Al Mahmud
1936
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2019
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Bangladesh, British Raj, Pakistan
native language: Bangla
languages spoken, written or signed: Bangla
educated at: Annada Government High School
award received: Ekushey Padak, Bangla Academy Literary Award
Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his frequent use of regional dialects. In the 1950s he was among those Bengali poets who were outspoken in their writing on such subjects as the events of the Bengali Language Movement, nationalism, political and economical repression, and the struggle against the West Pakistani government. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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