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'''Serajul Islam Choudhury''' (born June 23, 1936) is a [[Bangladesh]]i literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the [[University of Dhaka]]. He is the editor of ''Natun Diganta''.<ref>[http://www.natun-diganta.com/editors.html Natun Diganta website]</ref> Considered the foremost oppositional intellectual of Bangladesh, he authored nearly a hundred books and countless essays in Bangla |
'''Serajul Islam Choudhury''' (born June 23, 1936) is a [[Bangladesh]]i literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the [[University of Dhaka]]. He is the editor of ''Natun Diganta''.<ref>[http://www.natun-diganta.com/editors.html Natun Diganta website]</ref> Considered the foremost oppositional intellectual of Bangladesh, he authored nearly a hundred books and countless essays in Bangla and English.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hussain|first1=Azfar|authorlink1=Azfar Hussain|title=Bangladesh's foremost oppositional intellectual|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/bangladeshs-foremost-oppositional-intellectual-1244236|website=The Daily Star|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=21 July 2016|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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He was born in the village of Baroikhali under the [[Sreenagar Upazila|Sreenagar]] thana in the district of [[Munshigonj]]. His father was Hafizuddin Chowdhury. In his early life, he liked to build his career as a novelist, but his father wanted him to join the civil service after a degree in economics. On a note of compromise, he enrolled with the English department at the [[University of Dhaka]] after an intermediate of arts degree in 1952, obtained from [[Notre Dame College]], preceded by his matriculation from [[St. Gregory's High School]] in 1950.<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2008/jan/06/heroes07/03.html The New Age website]</ref> He received his MA degree in 1956 and worked briefly with Haraganga College in Munshiganj and Jagannath College in Dhaka. He completed his post-graduate diploma in English studies at [[Leeds University]]<ref>[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ The University of Leeds]</ref> UK and obtained his doctorate from [[Leicester University]], UK. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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Choudhury joined as a lecturer |
Choudhury joined as a lecturer the Department of English, Dhaka University in 1957, setting out also to be a writer. He decided not to become a bureaucrat which many around him were doing then. He counted two reasons for his becoming a writer: his work at the university, which ensured that he would not be transferred and which made scope for him to read a lot, and his temperament. In more than four decades that followed, he taught students, wrote essays, headed the department, became Dean, spawned off several academic and research processes, initiated doctoral dissertation guidance at the department, started periodicals, founded study centers and remained involved in university politics. .<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2008/jan/06/heroes07/03.html The New Age website]</ref> |
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Serajul Islam first initiated to offer PhD degrees in English at Dhaka university. He edited journals, the university journals of arts and letters in Bangla and English — ''Dhaka Visvavidyalay Patrika'' for 15 years and [[Dhaka University]] Studies for nine years. He founded the ''Visvavidyalay Patrika''. He founded the University Book Centre in 1978 and the Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities in 1986. In keeping with the spirit, he now runs a centre called Samaj Rupantar Adhyayan Kendra<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2005/dec/24/busi.html “Govt warned of Tata’s‘destructive conditions’’ Newage website]</ref> (centre for studies on social transformation), which works towards waking people up to a democracy which would mean ‘equality of rights and opportunities. Rights being equal would not mean anything unless the opportunities remain equal.’ |
Serajul Islam first initiated to offer PhD degrees in English at Dhaka university. He edited journals, the university journals of arts and letters in Bangla and English — ''Dhaka Visvavidyalay Patrika'' for 15 years and [[Dhaka University]] Studies for nine years. He founded the ''Visvavidyalay Patrika''. He founded the University Book Centre in 1978 and the Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities in 1986. In keeping with the spirit, he now runs a centre called Samaj Rupantar Adhyayan Kendra<ref>[http://www.newagebd.com/2005/dec/24/busi.html “Govt warned of Tata’s‘destructive conditions’’ Newage website]</ref> (centre for studies on social transformation), which works towards waking people up to a democracy which would mean ‘equality of rights and opportunities. Rights being equal would not mean anything unless the opportunities remain equal.’ |
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সিরাজুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী | |
 Choudhury at University of Dhaka (Feb 2015) | |
| Born | June 23, 1936 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka The University of Leeds Leicester University |
Serajul Islam Choudhury (born June 23, 1936) is a Bangladeshi literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the University of Dhaka. He is the editor of Natun Diganta.[1] Considered the foremost oppositional intellectual of Bangladesh, he authored nearly a hundred books and countless essays in Bangla and English.[2]
Early life and education
He was born in the village of Baroikhali under the Sreenagar thana in the district of Munshigonj. His father was Hafizuddin Chowdhury. In his early life, he liked to build his career as a novelist, but his father wanted him to join the civil service after a degree in economics. On a note of compromise, he enrolled with the English department at the University of Dhaka after an intermediate of arts degree in 1952, obtained from Notre Dame College, preceded by his matriculation from St. Gregory's High School in 1950.[3] He received his MA degree in 1956 and worked briefly with Haraganga College in Munshiganj and Jagannath College in Dhaka. He completed his post-graduate diploma in English studies at Leeds University[4] UK and obtained his doctorate from Leicester University, UK.
Works
Choudhury joined as a lecturer the Department of English, Dhaka University in 1957, setting out also to be a writer. He decided not to become a bureaucrat which many around him were doing then. He counted two reasons for his becoming a writer: his work at the university, which ensured that he would not be transferred and which made scope for him to read a lot, and his temperament. In more than four decades that followed, he taught students, wrote essays, headed the department, became Dean, spawned off several academic and research processes, initiated doctoral dissertation guidance at the department, started periodicals, founded study centers and remained involved in university politics. .[5] Serajul Islam first initiated to offer PhD degrees in English at Dhaka university. He edited journals, the university journals of arts and letters in Bangla and English — Dhaka Visvavidyalay Patrika for 15 years and Dhaka University Studies for nine years. He founded the Visvavidyalay Patrika. He founded the University Book Centre in 1978 and the Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities in 1986. In keeping with the spirit, he now runs a centre called Samaj Rupantar Adhyayan Kendra[6] (centre for studies on social transformation), which works towards waking people up to a democracy which would mean ‘equality of rights and opportunities. Rights being equal would not mean anything unless the opportunities remain equal.’
Bibliography
Choudhury wrote books in Bengali Language.
- Anveshana (Hardcover,) [1]
- Nirbacita Praandha, (1999)[2]
- Rashtra o samskrti (1993)[3]
- Nazrul Islam (1994) [4]
- Banalira Jaya Parajaya (1994) [5]
- Apanajana (1992) [6]
References
- ^ Natun Diganta website
- ^ Hussain, Azfar (June 23, 2016). "Bangladesh's foremost oppositional intellectual". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ The New Age website
- ^ The University of Leeds
- ^ The New Age website
- ^ “Govt warned of Tata’s‘destructive conditions’’ Newage website
External links
- Azfar Hussain's article, Bangladesh's foremost oppositional intellectual on Serajul Islam Choudhury
- A public intellectual turns 80: Serajul Islam Choudhury interviewed by Kaiser Haq
- Serajul Islam Choudhury: a tribute by Syed Manzoorul Islam
- Serajul Islam Choudhury: Our leading public intellectual by Azfar Hussain