Kajal Bandyopadhyay
Kajal Bandyopadhyay is a Bangladeshi poet, writer, and translator. He teaches English literature and previously worked as head of the dept. of English at the University of Dhaka.
Education
Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka.Literature
As a Marxist poet, Bandyopadhyay vividly portrays the "lives of toiling masses, particularly their problems, social conflicts, intrigues and inner complexes" with poignant poetic expressions. A presidium member of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Bandyopadhyay is also a vehement activist against communal violence in Bangladesh. He champions secularism and non-communalism in Bangladesh; to protest attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh, he wanted to receive self-imprisonment in 2013.Professor Bandyopadhyay's “essays speak of establishing a plural and classless society. They also unveil religious orthodoxy and fanaticism, and bring out the causes of cultural imperialism.”
Interest on African literature
Kajal Banerjee has an especial fascination for African literature. He did his Ph.D. on the plays of Noble laureate African writer Wole Soyinka. Some books of his essays on African literature in English and Ibsen's plays have been received warmly.Selected publicationsAcademy Dictionary of Writers"/>
Books of Bengali poems
| Name | Publishers | First Published |
| Hameshai Danober Trankorta-Besh | ||
| Kangal Deerghokal | 1985 | |
| Dagdha Dhoolikona | 1986 | |
| Prithibir Grihakone | 1988 | |
| Utthaner Mantra Nei | 1989 | |
| Heshe Othe Ashrujol | 1998 | |
| Unoswad Unouchcharon | ||
| Phulo Unmatto Rangeen | ||
| Tritiya Bishwer Kobita | 1998 | |
| Protiprem, Proti-Akhyan | Ananya | 2017 |
Essay
Translations
| Name | Co-translator | Writer | Publishers | First published |
| Ovishap | Ujjal Bhattacharjee | Ousmane Sembène | Ankur Prokashoni | February, 2015 |
| Ouponibeshikotar Mukhosh Unmochon | Aimé Césaire | 2014 | ||
| Tuccher Podaboli | Pablo Neruda | Shuddhaswar | February, 2014 | |
| Nazim Hikmeter Kobita | Subhash Mukhopadhyay | Nazim Hikmet | Ankur Prokashoni | 2013 |
| Kabi Chatustoy Bangla Pratidhwani | Pablo Neruda | Ankur Prokashoni | 2012 | |
| Anti-During | Friedrich Engels | 2007 | ||
| Pavlovio Manostatwer Prathomik Porichoy | Ushree Sengupta | Bijnyan Chetona Parishad | 2005 | |
| Europer Chitrakala | Agnes Allen | Jatio Grantha Prokashan | 1992 | |
| Punjibad and Paribesh Binash | Boris Gorizontov | Jatiyo Sahityo Prokashani | 1988 |