Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 23.02.2026 | Accepted: 07.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
‘বাতাসে লাশের গন্ধ’ অবলম্বনে রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহের কবিতার কথা শ্রেয়সী রায়, গবেষক, বঙ্গভাষা ও সাহিত্য বিভাগ, কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Exploring Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah’s Poetry : A Study of ‘Batashe Lasher Gondho’ Shreyasi Roy, Research Scholar, Department of Bengali Language and Literature, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Are the poetry of Bangladesh and Bengali poetry
synonymous? For a literary enthusiast from West Bengal, this question is
complex, multidimensional, and layered. From the Partition of India in 1947,
through the historic Language Movement of 21st February 1952, to the birth of
the new nation-state called Bangladesh in 1971, the political, social, and
surrounding realities of East Bengal underwent repeated transformations. This
history differs in many significant ways from that of India and West Bengal. Such
distinct socio-historical developments have shaped the literature— especially
the poetry— of East Bengal and later Bangladesh with unique thematic concerns
and expressive modes.
Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah was one of the leading poets
of 1980s Bangladesh. Like many other poets and writers of his time, his works
embodied and nurtured the multidimensional definitions of a newly formed nation
and national identity. His first poetry collection, Upadruta Upakul
includes one of his most popular and well-known poems: ‘Batashe Lasher Gondho’.
Through a close critical reading of this poem, the present study explores
Rudra’s poetic universe. At the same time, it brings into focus the broader landscape
of Bangladeshi poetry. Furthermore, it attempts to demonstrate how Rudra’s
poems remain urgent and relevant—from his own time to the present—in the
socio-political environment and realities of Bangladesh. In essence, the
discussion aims to reflect upon three interrelated perspectives: the poetry of
East Bengal and Bangladesh, the nationalism shaped by the Language Movement,
and the poetic consciousness of Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah. | ||
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