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	Kar was born in [[Beliatore]], [[Bankura]], and graduated from [[J. K. College]], [[Purulia]].		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. He		He received the fellowship of the Australia–India Council for his research into Aboriginal petitions. He has held positions in various Australian universities.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Angshuman Kar
| native_name = অংশুমান কর
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| birth_place = [[Beliatore]], [[Bankura]], West Bengal, India<ref>[http://kaurab.tripod.com/kau9/poems_angshuman.html পুরুলিয়ার ছেলে অংশুমান কর]</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[J. K. College]]
| occupation = Poet, writer, professor

| genre = Poetry
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'''Angshuman Kar''' ({{lang-bn|অংশুমান কর}}) is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet and professor of English literature at [[Burdwan University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buruniv.ac.in/faculty/AngshumanKar|title=Prof. Angshuman Kar {{!}}{{!}} The University of Burdwan|website=www.buruniv.ac.in|access-date=6 February 2018}}</ref> 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]]<ref>[http://www.buruniv.ac.in/download/EmpProfiles/EMP_2292_AngshumanKar.pdf Angshuman Kar complete profile at] [[Burdwan University]] database</ref> as well as a member of Advisory Board (Bengali) of the [[Sahitya Akademi]].<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/1121214/jsp/howrah/story_16314132.jsp Sunil remembered] ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]'' 14 December 2012</ref>

==Early life and career==
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. He

==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)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=07CMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT7&lpg=PT7&dq=angshuman+kar&source=bl&ots=LMctXHph4h&sig=L2Vfq1s-_bZD4HhL87tz16Ot-48&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwkKue15zWAhWKvo8KHXysDl84ChDoAQhAMAY#v=onepage&q=angshuman%20kar&f=false The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads] at [[Google Books]]</ref>
*''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

==Sexual Harassment Allegations==
On 23 July 2020, allegations of [[sexual harassment]] were made against Kar in a complaint email that was forwarded to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Burdwan. The allegations state that he has engaged in sexual relations with several of his students and has [[sexual abuse|sexually abused]] at least one of them.<ref>{{Cite web|last=বাংলা|first=The News|date=2020-07-23|title=ছাত্রীকে যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপকের বিরুদ্ধে/The News বাংলা|url=https://www.thenewsbangla.com/molestation-charges-against-burdwan-university-professor-angshuman-kar/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=The News Bangla|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-23|title=বামপন্থী কবি-অধ্যাপক অংশুমান করের বিরুদ্ধে ছাত্রীর যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ|url=https://bongtimes24.com/home/leftwing-poet-angshuman-kar-aligned-for-sextual-harassment/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Bong Times 24|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Krittibas Award (2007)
* Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award (2009)
* Bongiya Sahitya Parishad Puroskar (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.amazon.in/Books-Angshuman/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AAngshuman%20Kar Angshuman Kar books] at [[Amazon.in]]
*[https://www.flipkart.com/author/angshuman-kar Angshuman Kar books] at [[Flipkart]]

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