Dhruba Esh (born 7 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi cover artist and writer. He has designed a number of the most iconic covers including

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel '' Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 20 ...

's Himu and Misir Ali series. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award for His Children's Writing in 2022 for his contribution to children's literature.

Early life

Esh was born on 7 January 1967 at

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of the then

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(now

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) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh. He graduated from

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

in Fine Arts.

Career

Esh started his career as a cover artist in 1989 when he was a second-year student of Dhaka University. Initially, he used to cover the book of Imdadul Haque Milan. He was later introduced to Humayun Ahmed by other publishers and started designing book covers for him in 1990s. In an interview with '' The Daily Star'' in February 2019, he said that he has designed close to 25,000 book covers in his career.

Awards

* Panjeree Chotokaku Ananda Alo Shishu Shahitya Award (2019) * Bangla Academy Literature Award for Children's Literature (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esh, Dhruba University of Dhaka alumni Living people People from Sunamganj District Cover artists Bangladeshi male writers 1967 births Recipients of Bangla Academy Award