Nirmalendu Goon (born 21 June 1945) is a Bangladeshi poet known for his accessible verse. He was awarded

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in 2001 and

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by the

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in 2016. He was also awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982.

Early life and education

Goon was born in Kasban village,

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, Netrokona District to Shukhendu Prakash Goon Chowdhury and Binaponi. He passed the Matriculation examination in 1962 and Intermediate examination in 1964 from Netrokona College. In 1969, he earned his bachelor of arts degree. He published his poem ''Notun Kandari'' on the magazine ''Uttor Akash''. On 21 February 1965, he published the poem ''Kono Ek Sangramir Drishtite'' on the magazine ''Weekly Janata''.

Poetry

Goon's first book of poetry, ''Premanghshur Rokto Chai'', was published in 1970. Since then he has published forty-five collections of poetry and twenty collections of prose. Part of the generation of poets of 1960s, Goon's poetry contains stinging criticism of the ''

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'' and a touching description of the contrasting fate of the masses. A love of freedom and faith in the human spirit also permeates many of his poems. An avowed Marxist, Goon has also written poems urging an upheaval of the poor against the rich. He also has written a number of poems on important personalities, including Rabindranath,

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and others. Goon wrote three autobiographical books - ''Amar Chhelebela'', ''Amar Konthhoshor'' and ''Atma Kotha 1971''. The

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has a collection of thirty-seven titles by Goon. Goon was among the five Bangladeshi poets who took part at the

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'13 in Sweden with their publications.

Painting

Goon's solo painting exhibition opened in July 2009 at Shahbagh in

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Selected works

Personal life

Goon has a daughter, Mrittika Goon.

References

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