Shantanu Kaiser (30 December 1954 – 11 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi poet and essayist.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award (2014) in the essay category.[2]

Early life and career

Kaiser earned his master's degree in English from the University of Dhaka.[3]

Kaiser published 45 books.[1]

Works

Kaiser published his first volume of poetry, Rakhaler Attochorit, in 1982.[4] His second book Shuvo Shubornojoyonti was published in 2002.[4] He wrote several books on the biography of the writer Adwaita Mallabarman including "Adwaita Mallabarman" (1987), "Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya Ebong Onynyo" (1998) and "Janmashatabarshe Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya O Shanshkriti" (2014). He edited Mallabarman's "Uponyassamagra" and "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam". He adapted "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam" into a play. He wrote two books "Ful o Nazrul" and "Oi Nutoner Keton Ore" based on the works of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[4]

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