Serajul Islam Choudhury
Serajul Islam Choudhury (In Bengali সিরাজুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী, born June 23, 1936) is an eminent Littérateur, professor emeritus of University of Dhaka. He is now editor of Natun Diganta (New Horizon)[1] (Bengali periodical on Literature and Culture ).
Early life and education
He was born in Baroikhali village under Sreenagar thana in Munshigonj Zilla. His father’s name is late 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 matriculation from St. Gregory's High School in 1950.[2] He received his master’s 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[3] UK and for doctoral studies at Leicester University, UK.
Works
Serajul Islam choudhury joined as a lecturer at English Department, 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. .[4] 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[5] (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.’
Books
Serajul Islam More than 25 books in Bengali Language. A man of dedication besides academician his books reflect mass people, society and strives after social transformation.
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Anveshana (Hardcover,)
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Nirbacita Praandha, 1999, Agami Prakasani, Dhaka)
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Rashtra o samskrti (1993, Aphasara Bradarsa, Dhaka)
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Nazrul Islam (1994, Nazrul Institute, Dhaka)
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Banalira Jaya Parajaya (1994, Bidya Prakasa, Dhaka)
- Choudhury, Serajul Islam Apanajana (1992, Bidya Prakasa, Dhaka, LC Control No.: 94902067)
References
External links
- "Energy security of Bangladesh" Samaj Rupantar Adhyayan Kendra, a civil society think tank
- Bengali articles of Serajul Islam Choudhury
- Religious fundamentalism is a threat to democracy The Dailystar