Angshuman Kar

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Angshuman Kar
Native name
অংশুমান কর
BornBeliatore, Bankura, West Bengal, India[1]
OccupationPoet, writer, professor
LanguageBengali, English
NationalityIndian
Alma materJ. K. College
GenrePoetry
SubjectLiterature

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]

Early life and career[edit]

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[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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

Sexual Harassment Allegations[edit]

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 sexually abused at least one of them.[6][7]

Awards[edit]

  • Krittibas Award (2007)
  • Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award (2009)
  • Bongiya Sahitya Parishad Puroskar (2012)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ পুরুলিয়ার ছেলে অংশুমান কর
  2. ↑ "Prof. Angshuman Kar || The University of Burdwan". www.buruniv.ac.in. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Angshuman Kar complete profile at Burdwan University database
  4. ↑ Sunil remembered The Telegraph 14 December 2012
  5. ↑ The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads at Google Books
  6. ↑ বাংলা, The News (23 July 2020). "ছাত্রীকে যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপকের বিরুদ্ধে/The News বাংলা". The News Bangla. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "বামপন্থী কবি-অধ্যাপক অংশুমান করের বিরুদ্ধে ছাত্রীর যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ". Bong Times 24. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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