Shantanu Kaiser


Shantanu Kaiser was a Bangladeshi poet and essayist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in the essay category.

Early life and career

Kaiser earned his masters in English from the University of Dhaka.
Kaiser published 45 books.

Works

Kaiser published his first volume of poetry, Rakhaler Attochorit, in 1982. His second book Shuvo Shubornojoyonti was published in 2002. He wrote several books on the biography of the writer Adwaita Mallabarman including "Adwaita Mallabarman", "Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya Ebong Onynyo" and "Janmashatabarshe Adwaita Mallabarman: Jiban, Shahitya O Shanshkriti". 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.