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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 | |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Sub-discipline | Bengali language, literature and culture |
| Institutions | University of Dhaka |
| Website | shishirbhattacharja |
Shishir Bhattacharja (born 4 August 1963) is a Bangladeshi linguist, writer, columnist, and a professor of the French language at the University of Dhaka. He is also the Director of the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka. 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.
Education and career
Born in Sitakunda, Chattogram, he completed Bachelor's and Master's in Indology and Linguistics at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. He received his PhD from the University of Montreal, Canada. 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. 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.
Selected works
In Bengali
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Word Formation in Bengali: A Whole Word Morphological Description and its Theoretical Implications
In French
- Bhagwan et son monde orange (1991)
- La poésie contemporaine du Bangladesh (Co-author)
References
- অখণ্ড আলোয় বাংলা ব্যাকরণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Bangla state language only in law, not in practice: speakers". New Age. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "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.
- "Enhance opportunity for research-based education". The Daily Star. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ শিশির ভট্টাচার্য্য. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Shishir Bhattacharja".
- 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.
- "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.
- বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় তবে ইউরোপের সৃষ্টি!. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের মানে কজন জানেন?. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.