
rasttam cossain

oru dakshinaafrikkan kavayitriyum ezhuthukaariyumaanu rustam cosain (jananam 1966).
jeevitam.
paarlilaan cosain janichathu. metrikkuleshan poortthiyaakkiya sesham addeham keppu taunn sarvakalashaalayil padichu. eee samayat, 1970 muthal 1990 vare thiranjeduttha dakshinaafrikkan kavithakalekkurichulla phd gaveshanathil addeham shradha kendreekarichu. 1994lum 1995lum addeham amerikkayile ohiyoyile bowling green stettu yooniversittiyil poornnamaaya scholarshippil chernnu. 1998 muthal 2004 vare addeham cape taunn sarvakalashaalayil lakchararaayirunnu.
rund kavita samaahaarangalkk purame avalokanangal, lekhanangal, cherukatha ennivayum addeham prasidheekarichittundu. kooduthal ezhuthukal addehathinte swakaarya websaittil adisthaana pravartthanatthil kaanam.
kavithaykku niravadhi puraskaarangal cossain nediyittundu. 1997leeii philipp steyin kavita puraskaaram, 2004leeii thomas prinkle puraskaaram, diss carting life (2005) enna chithrathinu ingrid jonker sammanam, 2007lum 2014lum olivu shriner sammanam enniva ithil ulppedunnu.