Syed Akram Hossain

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Syed Akram Hossain
সৈয়দ আকরম হোসেন
Hossain receiving Ekushey Padak (Feb 2017)
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPhD
Occupation(s)Academic Scholar, Professor

Syed Akram Hossain (Bengali: সৈয়দ আকরম হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi academic scholar. He is known for his research and analysis of Rabindranath Tagore's work, which makes him an important part of Bangladesh literature.[1] He was awarded Rabindra Purushkar in 2016 by the Bangla Academy[2] and Ekushey Padak in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh in the research category.[3]

Career

Hossain served as a faculty member of the Department of Bengali at the University of Dhaka.[4] He founded Ulukhagra, a modern literary journal and served as its editor.[5]

Works

  • Rabindranather Uponnash: Deshkal o Shilparup (1969)
  • Rabindranather Uponnash: Cetonalok o Shilparup (1977)
  • Rabindranath's Novel: Patterns of Thought and Representation (2015)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Syed Akram Hossain - The Making of Modern Literary Studies in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  2. ^ "Tapan Mahmud, Akram Hossain to get Rabindra Purushkar". New Age. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ^ "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. February 12, 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Faculty Members List: Department of Bengali". University of Dhaka. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b Salahuddin Ayub (10 October 2015). "Syed Akram Hossain - The Making of Modern Literary Studies in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 February 2017.