Abul Hussain
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Abul Hussain is a well-acclaimed Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i poet who is recognized as the first modern Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...

 poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. Abul Hussain is the leading exponent of modernism in Bangladeshi poetry. He expresses in his verse a cynical and anguished mood that reflects his lifelong search for a philosophical and religious position from which to analyze and comprehend the individual life in relation to society; the political instability and economic uncertainties in his country; and his suspicion of progress without human feeling. He is a writer of 25 Books.

Poems

His first book of poem was Naba-Basanta. Others:
  • Birash Sanglap (1969)
  • Duswapna Theke Duswapne (1985)
  • Haoa Tomar Kee Dussahos (1982)
  • Ekhono Somoy Ache (1997)
  • Aar Kisher Opekkha (2000)
  • Kaler Khatae (2008)
  • Selected Poems of Abul Hussain (1986)


and 19 more to name.

Awards

Abul Hussain received several awards for his literary achievements. Among them, following are notable:
  • Bangla Academy Award
    Bangla Academy Award
    Bangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature....

     (1963)
  • Nasiruddin Gold Medal
  • Ekushey Padak
    Ekushey Padak
    Ekushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...

    (1980)
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