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Shishir Bhattacharja

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Shishir Bhattacharja
শিশির ভট্টাচার্য্য
Born (1963-08-04) 4 August 1963 (age 61)
Sitakunda, Chittagong, East Pakistan (now in Bangladesh)
Occupation(s)Professor, writer
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Sub-disciplineBengali language, literature and culture
InstitutionsUniversity of Dhaka
Websiteshishirbhattacharja.com

Shishir Bhattacharja (born 4 August 1963) is a Bangladeshi linguist, writer, columnist, and a professor of the French language at the University of Dhaka.[1] He is also the Director of the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka.[2][3][4] An ardent advocate and promoter of the Bengali language, he has written extensively on the use of Bengali in Bangladesh. He translated works of Guillaume Apollinaire, Arthur Rimbaud, and Bernard-Henri Lévy into Bengali and poems of Jibanananda Das into French.[5]

Education and career

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Born in Sitakunda, Chattogram, he completed Bachelor's and Master's in Indology and Linguistics at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.[6] He received his PhD from the University of Montreal, Canada.[5] He did his post-doctorate at the Institute of State Language in University of Tokyo. In 1989, Bhattacharja joined Dhaka University where he is, at present, the Director of the Institute of Modern Languages.[citation needed] Accused of making hateful remarks against Islam and Muslims, as well as derogatory comments about victims of so called anti-discrimination movements, a group of Dhaka University students protested in front of the Vice-Chancellor's residence on December 12, demanding his dismissal.[7][8]

Selected works

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In Bengali

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  • Ishwar Dharma Bishwas (ঈশ্বর ধর্ম বিশ্বাস, God Religion Faith)
  • Samaj Sangskriti Shilpakala (সমাজ সংস্কৃতি শিল্পকলা, Society Culture Arts)
  • Bangla Byakaraner Ruparekha (বাংলা ব্যাকরণের রূপরেখা, Outline of Bengali Grammar)
  • Bangla Bhasha: Prakrita Samasya o Peshadari Samadhan (বাংলা ভাষা: প্রকৃত সমস্যা ও পেশাদারি সমাধান, (Bengali Language: Real Problems and Professional Solutions)
  • Ja Kichu Byakaran Nay (যা কিছু ব্যাকরণ নয়, whatever is not Grammar)
  • Antaranga Byakaran (অন্তরঙ্গ ব্যাকরণ, Intimate Grammar)
  • Uchit Shiksha (উচিৎ শিক্ষা, Proper Education)
  • Bishwabidyalayer Itihas: Adiparba (বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ইতিহাস: আদিপর্ব, History of University: The Early Period)[9][10]
  • Jatrapala Chandragupta kingba Khamatasastrer Sohoj Path (যাত্রাপালা চন্দ্রগুপ্ত কিংবা ক্ষমতা-শাস্ত্রের সহজপাঠ, (Jatra Performance: Chandragupta or A Beginner's Guide to the Politics of Power)

Translations

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  • Bangladesh Jakhan Swadhin Hacchila (বাংলাদেশ যখন স্বাধীন হচ্ছিল, When Bangladesh was getting liberated), a Bengali translation of Bernard-Henri Lévy's Bangla-Desh, Nationalisme dans la révolution (1973)
  • Rimbaud: Nirbachita Kabita ebang Patrabali (র‍্যাঁবো: নির্বাচিত কবিতা ও পত্রাবলি, Selected Poems and Letters of Rimbaud)
  • Apollinaire: Nirbachita Kabita (আপোলিন্যার: নির্বাচিত কবিতা, Selected Poems of Apollinaire)

In English

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  • Word Formation in Bengali: A Whole Word Morphological Description and its Theoretical Implications

In French

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  • Bhagwan et son monde orange (1991)
  • La poésie contemporaine du Bangladesh (Co-author)

References

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  1. ^ অখণ্ড আলোয় বাংলা ব্যাকরণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Bangla state language only in law, not in practice: speakers". New Age. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "MoU between Dhaka University and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies signed". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Enhance opportunity for research-based education". The Daily Star. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b শিশির ভট্টাচার্য্য. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Shishir Bhattacharja".
  7. ^ ঢাবি অধ্যাপক শিশির ভট্টাচার্যের বহিষ্কার দা‌বিতে ... [Demanding the dismissal of DU Prof. Shishir Bhattacharjee...]. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  8. ^ "DU students protest over professor's Facebook post insulting Islam, July-August martyrs". United News of Bangladesh. 13 December 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় তবে ইউরোপের সৃষ্টি!. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. ^ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের মানে কজন জানেন?. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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