Angshuman Kar

Angshuman Kar (Bengali: অংশুমান কর) is a Bengali poet and professor of English literature at Burdwan University.^[2] He is currently working as a professor of English at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He had served as the Secretary of the Eastern Region, Sahitya Akademi^[3] as well as a member of advisory board (Bengali) of the Sahitya Akademi.^[4]

Angshuman Kar
Native name	অংশুমান কর
Born	Beliatore, Bankura, West Bengal, India^[1]
Occupation	Poet, writer, professor
Language	Bengali, English
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	J. K. College
Genre	Poetry
Subject	Literature

Early life and career

Kar was born in Beliatore, Bankura, and graduated from J. K. College, Purulia.

He received the fellowship of the Australia–India Council for his research into Aboriginal petitions. He has held positions in various Australian universities.

Bibliography

Poetry

• Khelna Pistol, Prachhaya, Barasat,1998
• Bou Ke Nie Lekha Kabita, Kabita Dashdine, Kolkata, 1998
• Garie Namchhi, Kabita Pakshik, Kolkata, 1999
• Apel Saharer Samrat, Kabita Dashdine, Bankura, 2001
• Bankura Purulia Kolkata, Prativash, Kolkata, 2004
• Nasho Square Feeter Jadukar, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2006
• Mukhomukhi Dui Kobi (written with Tarapada Roy), Papyrus, 2007
• Jehadi Tomake, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2008
• Amar Sonar Harin, Saptarshi Prakashan, Kolkata, 2012

Prose

• The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads, Routledge, Co-editor, with Harihar Bhattacharyya and Partha Sarkar, 2009 (history)^[5]
• Paribortan, Parampara, Kolkata, 2011 (novel)
• 25 Paysar Itihas Boi, Parampara, Kolkata, 2010 (memoir)
• Contemporary Indian Diaspora: Literary and Cultural Representations, 2015
• Bikhato Hoibar Sahaj Upay, 2015

Awards

• Krittibas Award (2007)
• Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award (2009)
• Bongiya Sahitya Parishad Puroskar (2012)

Controversy

On 23 July 2020, allegations of sexual harassment were made against Kar in a complaint email that was forwarded to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Burdwan. The allegations state that he has engaged in sexual relations with several of his students and has sexually abused at least one of them.^[6][7]

However, in September 2021, Kolkata High Court took down all the charges against Dr. Kar, and also gave him clean chit.^[8][9][10]

References

1. "পুরুলিয়ার ছেলে অংশুমান কর". from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Prof. Angshuman Kar || The University of Burdwan". www.buruniv.ac.in. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. Angshuman Kar complete profile at 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine Burdwan University database
4. Sunil remembered 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph 14 December 2012
5. The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads 19 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Google Books
6. বাংলা, The News (23 July 2020). "ছাত্রীকে যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপকের বিরুদ্ধে/The News বাংলা". The News Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
7. "বামপন্থী কবি-অধ্যাপক অংশুমান করের বিরুদ্ধে ছাত্রীর যৌন হেনস্থার অভিযোগ". Bong Times 24 (in Bengali). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
8. "News-Anshuman Kar acquitted of sexual harassment charges".
9. "অধ্যাপক অংশুমান কর নির্দোষ প্রমাণিত".
10. "হাইকোর্টে ক্লিনচিট পেলেন বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ‍্যাপক কবি অংশুমান কর".

External links

• Angshuman Kar books at Amazon.in
• Angshuman Kar books at Flipkart