Tuhin Das | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tuhin_Das.jpg) Tuhin Das in 2022 | |
| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Barisal, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Activist, poet, writer |
| Language | Bengali, English |
| Genre | essay, poetry |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Notable works | Exile Poems |
| Website | |
| tuhindas | |
Tuhin Das is a Bengali activist and writer living in exile. Das is best known for his Bengali poetry and political essays. His first English book Exile Poems focuses on his life as an exiled writer.[1]
After extremist threats, Tuhin Das fled to America for political asylum in 2016. He became a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which offers sanctuary for persecuted writers.[2] In 2021, his house became a public art installation called Comma House featuring his Bengali poems.[3]
- ^ O'Driscoll, Bill (21 June 2022). "Dissident Bangladeshi writer explores homesickness, and Pittsburgh, in new poetry collection". WESA (FM). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Shisman, Natalya (3 July 2022). "Tuhin Das: Learning to love a new home, and an old one". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Michelle (16 February 2022). "Finding Refuge and Inspiration in the "City of Bridges": A Conversation with Tuhin Das". World Literature Today. Retrieved 13 October 2022.