Kajal Bandyopadhyay

Kajal Bandyopadhyay (born 13 February 1954 ) is a Bangladeshi poet, writer, and translator. He teaches English literature and previously worked as head of the dept. of English at the University of Dhaka.

Education
Bandyopadhyay graduated from the University of Dhaka and completed his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, Calcutta on Wole Soyinka.

Literature
As a Marxist poet, Bandyopadhyay vividly portrays the "lives of toiling masses, particularly their problems, social conflicts, intrigues and inner complexes" with poignant poetic expressions. A presidium member of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Bandyopadhyay is also a vehement activist against communal violence in Bangladesh. He champions secularism and non-communalism in Bangladesh; to protest attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh, he wanted to receive self-imprisonment in 2013.

Professor Bandyopadhyay's “essays speak of establishing a plural and classless society. They also unveil religious orthodoxy and fanaticism, and bring out the causes of cultural imperialism.”

Interest on African literature
Kajal Banerjee has an especial fascination for African literature. He did his Ph.D. on the plays of Noble laureate African writer Wole Soyinka. Some books of his essays on African literature in English and Ibsen's plays have been received warmly.