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Binoy Majumdar
Poet

Binoy Majumdar

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Writing Phire Esho, Chaka and poetry shaped by scientific imagery.

Phire Esho, Chaka · Russian science texts

Born
17 September 1934
Birthplace
Myanmar
Died
11 December 2006

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Binoy Majumdar

Binoy Majumdar was a Bengali poet and translator with a background in mechanical engineering.

Early life

Education

Born in Burma, moved with his family to Bengal and studied engineering at Shibpur, graduating in 1957.

Career

  1. 1950s

    Poetry

    Published his first collection, Nakshatrer Aloy.

  2. 1960s

    Hungry Generation

    Briefly participated in the literary movement.

  3. 2005

    Sahitya Akademi

    Received the award for Haspatale Lekha Kabitaguchha.

Selected work

Phire Esho, Chaka

A diary-like sequence of poems.

Russian science texts

Translated scientific writing into Bengali.

Beyond work

Interests

Maintained a strong interest in mathematics, which also informed his poetry.

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