Angshuman Kar
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Angshuman Kar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | অংশুমান কর |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, professor |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | J. K. College |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Subject | Literature |
Angshuman Kar (Bengali: অংশুমান কর) is a Bengali poet and professor of English literature at Burdwan University.[2] He is currently working as a professor of English at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He had served as the Secretary of the Eastern Region, Sahitya Akademi[3] as well as a member of advisory board (Bengali) of the Sahitya Akademi.[4]
Kar was born in Beliatore, Bankura, and graduated from J. K. College, Purulia.
He received the fellowship of the Australia–India Council for his research into Aboriginal petitions. He has held positions in various Australian universities.
Bibliography
Poetry
- Khelna Pistol, Prachhaya, Barasat,1998
- Bou Ke Nie Lekha Kabita, Kabita Dashdine, Kolkata, 1998
- Garie Namchhi, Kabita Pakshik, Kolkata, 1999
- Apel Saharer Samrat, Kabita Dashdine, Bankura, 2001
- Bankura Purulia Kolkata, Prativash, Kolkata, 2004
- Nasho Square Feeter Jadukar, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2006
- Mukhomukhi Dui Kobi (written with Tarapada Roy), Papyrus, 2007
- Jehadi Tomake, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2008
- Amar Sonar Harin, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2012
Prose
- The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads, Routledge, Co-editor, with Harihar Bhattacharyya and Partha Sarkar, 2009 (history)[5]
- Paribortan, Parampara, Kolkata, 2011 (novel)
- 25 Paysar Itihas Boi, Parampara, Kolkata, 2010 (memoir)
- Contemporary Indian Diaspora: Literary and Cultural Representations, 2015
- Bikhato Hoibar Sahaj Upay, 2015
Awards
- Krittibas Award (2007)
- Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award (2009)
- Bongiya Sahitya Parishad Puroskar (2012)