Sufia kamal

Sufia kamal was born in Shaestabad ,daughter of a distinguished zaminder family ,in Barisal.She is one of the most widely recognised cultural personalities in Bangladesh.Sufia kamal's first poem,Bashanti was published in the then influantial magazines Saogat in 1926.kamal's first litirary career take off after her first poetry publication .Her first book of poems Sanjher Maya came out in 1938.In 1937she published her first collection of short stories keya kanta.In 1947 when Shaptahik Begum was first published ,kamal became its first editor.During the mass uprising in 1969,which demanded the resignation of general Ayub khan ,she promoted to the cause by forming mohila sangram parishad.She was involved in the 1971 libaration war .her literary works are Mrttikar Ghran,Ekatterer Diary,Banibanyas Samay To Ar Nei, Ekale Amader kel etc.