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for his contribution to children's literature.

Early life

Esh was born on 17 January 1967 at

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of the then

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(now Bangladesh) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh. He graduated from

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in fine arts.

Career

Esh started his career as a cover artist in 1989 when he was a second-year student of the University of Dhaka. 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. 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. Esh wrote children's scientific books including "Ang Bang Chang" and "Ami Ekta Bhoot". He also wrote biographies including "Shreshtha Humayun Ahmed" and "Tumi Kemon Acho Humayun Ahmed".

Awards

* Panjeree Chotokaku Ananda Alo Shishu Shahitya Award (2019) * Bangla Academy Literature Award for Children's Literature (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esh, Dhruba Living people 1967 births People from Sunamganj District University of Dhaka alumni Cover artists Bangladeshi male writers Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Recipients of Bangla Academy Award in Children's Literature