Subodh Sarkar

Subodh Sarkar, born in 1958, is a survivor of a refugee family. He has published 45 books of verse in 50 years. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013 for the poetry collection titled Dwaipawan Rhader Dhare. He has been invited to read his poems and papers in numerous prestigious international seminars and festivals including the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa (USA), the Moscow International Book Fair, Charles University at Prague (Czech Republic) and the International Writers Meet at Paros (Greece). He has been conferred an honorary D. Litt from Gour Banga University and Vidya Sagar University of West Bengal. He is a recipient of the Bangabhushan honour from the Government of West Bengal and the Gangadhar Meher National Award from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India. Currently, he is the President of West Bengal Kobita Academy. He taught English at City College under Calcutta University for 35 years and, briefly, postcolonial literature at the University of Iowa, USA.