Shamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature.
Born on 16 October, 1956, in Barisal, Bangladesh, Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah was a Bengali poet who was popular for his
Born in Gaibandha District, Akhteruzzaman Elias was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He did not write many novels yet he is arguably the most radical novelist of Bangladesh is recognised as one of the most critically acclaimed Bengali novelists.
Abu Kaiser, one of his fellow students in the department of Bangla, Dhaka University, remembers Azad as the student who used to don "a Bonde Ali Miah-like hair-do" and "whose reticence belied his intelligence and his goonpona (creativity)".
Paul Jackson Pollock known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
Georges Prosper Remi known by the pen name Hergé ([ɛʁʒe]), was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of
It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
Van Gogh was a post-Impressionist painter of Dutch origin whose work—notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color—had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.
Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (10 August 1923 - 10 October 1994; better known as SM Sultan, was a Bangladesh avant-garde artist who worked in painting and drawing. His fame rests on his striking depictions of exaggeratedly muscular Bangladeshi peasants engaged in the activities of their everyday lives.[1] He is the son of Sheikh Mohammed Mecher Ali and Mochammed Meherunnesa.
Sanjay Balraj Dutt is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema (Bollywood).
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa more commonly known as Mario Vargas is a Peruvian writer, politician,
Abbas Kiarostami was a veteran Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer, who had been working in
The founder of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus is the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the
One of the most significant figures of 20th-century literature William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet. Yeats also served as an Irish
An acclaimed Bangladeshi poet, Begum Sufia Kamal played an important role in the Bengali nationalist movement of the 1950s
After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, the death of Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion,
Louis Isadore Kahn, popularly known as Louis I Kahn is an American architect who was considered by some as “America’s foremost living
A significant figure in 20th century theoretical physics, Mohammad Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani to receive a Nobel Prize