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| honorific_prefix = Mohakobi [[Munshi]]
| name = Kazem Ali Quereshi
| image = Kaykobad 1932.jpg
| name = Kaykobad
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| birth_date = 1987
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| birth_place = [[Dhaka]]
| caption = Kaykobad in 1932
| death_date = 1951
| birth_name = Mohammad Kazem Al-Qureshi
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| birth_date = 1857
| birth_place = [[Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka|Nawabganj]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]])
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| death_place = [[Dacca]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]] (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
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'''Mohammad Kazem Al-Qureshi''' ({{langx|bn|মোহাম্মদ কাজেম আল কোরেশী}}; {{circa|1857}} – 21 July 1951), known by his pen-name '''Kaykobad''' ({{langx|bn|কায়কোবাদ}}), was a Bengali poet.<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia |author=[[Sirajul Islam|Islam, Sirajul]]|article=Kaikobad}}</ref> Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sangha titled him ''"Kavyabhusan"'', ''"Vidyabhusan"'' and ''"Sahityaratna"''.<ref name=bpedia/>
Kaykobad was the pen name of the great Bengali poet Kazem Ali Quereshi.
<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kaikobad |title=Kaikobad |last1= Ahmed |first1=Wakil |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher=Banglapedia |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>


==Early Life and Education==
==Early life and education==
Kaykobad was born in [[Agla]] village of [[Nawabganj]] thana in [[Dhaka]]. His father Shahamatullah Al Qureshi was a a lawyer at the Dhaka District Judge Court.
Mohammad Kazem Al Qureshi was born in {{circa|1857}} to a [[Bengali Muslim]] [[Quraysh|Qureshi]] family in the village of Agla in [[Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka|Nawabganj]], [[Dhaka District|Dacca district]], [[Bengal Presidency]]. His father, Shahamatullah Al-Qureshi was a ''[[wakil]]'' at the Dacca District Judge Court. Kaykobad attended [[Pogose School]] and [[St Gregory's School (Dhaka)|St Gregory's School]]. He then went to Dhaka Madrasah and left the madrasah before the Entrance Examination without attending the examination.<ref name=bpedia/>


==Career==
Kaykobad attened [[Pogose School]] and [[St Gregory’s School (Dhaka)]]. Then he went to [[Dhaka Madrasah]] and left the madrasah before the Entrance Examination without attending the examination.
Kaykobad's poem ''"Birahabilap"'' was published in 1870, when he was about 13.<ref name=bpedia/> He is most notable for the long narrative poem Mahashmashan. The poem narrates the story of the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] of 1761 and the defeat of the [[Maratha]]s to [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]]. The poem was inspired by poet [[Nabinchandra Sen]]’s ''"Palashir Juddha"''. His other notable works are ''"Kusumkanan"'', ''"Asrumala"'', ''"Shibmandir"'', ''"Maharram Sharif"'', ''"Gitikavya" and "Azan"''<ref name="HDB">{{cite book |last1=Chakrabarti |first1=Kunal |last2=Chakrabarti |first2=Shubhra |date=1840 |title= Historical Dictionaries of the Bengalies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&q=Birahabilap&pg=PA371 |publisher= Scarecrow Press Inc. |pages=371|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5}}</ref>


==Death==
<ref name="Poem Hunter">{{cite web |url=https://www.poemhunter.com/kaykobad/biography/|title=Poem Hunter |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
Kaykobad died of [[bronchopneumonia]] at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on 21 July 1951.<ref>{{cite news |title=Poet Kaikobad's 57th anniversary of death today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-46740 |work=The Daily Star |date=21 July 2008}}</ref>


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==References==
==Career and Notable Works==
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Kaykobad’s long narrative poem [[Mahashmashan]] is his masterpiece and he is primarily known for it. The poem narrates the story of the third battle of Panipat of 1761 and the defeat of the [[Maratha]]s to [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]].The poem was inspired by poet [[Nabin Chandra Sen]]’s [[Palashir Juddha]]. Kaykbad’s other notable works are Birahabilap, Kusumkanan, Asrumala, Shibmandir, Maharram Sharif and Gitikavya.


==External links==
<ref name="HDB">{{cite book |last1=Chakrabarti |first1=Kunal |last2=Chakrabarti |first2=Shubhra |date=1840 |title= Historical Dictionaries of the Bengalies |url=https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA371&lpg=PA371&dq=Birahabilap&source=bl&ots=QsXd4_ZpyS&sig=0PWC2mC6P92_whZc0s_bPPKgBgs&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Birahabilap&f=false |location= |publisher= Scarecrow Press Inc. |pages=371|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 22 October 2024

For other uses, see Kayqubad.

Mohakobi Munshi

Kaykobad
Kaykobad in 1932
Kaykobad in 1932
Native name
কায়কোবাদ
BornMohammad Kazem Al-Qureshi
1857
Nawabganj, Bengal, British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Died21 July 1951(1951-07-21) (aged 93–94)
Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan (now Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Resting placeAzimpur Graveyard, Dhaka
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
LanguageBengali
Notable worksMahashmashan
RelativesFazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim (nephew)

Mohammad Kazem Al-Qureshi (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ কাজেম আল কোরেশী; c. 1857 – 21 July 1951), known by his pen-name Kaykobad (Bengali: কায়কোবাদ), was a Bengali poet.[1] Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sangha titled him "Kavyabhusan", "Vidyabhusan" and "Sahityaratna".[1]

Early life and education

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Mohammad Kazem Al Qureshi was born in c. 1857 to a Bengali Muslim Qureshi family in the village of Agla in Nawabganj, Dacca district, Bengal Presidency. His father, Shahamatullah Al-Qureshi was a wakil at the Dacca District Judge Court. Kaykobad attended Pogose School and St Gregory's School. He then went to Dhaka Madrasah and left the madrasah before the Entrance Examination without attending the examination.[1]

Career

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Kaykobad's poem "Birahabilap" was published in 1870, when he was about 13.[1] He is most notable for the long narrative poem Mahashmashan. The poem narrates the story of the Third Battle of Panipat of 1761 and the defeat of the Marathas to Ahmed Shah Abdali. The poem was inspired by poet Nabinchandra Sen’s "Palashir Juddha". His other notable works are "Kusumkanan", "Asrumala", "Shibmandir", "Maharram Sharif", "Gitikavya" and "Azan"[2]

Death

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Kaykobad died of bronchopneumonia at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on 21 July 1951.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Kaikobad". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (1840). Historical Dictionaries of the Bengalies. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
  3. ^ "Poet Kaikobad's 57th anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 21 July 2008.
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