RAJA RAMMOHON ROY

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born of a distinguished Brahmin family in Bengal. After liberal education he entered the service of the East India Company and rose to high office.
Essentially a humanist and religious reformer, he left the Company to devote his time to the service of his people. Profoundly influenced by European liberalism, Ram Mohan came to the conclusion that radical reform was necessary in the religion of Hinduism and in the social practices of the Hindus. He founded the Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta in 1828, which was initially known as the "Brahmo Sabha."
Ram Mohan's claim to be remembered in Indian history is as the originator of all the more important secular movements in that country. His services to the cause of the abolition of suttee are well-known. He was the first feminist in India and his book, Brief remarks regarding modern encroachments on the ancient rights of females (1822), is a reasoned argument in favour of the equality of women.
He argued for the reform of Hindu law, led the protest against restrictions on the press, mobilised the Government against the oppressive land laws, argued the case for the association of Indians in Government and argued in favour of an English system of education in India.
Ram Mohan came to England in 1831 as the ambassador of the Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II. In 1832 he visited Paris, returning to England the same year, and coming to stay at Beech House, Stapleton Grove, Bristol in 1833. During his visit to the city he worshipped at Lewin's Mead Chapel.
However, ten days after arriving in Bristol he fell ill with meningitis, and died on 27 September 1833. He was initially buried in the grounds of Beech House, but ten years later his friend Dwarakanath Tagore had him reinterred at Arno's Vale. A chattri (funerary monument or mandir (shrine) was designed by William Prinsep and built with sponsorship from Dwarakanath Tagore. (See photograph.) In 1997 a statue of Raja Ram Mohan Roy was built at
 Bristol.

ROCHONA AND JIBONI

                                                                                 

SHANTANU MAJUMDER

JIBON JOIE HOBE

                                                                               

AHONA BISWAS

Ahana Biswas is a well known poet and novelist from the West Bengal, India. She recently finished her PhD and working as a college profession.







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SOMIR ROYCHOWDHURI

1. Birth Place: Panihati, North 24 Parganas.
2. Medium of writing : Bangla
3. A founder member of Hungry Generation Movement (1961).
4. Edited several periodicals, at present editor of HAOWA 49. B-24, Brahmapur Northern Park, P.O. Bansdroni, Kolkata – 700070. 
5. Author of several books including collection of poems, short stories, essays etc.
6. Editor of several Anthologies, such as :

• Falguni Roy Samagra, which includes Falguni Roy’s poems, prose pieces and essays by several critics of Falguni’s writings.

• Edited :

1. Postmodern (Adhunantik) poetry collection Vol.1 and 2 which includes 151 Bangla Poets work translated in English.
2. Postmodern (Adhunantik) short story collection of Bangla Writers (101), translated in English.
3. Edited “Adhunantik Bangla Kabita”, a collrction of 151 poems translated in Hindi.
4. Edited a Nepali collection of Bangla and Nepali writers during sixties.
5. Edited Hindi collections of “SANGKRAMAK”.
6. Co-editors of a Book on Poet Jibanananda Das in Kannar.
7. Editor of “Phanishwar Nath Renu” special issue of “KRITTIBAS”
6. Collection of poems :
   1. ‘Jharnar Pashe Shuye Achhi’
   2. ‘Amara Vietnam’
   3. ‘Janoar’
   4. ‘Manser Kasturi Kalpa’
   5. ‘Adhunantik Kabita Guchha’, etc.
7. Collection of short stories :
   1. ‘Sigareter Tirobhab’
   2. ‘Chhata Haranor Barsakalin Dhukha’
   3. ‘Adhunantik Galpa Guchha’
   4. ‘Khul Ja Sim Sim’, etc.
8. Collection of Essays :
   1. ‘Kabitar Alo Andhakar’
   2. Post modern kabita bichar
   3. post modern Bilarer Sandhane
   4. Uttar Adhunik Kabita Sangraha Vol. 1,Vol. 2
   5. Hungry Kingbadanti
   6. Edited : Other Collection of Essays by different authors on
      1. Adhunantik (Postmodern in Bangla prespective)
      2. Post Colonialism ( Uttar Ouponibeshikata )
      3. Echofeminism(Parma prakiti)
      4. Post modernism Ki O Keno
      5. Sima (Boundaries)
      6. Diaspora
      7. Hybridity
      8. Identity
      9. Othering
      10. Subaltern
      11. Anil karanjai, the artist.
9. Publisher of :
   • Sunil Gangopadhyay’s first book on poems (EKA EBONG KAETJASN)
   • “Haowa 49” publications and periodicals ((B 24 Brahmapur, Northjern park Kolkata 700070)
10. Special numbers and supplements published by:
    • KALIMATI (quarterly) editor and publisher Kajal Sen from “Jaladhar Smrity” 3 Atasi Road Pramathanagar, Jamsedpur 2 Pin 831002  Issue no 93, Website –www.kalimati.co.in
      Essays and Writings on Samir Roychowdhury
    • “Golpobiswab” Edited and published by Aloke Goswami. 20 Astuloshed Mukherjee road ,College para, Siliguri -734001,  Essays on Samir Roychowdhury’s writings.
    • 'BODH', March 2009, Vol 50 (supplement on Samir) Edited by Aroon Kumar Chattopadhyay.
      'Bonobas', Rupnarayanpur, Pin : 713364, Dist.: Burdwan, 

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