Harishankar Jaladas

Harishankar Jaladas
Harishankar Jaladas
Born	3 May 1953 (age 70); Patenga, Chattogram
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Novelist
Notable work	Dahankal, Ramgolam, Jaloputra, Kosbi
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2019)

Harishankar Jaladas (born 3 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi novelist.^[1] In recognition of his contribution to Bengali language and literature, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2019.^[2]

Early life[edit]

Harishankar Jaladas was born on 12 October 1955 at North Patenga village of Chattogram.^[3] His father Yudhisthir Jaladas was a fisherman.^[4] He completed his Secondary education from Patenga High School in 1972 and Higher Secondary education from Chittagong College. In 1982, he obtained his PhD degree from the University of Chittagong. The topic of his research for the PhD was "River based Bangla novels and fishermen's life".^[4] He is currently the principal of Government City College, Chittagong.^[4]

Awards[edit]

Ekushey Padak (2019)
Prothom-alo best book award for his Dahankal (2010)

References[edit]

↑ "Jaladas and images of life". The Daily Star. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
↑ "PM hands over Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
↑ একুশে পদক পেলেন চট্টগ্রামের তিনজন. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "From fishing nets to paperbacks". The Daily Star. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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[1] "Jaladas and images of life". The Daily Star. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[2] "PM hands over Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[3] একুশে পদক পেলেন চট্টগ্রামের তিনজন. Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 April 2022.

[thedailystar1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "From fishing nets to paperbacks". The Daily Star. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

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