Alaol
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Syed Alaol (Bengali: সৈয়দ আলাওল; 1607 – 1680) was a 17th century poet of Bengal.[1][2] His most well known work is Padmavati, which depicts the story of Padmavati, the Sinhalese princess. He is considered to be one of the most prolific medieval Bengali poets.[2] Since most of his poems combine emotion with intellect, he is called the Pandit Kabi (Pandit of Poets) of medieval Bengali literature.[2] An important Bangladeshi literary prize, the Alaol Sahitya Puroshkar, is named after him.