Dhruba Esh

Dhruba Esh (born 17 January 1967) is a Bangladeshi cover artist and writer. He has designed a number of the most notable covers including Humayun Ahmed's Himu and Misir Ali series. He won 2022 Bangla Academy Literary Award for his contribution to children's literature.

Early life Esh was born on 17 January 1967 at Sunamganj District of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Bhupati Ranjan Esh and Leela Esh. He graduated from University of Dhaka in fine arts. 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.

Esh wrote children's scientific books including "Ang Bang Chang" and "Ami Ekta Bhoot". He also wrote biographies including "Shreshtha Humayun Ahmed" and "Tumi Kemon Acho Humayun Ahmed".

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