Kaykobad

Kazem Ali Quereshi (c. 1857 – 21 July 1951), known by his pen-name Kaykobad, was a Bengali poet.[1] Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sangha titled him "Kavyabhusan", "Vidyabhusan" and "Sahityaratna".[1]

Kazem Ali Quereshi
Kaykobad in 1932
Native name
কায়কোবাদ
BornKazem Ali Quereshi
1857
Agla village, Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 July 1951(1951-07-21) (aged 93–94)
Resting placeAzimpur Graveyard, Dhaka
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
LanguageBengali
Notable worksMahashmashan

Early Life and education

Kaykobad was born in Agla village of Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka. His father Shahamatullah Al Qureshi was a lawyer at the Dhaka District Judge Court. Kaykobad attended Pogose School and St Gregory's School. He then went to Dhaka Madrasah and left the madrasah before the Entrance Examination without attending the examination.[1]

Career

Kaykobad's poem "Birahabilap" was published in 1870, when he was about 13.[1] He is most notable for the long narrative poem Mahashmashan. The poem narrates the story of the Third Battle of Panipat of 1761 and the defeat of the Marathas to Ahmed Shah Abdali. The poem was inspired by poet Nabinchandra Sen’s "Palashir Juddha". His other notable works are "Kusumkanan", "Asrumala", "Shibmandir", "Maharram Sharif", "Gitikavya" and "Azan"[2]

Death

Kaykobad died of bronchopneumonia at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on 21 July 1951.[3]

References
  1. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Kaikobad". In Islam, Sirajul; Ahmed, Wakil (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (1840). Historical Dictionaries of the Bengalies. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
  3. "Poet Kaikobad's 57th anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 21 July 2008.
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