Biography of Sourav Sarkar
Sourav Sarkar was born in Cooch Behar district , West Bengal, INDIA. He went to Jenkins school ,Cooch Behar for higher secondary education. He received graduation in English Literature from University B.T & Evening college . Post graduate from St. Joseph’s college Darjeeling in English Literature . Fore mostly he is a poet and he is Writing in both Bengali and English language. He is also writing critics , short stories and novels .He started writing since 2003, right from school days. His poems appeared in many little magazines like uttar vumika,uttarer haoya,chetona,angikar,ichhedana,setu ,etc. He wrote in famous dailies- “Ananda Bazaar Patrika”, “Uttar Banga sambad Patrika” ,“Ajkal” and his name appearedin“Coochbehar-Times”,“Coochbehar-samachar”“Muktalipi” occasionally .Apart from that he wrote in many Englishmagazines,like-Indian periodical,Randompoemtree,Tuck,Scarletleafreview,Musendia,poetry.com,poetfreak.com.writerscafé,poemhunter,poetsIndia,poetrysoup,poetrypoem,allpoetry.com,poemlist.com,banglakobita.com.etc.All India Radio Siliguri broadcasted him as young poet. His poems so far published in the countries like England,India,Bangladesh,America,Canada,Trinidad,etc.Famous,Indian-English-poet Padmashree and Sahitya Akademi winner Jayanta Mahapatra read his poem and advised him to write more. He was first to join from Cooch Behar as a poet to the poetry reading event by Poetry Society India at Jawaharlal Nehru University,Delhi.At the age of 28,Sourav Sarkar got his first award for Literature a( SAHITYAR NAKSATRA OR STAR OF LITERATURE ),Mohanlal Majumdar Prize. He is a published writer of two books-DUTI SOHOR O KICHU KOBITA( first Bengali collection of poetry)and his first micro novel- THE PURI SELLER both Apublished in the year 2016.2017 his 3 poems appeared in world anthology Dandelion in a vase of roses. He is first Indian poet who got invitation to Downing college by Cambridge University magazine Notes ENGLAND.His poem Green peace had been published in London,12nov2017.
USA
He Edited- 1.WORLD BOOK OF POEMS- FIRST BOOK- HUMANITY 13Countries,2. WORLD BOOK OF POEMS-SECOND BOOK PART 2-PEACE,8 countries 3. WORLD BOOK OF POEMS 3 on LOVE THE W ORLD,
He also edited -Poetry series magazine 1.Poetry series 2 on love, Poetry series 3 unity
2018 his poem we are one appeared in world anthology World Healing World Peace.
He was among 103 writers of world.
WELL KNOWN POEMS IN WORLD WRITTEN BY
SOURAV SARKAR
List of poems Published in
Green Peace ( Notes magazine CambridgeUniversity ,England,London,Downing college 12 nov 2017)
Countless Waves Random poem tree magazine,Trinidad and Tobago,29th Sep 2016
We are One World Healing, World Peace 2018(World Poetry anthology consisting 103 poets)
ISBN-13 : 978-1970020496 (inner child press, ltd.) ISBN-10 : 1970020490 ,NEW JERSEY ,USA
Yes I am not talking about roads
( 1st July 2018 VOL XXV!, Issue 7, Number 303 , ISSN 1480-6401 Editor: Klaus J. Gerken European Editor: Mois Benarroch , Previous Associate Editors: Igal Koshevoy; Evan Light; Pedro Sena; Oswald Le Winter; Heather Ferguson; Patrick White, Published from Ottawa, capital of Canada )
Way to Raidak New York, USA May2017 Dandelion in a vase of roses (World book)
Frosty Dandelion in a vase of roses (World book)News appeared The Telegraph Siliguri 6th may2017 Heart Seller Dandelion in a vase of roses (World book) ISBN 9781545352083
Remembrance (ISSN 2371-350X) 1st Nov 2016 Tuck magazine Canada
Fresh lease of life (ISSN 2371-350X) 1st Nov 2016 Tuck magazine Canada
Myself (ISSN 2371-350X) 1st Nov 2016 Tuck magazine Canada
Steps Ragzine 8 Editor Cassandra Rockwood Ghanem San Francisco USA 9th Dec 2017
Passion is still Ragzine8 San Francisco USA9th Dec 2017
12th October (ISSN 2369-8446) 15Nov2016 Scarletleaf review USA
A pinch of bliss (ISSN 2369-8446) 15Nov2016 Scarletleaf review USA
A poetry dedicated to life (ISSN 2369-8446) 15Nov2016 Scarletleaf review USA
Tenderness Indian Periodical 12Nov 2017
Turtle talk Indian Periodical October 2, 2016
Half The Bhubaneswar Review 21st May2018
Two and half The Bhubaneswar Review 21st May 2018
Goddess of Power and another one(2poems published)RAGZINE9-CALIFORNIA
Watershed environmental poetry festival 13october 2018
201924thmarchCalltoreadleedslibrarylitfest
2019december The Criterion: An International Journal in English Vol. 10, Issue-VI, December 2019 ISSN: 0976-8165 www.the-criterion.com A Verse of Time (poem)MAHARASTRA
