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Shamsur Rahman
シャムスル・ラフマン
Shamsur Rahman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-10-23 （Dhaka, British India (now Bangladesh)）
- Died
- 2006-08-17 （Dhaka, Bangladesh） age 76
- Nationality
- Bangladesh
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Dhaka (primary residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, columnist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1950-2006
- Influenced By
- Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Influenced
- Contemporary Bangladeshi poets, Younger generation of South Asian poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dhaka | — | — | — | — | Pakistan (then) / Bangladesh |
University of Dhaka
Country:
Pakistan (then) / Bangladesh
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bangla Academy Award | — | — | Bangla Academy | 受賞 |
| — | Ekushey Padak | — | — | Government of Bangladesh | 受賞 |
Bangla Academy Award
Organization:
Bangla Academy
Result:
受賞
Ekushey Padak
Organization:
Government of Bangladesh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
SAARC Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
Selected Poems
Poetry collectionA collection of poems encompassing social and political themes as well as personal lyricism. Widely read as representative of modern Bangladeshi poetry.
freedompoliticsurban lifematernal themes
Bibliography
- Collected poetry and selected volumes
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- free verselyrical yet political voicecivic and public-facing style
- Recurring Motifs
- freedom vs. oppressionurban-rural contrastsfamily (notably mothers)history and memory
Legacy
Shamsur Rahman is regarded as one of the leading poets of modern Bangladesh, widely praised for frank poetry on political and social themes. Through his poems and essays he exerted a strong influence on national literature and public discourse.
Academic Societies
- Bangla Academy (associated)
Trivia
- Considered one of the leading figures of modern Bangladeshi poetry.
- Known for poems that sharply address political and social issues.