There are many lines and moments in K. Gandhar Chakravarty’s Kolkata Dreams that underscore the fact these poems do indeed reside in multiple landscapes, in that world between the East and West, and oftentimes simultaneously. This is a terrain where gods walk the streets and think human thoughts and do human deeds.
Jharna Chatterjee, born in 1939, grew up in semi-rural Arambagh, West Bengal, amid a culturally rich environment. From childhood she started writing poems, then stories and essays on diverse topics. She earned a Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Philosophy from Calcutta University before migrating to Canada in 1966 and earning a Master’s and a doctoral…
Jannatul Nayeem started writing short stories and poems from secondary school level. In the year 2022, her debut book, a volume of poems titled ‘Kabi Basna’ was published. Having completed academic education in Physics, engineering and energy management from Dhaka University, Bangladesh, Toyama University and Nara Institute of Technology, Japan and Ryerson University and University…
Jamil Bin Khalil, a contemplative bard, resonates with Jibanananda Das’s insight, affirming for himself that “Not everyone is a poet; some are poets.” His poetic journey eschews personal verses for the melodic embrace of others’ recitations. Within the rhythms of his own creation, Khalil explores contemporary landscapes, delving into societal intricacies and the poignant echoes…
Jakaria’s writing career started at the high school stage with publishing a magazine named ‘Moushomver’ along with his boyhood friends. The writer wrote three books named Shopner Immigration’, ‘Homelss, and Jotsna Mansion’ which were published at the 2023 21st February Book Fair in Bangladesh. The writer while writing those books used his long own immigration…
Hassan Gorkey, born in Bangladesh, is currently living in British Columbia. Hasan writes articles and columns for prominent newspapers named ‘Dainik Prothom Alo’, ‘Dainik Ittefaq’, ‘Kathmandu Post’, ‘The South Asian Journal’, ‘Bangla Kagoj’, and ‘The Weekly Peninsula’. He has authored Roddurre Samuddurre and Factors Influencing the Choice of Newspaper Readers — a collection of short stories and…
Hosne Ara Jamee, born in 1964 in Bangladesh, is a social worker by profession, and a writer by passion. She is well-versed in different literary genres e.g. poetry, short stories, and children’s literature. Jamee started writing in school magazines. She continued her writing along with other cultural activities beside pursuing her engineering profession. She worked for an…
Hasan Zaman Khan, born in 1973, grew up in Dhaka. Completing his HSC, he got admitted to the Statistics Department of Dhaka University. But the restless mind did not last long there. Next year, he went to Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) to study Civil engineering. Started writing with rhymes in childhood. Then…
Hasan Zahid is a short story writer of the eighties. Alongside short stories, he also writes novels, and some of his novels and short stories were published in the form of books in different Ekushey Boi Mela during the past one and half decades. Zahid is a prolific article writer both in Bengali and English….
Hasan Mahmud, a former active student leader in Dhaka College and Dhaka University, Bangladesh, is a reciter, playwright, actor, lyricist, composer, presenter, and researcher. He has authored five books, numerous articles, interviews and eight plays and short films in English and Bengali. Some of his movies have been subtitled in Turkish, Malay and Arabic and…