Akbar Hussain
Akbar Hussain, a freethinker, blogger and writer, was born in 1950 in Brahmanbaria of Bangladesh. He earned his post-graduation degree in history from Dhaka University in 1973. He left Bangladesh in 1981 and since then has hardly visited his homeland but a deep emotional attachment is always there.
His books ‘My Lonely Thoughts’ and ‘Aamar Somoy: Aamar Poth’ (My Times: My Ways) were published by BLRC in 2016. His autobiography book ‘Hee Mohajibon’ has been hugely acclaimed by the readers. Akbar participated in the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) in 2020.
Books By Akbar Hussain
My Lonely Thoughts
Amar Somoy Amar Poth
Hey Mohajibon
Onuvober Bivutite
Articles By Akbar Hussain
The world of Shakespeare
If literature is the mirror of a society the art of Shakespeare’s story telling is the picture of a human heart. The high opinion in which Shakespeare has been held since the middle of the eighteenth century has often led to evaluate his literary merits in such a way which is not confined to the usual literary status. To me it’s much more than that.
Mahabharata Viewed from A Modern Eye
Among all the epics ever written, the Mahabharata of India is widely read and popular among readers from around the world. The story of an epic is always a big one with lots of characters, fortunes and frailties and above all it passes many messages to its readers. This is true with Iliad, Faust, Paradise Lost and Inferno too. They all have great stories of human sagas, bloody wars, loves and above all trails of tragedies.
Wisdom of a Revivalist
Chaitanya Deb (1486-1533) was an interesting and charismatic personality of the 16th century in Bengal, Assam, Orissa and across the eastern India. Although primarily his fame was related to a religious movement, his influence was also felt in reforming the society, politics and culture. ‘Sri Chaitanya Dev’, written by Subrata Kumar Das, a Toronto-based activist