Ghulam Murshid


Ghulam Murshid is a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 for his contribution to research.

Career

Murshid was previously a professor of Bengali literature at the University of Rajshahi and a radio journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation in London. He also held teaching and research positions with Bangladesh Agricultural University and University of Melbourne. He is currently a research associate with the department of the language and culture of South Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and an occasional commentator for Voice of America.
Murshid is a scholar on the literature, history, culture and society of Bengal. He has authored over 20 books on a variety of subjects, including Women Studies, Bengali Language and Literature, and Socio-cultural History of Bengal.

Works