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Despite his fairly brief output, Syed Waliullah is recognized as one of the foremost contemporary Bengali writers. Though all of his major literary works were published more than fifty years ago, he is still considered as a modern Bengali writer because of his ageless subject matter and intense writing style. Waliullah’s key inspiration was, however, Bengal, which he had seen closely during his peripatetic childhood. He drew his inspiration from the lives of people dwelling in the rural and suburban areas. The fiction and plays of Syed Waliullah are an evocative cultural statement about the quality of life in the Bengali community. Syed Waliullah: À Centenary Tribute contains a – selection of insightful articles about the different writings of this eminent writer. A number of prominent academics and intellectuals have contributed to this selection celebrating the birth centenary of Syed Waliullah.