Shamsur Rahman - Paragraph
A poet deeply rooted in his own tradition--was born on 24th October, 1929 in Dhaka. His paternal home is in the village of Paratali in Narasindi district. He was the third among thirteen children of late Mukhelsur Rahman Chowdhury. He passed his matriculation from Pogos School in 1945 and Intermediate from Dhaka College. He started writing poetry at the age of 18. Shamsur Rahman studied English Literature in Dhaka University and received his B.A. and M.A. degree from there. He had a long career as a journalist and was the Editor of national daily, Dainik Bangla and Weekly Bichitra. He brought new dimensions in Bangla poetry. He clearly expressed his consciousness about the democratic rights of the people of his time. He popularized modern Bangla poetry among the general mass by expressing their emotion about the country, its people and their language. His poems expose the social prejudices, religious deceptions and moral ecentricity of people. He was one of the champions of the cultural movements that propagated Bengali Nationalism. During the War of Liberation he composed a number of patriotic poems which earned immense popularity among the people. Shamsur Rahman authored nearly 100 books of which more than sixty are collection of poems. He wrote five novels, a number of short stories and many patriotic songs. His contribution to Bengali Literature is immense. Shamsur Rahman died on 17th August 2006 in Dhaka.
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