| Shamsur Rahman |
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| bangladeshi poets | |
| 1929 births | |
| 2006 deaths | |
| deaths from renal failure | |
| dhaka university alumni | |
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CAREER AND EDUCATION Shamsur Rahman was born in Dhaka . Fourth of thirteen children, he studied at Pogos School and later at Dhaka College . Rahman started writing poetry after graduating from Dhaka College at the age of eighteen. Shamsur Rahman studied English literature from Dhaka University . He had a long career as a journalist and was the Editor of a national daily, Dainik Bangla. CRITICAL ACCLAIM The critic, Z. R. Siddiqui, describes Shamsur Rahman as one who is ''"deeply rooted in his own tradition."'' In his opinion, Shamsur Rahman ''"still soaks the language of our times, transcending the limits of geography. In his range of sympathy, his catholicity, his urgent and immediate relevance for us, Shamsur Rahman is second to none."'' Syed Manzoorul Islam has similar praise for Rahman, ''"It is true he has built on the ground of the 30's poets, but he has developed the ground, explored into areas they thought too dark for exploration, has added new features to it, landscaped it and in the process left his footprints all over."'' AWARDS
SAMPLE WORK His most famous poem, arguably, is a poem written in 1971 during the liberation war in Bangladesh. Shadhinota Tumi ''Shadhinota tumi Rabi Thakur'er ojor kobita, obinashi gaan '' ''Shadhinota tumi Kazi Nazrul, jhakra chuler babri dolano mohan purush '' ''srishti-sukher ullashe kapa ...'' Freedom, You ''Freedom, you are the immortal poems and songs of Rabindranath '' ''Freedom, you are Kazi Nazrul , the great man with waving unkempt hair,'' ''raptured in your joy of creation ...'' EXTERNAL LINKS |
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