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Dhruba Esh
ধ্রুব এষ
Esh in 2017
Born (1967-01-07) 7 January 1967 (age 57)
Sunamganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka University
OccupationCover artist‚ writer
AwardsBangla Academy Literary Award

Dhruba Esh (born 7 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi cover artist and writer.[1] He has designed a number of the most notable covers including Humayun Ahmed's Himu and Misir Ali series.[2][3][4] He won 2022 Bangla Academy Literary Award for his contribution to children's literature.[5]

Early life

Esh was born on 7 January 1967 at Sunamganj District of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh.[6] He graduated from University of Dhaka in fine arts.[6]

Career

Esh started his career as a cover artist in 1989 when he was a second-year student of Dhaka University.[2] Initially, he used to cover the book of Imdadul Haque Milan. He was later introduced to Humayun Ahmed by other publishers and started designing book covers for him in 1990s.[7] In an interview with The Daily Star in February 2019, he said that he has designed close to 25,000 book covers in his career.[2]

Awards

  • Panjeree Chotokaku Ananda Alo Shishu Shahitya Award (2019)[8]
  • Bangla Academy Literature Award for Children's Literature (2022)

References

  1. ^ হাসপাতালে ভর্তি ধ্রুব এষ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Dhruba Esh". The Daily Star. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ প্রথম চুরি করেছিলাম দুই টাকা : ধ্রুব এষ. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ স্বাধীনতা কাজকে মানসম্পন্ন করে : ধ্রুব এষ. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ "15 people to receive Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ a b রঙিন বইয়ের ছবি করে মজা পান ধ্রুব এষ. The Report24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ শুভ জন্মদিন প্রচ্ছদ শিল্পী ধ্রুব এষ. Amader Shomoy.com (in Bengali). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. ^ পুরস্কার পেলেন পাঁচ বরেণ্য ব্যক্তি ও প্রতিষ্ঠান. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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