazila, Chittagong","url":"/sootradhar/daulat-qazi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.713413","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16590,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Sheikh Fazlul Karim","bio":"Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882–1936; Bengali: শেখ ফজলুল করিম), also known by his daak naam Mona (Bengali: মোনা), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Lalmonirhat.\nFazlul Karim was born on 30 Choitro 1289 BS (1882) to the Bengali Muslim of Sardars in the village of Kakina Bazar which was then located in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency. He was the second of the five sons and three daughters of Amirullah Sardar and Kokila Bibi.\nFazlul Karim was interested in poetry from a young age, and it has been said that there were times when he would escape to go to school whilst only three to four years of age. When he turned five, he joined the Kakina School. At the age of eleven, he published his first handwritten book of poetry, Shorol Poddo Bikash. He then went on to enrol at the Rangpur Zilla School for class six but returned to Kakina School instead where he completed his minor. He was then sent to Rangpur again, but returned home once again.\nFazlul Karim married Basirunnesa Khatun when he was 13 years old.","raw_bio":"Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882–1936; Bengali: শেখ ফজলুল করিম), also known by his daak naam Mona (Bengali: মোনা), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Lalmonirhat. Fazlul Karim was born on 30 Choitro 1289 BS (1882) to the Bengali Muslim of Sardars in the village of Kakina Bazar which was then located in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency. He was the second of the five sons and three daughters of Amirullah Sardar and Kokila Bibi. Fazlul Karim was interested in poetry from a young age, and it has been said that there were times when he would escape to go to school whilst only three to four years of age. When he turned five, he joined the Kakina School. At the age of eleven, he published his first handwritten book of poetry, Shorol Poddo Bikash. He then went on to enrol at the Rangpur Zilla School for class six but returned to Kakina School instead where he completed his minor. He was then sent to Rangpur again, but returned home once again. Fazlul Karim married Basirunnesa Khatun when he was 13 years old.","slug":"sheikh-fazlul-karim","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Kakina Bazar, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur district, Bengal Presidency","url":"/sootradhar/sheikh-fazlul-karim","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.732229","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16591,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Anthony Firingee","bio":"\nAnthony Firingee (Bengali: অ্যাণ্টনি ফিরিংগী; Antōnī Phiringī; lit:\"Anthony the foreigner\"; 1786–1836), born as Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language kavigan singer-writer and folk poet of Portuguese origin known for his works in Bengali devotional songs in the early part of the 19th century. He was also noted for his performance in literary face-offs known as Kavigan.\nBorn Hensman Anthony, the sobriquet Firingee (He is an Indian by Birth) was used colloquially as a reference to his Portuguese origins. Although not much is known of his early life, Anthony arrived in Bengal sometime in early 19th century and subsequently came to settle in Farashdanga, in the town of Chandannagar in West Bengal.\nHe married a Hindu Brahmin widow named Saudamini and was deeply influenced by Bengali culture and language, as well as the Hindu religion. Eventually, Anthony came to learn the language and composed a number of noted religious songs in devotion to the Goddesses Kali and Durga. He is noted for his Agamani Songs, celebrating the return of Goddess Durga to her parents home that marks the Bengali Autumn festival of Durga Puja. Anthony is also noted for his literary face-offs in Kavigans, or Bard's duels, with a number of noted Bengali composers including Bhola Moira, Ram Basu and Thakur Singha. Anthony also helped construct a temple to Goddess Kali in the Bowbazar locality of Central Calcutta known as 'Firinghi Kalibari'. His wife Saudamini was burnt to death, for being a widow and remarrying Anthony, who was a foreigner.","raw_bio":"Anthony Firingee (Bengali: অ্যাণ্টনি ফিরিংগী; Antōnī Phiringī; lit:\"Anthony the foreigner\"; 1786–1836), born as Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language kavigan singer-writer and folk poet of Portuguese origin known for his works in Bengali devotional songs in the early part of the 19th century. He was also noted for his performance in literary face-offs known as Kavigan. Born Hensman Anthony, the sobriquet Firingee (He is an Indian by Birth) was used colloquially as a reference to his Portuguese origins. Although not much is known of his early life, Anthony arrived in Bengal sometime in early 19th century and subsequently came to settle in Farashdanga, in the town of Chandannagar in West Bengal. He married a Hindu Brahmin widow named Saudamini and was deeply influenced by Bengali culture and language, as well as the Hindu religion. Eventually, Anthony came to learn the language and composed a number of noted religious songs in devotion to the Goddesses Kali and Durga. He is noted for his Agamani Songs, celebrating the return of Goddess Durga to her parents home that marks the Bengali Autumn festival of Durga Puja. Anthony is also noted for his literary face-offs in Kavigans, or Bard's duels, with a number of noted Bengali composers including Bhola Moira, Ram Basu and Thakur Singha. Anthony also helped construct a temple to Goddess Kali in the Bowbazar locality of Central Calcutta known as 'Firinghi Kalibari'. His wife Saudamini was burnt to death, for being a widow and remarrying Anthony, who was a foreigner.","slug":"anthony-firingee","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Firingee","url":"/sootradhar/anthony-firingee","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.741658","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16592,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Aju Gossain","bio":"Aju Gossain (Bengali: আজু গোঁসাই) (c. 18th century) was a Bengali poet who was known for his parodies of Ramprasad Sen’s songs. Not much about him is known except his works, not even his real name which is presumed to be either Ayodhyanath or Ayodhyaram Goswami, while Jogendranath Gupta assumed that his real name might be either Ajay Goswami or Achyut Goswami or Rajchandra Goswami.\nAju Gossain was a Vaishnava poet and lived at Halishahar in modern-day North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). His father was Ramram Gossain.\nAju Gossain was not only a contemporary of Rampradad Sen but also they both lived at the same village. Gossain took delight to attack the Sen’s songs making parodies of them which often resulted dwandwas (a form of traditional musical debate) between the two poets. It is known that Krishnachandra Roy, the King of Nadia loved to hear such dwandwas and whenever he visited Halishahar, Gossain and Sen were called to present musical debates in front of him.\nSome of Gossain's best known songs are \"Keno Mon Berate Jabi\", \"Dubis Ne Mon Ghori Ghori\", \"E Sangsar Raser Kuti\", \"Sadhya Ki Tor Kali Khabi\" which were parodies of some of Ramprasad Sen's most popular songs respectively \"Ay Mon Berate Jabi\", \"Dub De Re Mon Kali Bole\", \"E Sangsar Dhnokar Tati\" and \"Ebar Kali Tomay Khabo\". Few subaltern stories of Gopal Bhar referred his name often.","raw_bio":"Aju Gossain (Bengali: আজু গোঁসাই) (c. 18th century) was a Bengali poet who was known for his parodies of Ramprasad Sen’s songs. Not much about him is known except his works, not even his real name which is presumed to be either Ayodhyanath or Ayodhyaram Goswami, while Jogendranath Gupta assumed that his real name might be either Ajay Goswami or Achyut Goswami or Rajchandra Goswami. Aju Gossain was a Vaishnava poet and lived at Halishahar in modern-day North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal). His father was Ramram Gossain. Aju Gossain was not only a contemporary of Rampradad Sen but also they both lived at the same village. Gossain took delight to attack the Sen’s songs making parodies of them which often resulted dwandwas (a form of traditional musical debate) between the two poets. It is known that Krishnachandra Roy, the King of Nadia loved to hear such dwandwas and whenever he visited Halishahar, Gossain and Sen were called to present musical debates in front of him. Some of Gossain's best known songs are \"Keno Mon Berate Jabi\", \"Dubis Ne Mon Ghori Ghori\", \"E Sangsar Raser Kuti\", \"Sadhya Ki Tor Kali Khabi\" which were parodies of some of Ramprasad Sen's most popular songs respectively \"Ay Mon Berate Jabi\", \"Dub De Re Mon Kali Bole\", \"E Sangsar Dhnokar Tati\" and \"Ebar Kali Tomay Khabo\". Few subaltern stories of Gopal Bhar referred his name often.","slug":"aju-gossain","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bengal","url":"/sootradhar/aju-gossain","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.757115","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16593,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ishwar Chandra Gupta","bio":"Ishwar Chandra Gupta (Bengali: ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a famous Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal.\nIshwar Chandra Gupta was born in a Baidya family. He was brought up in his uncle's house after the death of his mother. Gupta spent most of his childhood in Kolkata. At that time, poets were named Kobiwala and the kobiwalas were not so civilized in language. Sexual words and clashes were common. But Ishwar Chandra Gupta created a different style of poetry.\nHe started the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar with Jogendra Mohan Tagore on January 28, 1831, which finally became a daily on June 4, 1839. Many Bengali writers of the 19th century started their careers with that magazine. He reintroduced into Bengali poetry the mediaeval style with double meaning (already seen in Sandhyakaranandi and Bharatchandra):\n'Ishwar' means God, 'Gupta' means hidden and 'Prabhakar' is the sun. So a translation runs:","raw_bio":"Ishwar Chandra Gupta (Bengali: ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a famous Indian Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal. Ishwar Chandra Gupta was born in a Baidya family. He was brought up in his uncle's house after the death of his mother. Gupta spent most of his childhood in Kolkata. At that time, poets were named Kobiwala and the kobiwalas were not so civilized in language. Sexual words and clashes were common. But Ishwar Chandra Gupta created a different style of poetry. He started the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar with Jogendra Mohan Tagore on January 28, 1831, which finally became a daily on June 4, 1839. Many Bengali writers of the 19th century started their careers with that magazine. He reintroduced into Bengali poetry the mediaeval style with double meaning (already seen in Sandhyakaranandi and Bharatchandra): 'Ishwar' means God, 'Gupta' means hidden and 'Prabhakar' is the sun. So a translation runs:","slug":"ishwar-chandra-gupta","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/ishwar-chandra-gupta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.771742","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16594,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Jagadish Gupta","bio":"\nJagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengali literature.\nBorn as Jagadish Chandra Sengupta in Kushtia, Bengal Presidency, he studied in Calcutta and later took up work as a 'job-typist' at the Judge's Court in Seuri. He also worked at Executive Engineer's office in Sambalpur, Orissa, at Patna High Court and at Bolpur Chawki Adalat as a typist. After retirement from his job, he settled in Calcutta. The Government of India granted him a 'Distinguished Man of Letters Allowance' in 1954.\nGupta's stories had been published in periodicals like Bharati, Bijoli, Uttara, Kali-Kalam and Kallol. His first novel Asadhu Siddhartha was published in 1928. Some of his other notable works include Binodini, Udaylekha, Meghabrito Ashani, Dulaler Dola, Nishedher Patabhumikay, Loghu Guru etc.","raw_bio":"Jagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengali literature. Born as Jagadish Chandra Sengupta in Kushtia, Bengal Presidency, he studied in Calcutta and later took up work as a 'job-typist' at the Judge's Court in Seuri. He also worked at Executive Engineer's office in Sambalpur, Orissa, at Patna High Court and at Bolpur Chawki Adalat as a typist. After retirement from his job, he settled in Calcutta. The Government of India granted him a 'Distinguished Man of Letters Allowance' in 1954. Gupta's stories had been published in periodicals like Bharati, Bijoli, Uttara, Kali-Kalam and Kallol. His first novel Asadhu Siddhartha was published in 1928. Some of his other notable works include Binodini, Udaylekha, Meghabrito Ashani, Dulaler Dola, Nishedher Patabhumikay, Loghu Guru etc.","slug":"jagadish-gupta","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/jagadish-gupta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.781355","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16595,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Murari Gupta","bio":"\nMurari Gupta (fl. 16th century) was born in a Baidya family in Sylhet. He was a physician and noted Bengali Vaishnava poet. He became a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and moved to Nabadwip.\nIn 1513, he composed in Sanskrit the Shri Krishna Chaitanya Charanamrita (Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-caraṇāmṛta a.k.a. murāri-gupta-kaṛchā), a poetic biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This work is the earliest source for Chaitanya's life. Later hagiographies are based on this work such as the Chaitanya Charitamrita.\n","raw_bio":"Murari Gupta (fl. 16th century) was born in a Baidya family in Sylhet. He was a physician and noted Bengali Vaishnava poet. He became a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and moved to Nabadwip. In 1513, he composed in Sanskrit the Shri Krishna Chaitanya Charanamrita (Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-caraṇāmṛta a.k.a. murāri-gupta-kaṛchā), a poetic biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This work is the earliest source for Chaitanya's life. Later hagiographies are based on this work such as the Chaitanya Charitamrita. ","slug":"murari-gupta","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Vaishnava","url":"/sootradhar/murari-gupta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.795395","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16596,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gobinda Halder","bio":"\nGobinda Halder (1930 – 17 January 2015) was a Bengali lyricist and poet. He wrote patriotic songs during Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 which include \"Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori\", \"Ek Sagor Rokter Binimoye Banglar Swadhinata Anlo Jara\", \"Purbo Digonte Surjo Uthechhe Rokto Lal\", and \"Padma Meghna Jamuna Tomar Amar Thikana\".\nHalder was born Gobinda Halder or Govinda Haldar at Bangaon, Bengal Presidency on either 21 February 1930 or 1 August 1930 (varying sources). He completed his school education in Bongaon. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Bengali from Calcutta University. Later he joined the income tax department and retired in July 1988.\nHis patriotic songs started being aired in June 1971 from the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Belal Muhammad, the cofounder of the Kendra, stated in his book that no foreigner was allowed to write or perform songs for the Kendra so Halder was not credited. He visited Bangladesh once in June 1972 and met the Kendra authority who agreed to credit him but was never given remuneration.","raw_bio":"Gobinda Halder (1930 – 17 January 2015) was a Bengali lyricist and poet. He wrote patriotic songs during Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 which include \"Mora Ekti Phulke Bachabo Bole Juddho Kori\", \"Ek Sagor Rokter Binimoye Banglar Swadhinata Anlo Jara\", \"Purbo Digonte Surjo Uthechhe Rokto Lal\", and \"Padma Meghna Jamuna Tomar Amar Thikana\". Halder was born Gobinda Halder or Govinda Haldar at Bangaon, Bengal Presidency on either 21 February 1930 or 1 August 1930 (varying sources). He completed his school education in Bongaon. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Bengali from Calcutta University. Later he joined the income tax department and retired in July 1988. His patriotic songs started being aired in June 1971 from the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. Belal Muhammad, the cofounder of the Kendra, stated in his book that no foreigner was allowed to write or perform songs for the Kendra so Halder was not credited. He visited Bangladesh once in June 1972 and met the Kendra authority who agreed to credit him but was never given remuneration.","slug":"gobinda-halder","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Lakshmikanta pur West Bengal India","url":"/sootradhar/gobinda-halder","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.807221","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16597,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Angshuman Kar","bio":"\nAngshuman Kar (Bengali: অংশুমান কর) is a Bengali poet and professor of English literature at Burdwan University. He is currently working as a professor of English at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He had served as the Secretary of the Eastern Region, Sahitya Akademi as well as a member of advisory board (Bengali) of the Sahitya Akademi.\nKar was born in Beliatore, Bankura, and graduated from J. K. College, Purulia.\nHe received the fellowship of the Australia–India Council for his research into Aboriginal petitions. He has held positions in various Australian universities.","raw_bio":"Angshuman Kar (Bengali: অংশুমান কর) is a Bengali poet and professor of English literature at Burdwan University. He is currently working as a professor of English at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He had served as the Secretary of the Eastern Region, Sahitya Akademi as well as a member of advisory board (Bengali) of the Sahitya Akademi. Kar was born in Beliatore, Bankura, and graduated from J. K. College, Purulia. He received the fellowship of the Australia–India Council for his research into Aboriginal petitions. He has held positions in various Australian universities.","slug":"angshuman-kar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bengal","url":"/sootradhar/angshuman-kar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.825687","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16598,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kavindra Parameshwar","bio":"Kavindra Parameshwar was a medieval Bengali poet. He wrote the first Bengali translation of Mahabharata.\nParameshwar was born Parameshwar Das in Balanda, Saptagram, Hooghly. He was given the titile Kavindra, which means prime among the poets, for his literary contributions. Gunaraj, his father, was a Zamindar and an influential local leader.\nParameshwar was the court poet of Bengal Sultanate governor Paragal Khan. At the request of Paragal Khan, he wrote an abridged version of the Mahabharata in Bengali. It is believed to be the first Bengali version of the Mahabharata (translate from Sanskrit). He wrote it during 1519-1519. His version is called Kavindra-Mahabharata.","raw_bio":"Kavindra Parameshwar was a medieval Bengali poet. He wrote the first Bengali translation of Mahabharata. Parameshwar was born Parameshwar Das in Balanda, Saptagram, Hooghly. He was given the titile Kavindra, which means prime among the poets, for his literary contributions. Gunaraj, his father, was a Zamindar and an influential local leader. Parameshwar was the court poet of Bengal Sultanate governor Paragal Khan. At the request of Paragal Khan, he wrote an abridged version of the Mahabharata in Bengali. It is believed to be the first Bengali version of the Mahabharata (translate from Sanskrit). He wrote it during 1519-1519. His version is called Kavindra-Mahabharata.","slug":"kavindra-parameshwar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"ISBN","url":"/sootradhar/kavindra-parameshwar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:22.834868","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}