Kajal Bandyopadhyay (born February 13, 1954) is a Bangladeshi poet, writer, and translator. He teaches English literature at the University of Dhaka.
Teaching Career
Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka.
Literature
As a Marxist poet, Bandyopadhyay vividly portrays the "lives of toiling masses, particularly their problems, social conflicts, intrigues and inner complexes" with poignant poetic expressions. A presidium member of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Bandyopadhyay is also a vehement activist against communal violence in Bangladesh. He champions secularism and non-communalism in Bangladesh; to protest attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh, he wanted to receive self-imprisonment in 2013.
Selected publications
Books of Bengali poems
| Name | Publishers | First Published |
|---|
| Hameshai Danober Trankorta-Besh | | |
| Kangal Deerghokal ((Seeker for a Long Time) | | 1985 |
| Dagdha Dhoolikona (Burnt-out Speck) | | 1986 |
| Prithibir Grihakone (In a Home of the Earth) | | 1988 |
| Utthaner Mantra Nei (No Chant to Rise) | | 1989 |
| Heshe Othe Ashrujol (Tears smiles) | | 1998 |
| Unoswad Unouchcharon | | |
| Phulo Unmatto Rangeen | | |
| ''Tritiya Bishwer Kobita (Poems of the Third World) | | 1998 |
Essay
| Name | Publishers | First Published |
|---|
| Swapna (Dream) | | 1985 |
| Samrajyobad: Onya Unmochan (Imperialism: Other Exposures) | Bangla Academy | 1986 |
| Katha Kalantorer, Pragotir | Jatio Grantho Prokashon | 2009 |
| Pragati Sahitya Katipoy Tattwo Bichar | Nandyonik | 2011 |
| Rabindranath: Dharmobhabna | Moordhanyo | 2012 |
| Tension and Syntheses in Wole Soyinka's Plays | Dhaka University Press | 5 August, 2012 |
| Female Power And Some Ibsen Plays | Moordhanyo | 2015 |
Edited Bibliography
| Name | Co-editor | Publishers | First Published |
|---|
| Rabindra Utsab | | Jatio Rabindrasangeet Sammilon Parishad, Dhaka Mahanagar Chapter | February, 2012 |
| Jago Amritopiyasee Chitto | | Jatio Rabindrasangeet Sammilon Parishad, Dhaka Mahanagar Chapter | 2009 |
| Doohkher Timire | | Registrar, University of Dhaka | October, 2006 |
| Chhayachchhanna, He Africa | | Shahitya Prokash, Dhaka & Naya Udyog, Kolkata | February, 1993 |
| Bangladesher Buddhwibritti: Dharma Samprodayikotar Sangkat (Intellectual Practices in Bangladesh: A Crisis of Religious Communalism) | Prof. Salahuddin Ahmad, Syed Ameerul Islam | Jatio Grantho Prokashon | 1998 |
| Dharma O Rajneeti (Religion and Politics) | | Chetona, Dhaka | February, 1990 |
Translations
| Name | Co-translator | Writer | Publishers | First published |
|---|
| Ovishap | Ujjal Bhattacharjee | Ousmane Sembène | Ankur Prokashoni | February, 2015 |
| Ouponibeshikotar Mukhosh Unmochon | | Aimé Césaire | | 2014 |
| Tuccher Podaboli | | Pablo Neruda | Shuddhaswar | February, 2014 |
| Kabi Chatustoy Bangla Pratidhwani | | Pablo Neruda | Ankur Prokashoni | 2012 |
| Anti-During (Socialism) | | Friedrich Engels | | 2007 |
| Pavlovio Manostatwer Prathomik Porichoy | | Ushree Sengupta | Bijnyan Chetona Parishad | 2005 |
| Europer Chitrakala | | Agnes Allen | Jatio Grantha Prokashan | 1992 |
| Punjibad and Paribesh Binash | | Boris Gorizontov | Jatiyo Sahityo Prokashani | 1988 |
Biography in Bengali
| Name | Biography of | Publishers | First published |
|---|
| Ahmedur Rahaman | Ahmedur Rahaman | Bangla Academy | February, 1990 |
| Roopkathar Raja | Hans Christian Andersen | Muktadhara | 1986 |
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