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Bikash Sarkar

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Bikash Sarkar (Bengali: বিকাশ সরকার) (born 27 May 1965, Gairkata গয়েরকাটা) is a Bengali poet, writer, journalist and editor. He is a recipient of the prestigious Jugasankha Award 2010.

Biography

Born in Gairkata, a suburb in Dooars region of West Bengal in the year 1965, Bikash Sarkar started writing poetry at a very early age. Later on, he also successfully tried his hand in writing stories and novels. Recently three of his books, ‘Bishaadbaalok’, ‘Anantachhutor’ and ‘Aaanandadotara’ have been published by Ananda Publishers. His first book of poem ‘Kanisker Matha’ (The Head of Kaniska) was published in 1983, when he was just 17 years old and now he has 16 books to his credit – 10 of poems, one collection of short stories, one of translations and two of novel. His poems have been translated into English, Assamese, Nepali and Hindi and published in several journals and anthologies. Bikash Sarkar was the editor of Masik Jugasankha, a Bengali monthly magazine. Now he is Assistant Editor of Dainik Jugasankha. Earlier he edited two little magazines named ‘Thaba’ and ‘Lekhakarmee’. He married Krishna Dey and his daughter is Bipasha, who is a teacher.

Awards and honours

  • Sundarimohan Das Award 2000
  • Srijon Somman 2006
  • Jugasankha Award 2010

List of publications

  • KANISKER MATHA (কনিষ্কের মাথা) Poems 1983
  • PREMIK PREMIKADER JONYO (প্রেমিক-প্রেমিকাদের জন্ন) Poems 1985
  • PHnASIGAACHH (ফাঁসিগাছ) Poems 1987
  • LENDU ROYER JEEJIBISHA (লেন্দু রায়ের জিজীবিষা) Novel 1995
  • JAAKE DEKHAMATRO GULI KORA HOBE (যাকে দেখামাত্র গুলি করা হবে) Short Sories 1996
  • KANISKER MATHA O ONYANYO KOBITA (কনিষ্কের মাথা ও অন্নান্ন কবিতা) Poems 1999
  • JAADUR GAHANA AAKHAA (জাদুর গহন আখা) Poems 2000
  • AAGUNER SnEK (আগুনের সেঁক) Novel 2007
  • GAIRKATASAMAGRA (গয়েরকাটাসমগ্র) Poems 2007
  • BISHAADBALOK (বিষাদবালক) Poems 2008
  • NIRBACHITO KOBITA (নির্বাচিত কবিতা) Poems 2009 ISBN 81-89742-78-7
  • ANANTACHHUTOR (অনন্তছুতোর) Poems 2010 ISBN 978-81-7756-895-0
  • AANANDADOTAARAA (আনন্দদোতারা) Poems 2012
  • NEELONTHEE BROJO (নীলকণ্ঠী ব্রজ) Translation 2013 ISBN 978-93-82250-91-3
  • MANASAMANGAL (মনসামঙ্গল) Short Stories 2015