Kaykobad

Mohammad Kazem Al Qureshi (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ কাজেম আল কোরেশী; c. 1857 – 21 July 1951), known by his pen-name Kaykobad (Bengali: কায়কোবাদ), was a Bengali poet.[1] Nikhil Bharat Sahitya Sangha titled him "Kavyabhusan", "Vidyabhusan" and "Sahityaratna".[1]

For other uses, see Kayqubad.

Mohakobi Munshi

Kaykobad
Kaykobad in 1932
Kaykobad in 1932
Native name
কায়কোবাদ
BornMohammad Kazem Al Quereshi
1857
Nawabganj, Dacca district, Bengal Presidency
Died21 July 1951(1951-07-21) (aged 93–94)
Resting placeAzimpur Graveyard, Dhaka
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
LanguageBengali
Notable worksMahashmashan

Early life and education

Mohammad Kazem Al Qureshi was born in c. 1857 to a Bengali Muslim Qureshi family in the village of Agla in Nawabganj, Dacca district, Bengal Presidency. His father, Shahamatullah Al Qureshi was a wakil at the Dacca 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 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  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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