Kabir Chowdhury is a well-known academic, essayist, translator, cultural worker and civil society activist. He was born in 1923 in Brahmanbaria district and died in December 2011 just before publication of the book. He was educated at the Universities of Dhaka, Minnesota and Southern California. He worked in several National and International organizations like Afro-Asian Writers Union, International Theatre Institute, UNESCO National Commission and Bangladesh Chapter of the World’s Peace Council. He was the Director/Head of Bangla Academy from early 1969 to the middle of 1972. Later, he also worked as the Secretary, Ministry of Education, Cultural Affairs and Sports, Government of Bangladesh. He was the Chairman of Bangla Academy until death. He taught at the University of Dhaka as a Professor of English Professor Kabir Chowdhury has written on world’s famous writers and painters. He has written extensively on anti-fundamentalism, religious fanaticism and communalism and has over 250 books. For his contribution to education, literature and civil society movement he has received Bangla Academy Award; Ekushey Award; Independence Award; Bangabandhu National Award; Mohammad Nasiruddin Literary Award; Sher-e-Bangla Award and India’s William Carey Award. In 1998 he was honoured as National Professor of Bangladesh.
