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An unparalleled maker of devotional and patriotic songs

Iftikhar Hossen

Rajanikanta Sen, mostly known for his devotional and patriotic songs, is considered to be among the five great poets of Bengali language, more commonly revered as the 'Panchakabi.' The other four poets are Kazi Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore, Dwijendralal Ray and Atulprasad Sen. Born in the village of Bhangabari in present-day Pabna, Rajanikanta demonstrated his ...

Mingling Mysteries of Nature With Human Emotions

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay\'s 123rd birth anniversary today

Iftikhar Hossen

Mingling Mysteries of Nature With Human Emotions

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 123rd birth anniversary todayToday marks the novelist Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 123rd birth anniversary. The novelist was born in Kalyani, Muratipur village, Nadia, West Bengal on March 30, 1894. He was an Indian author and one of the most acclaimed writers of modern Bangla literature. The Bandyopadhyay family had its roots laid in Panitar village ...

Sukumar Ray’s 94th death anniversary

Iftikhar Hossen

Bengali poet, fiction writer and playwright Sukumar Ray (1887-1923) was perhaps the most famous practitioner of "literary nonsense" in the subcontinent. He is often compared to Lewis Carroll. His works such as the collection of poems "Abol Tabol", novella "Ha Ja Ba Ra La", short story collection "Pagla Dashu" and play "Chalachittrachanchari" are considered nonsense ...

Ajit Roy: The Man with a Golden Voice

Iftikhar Hossen

Ajit Roy was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. Born in 1938, the singer was inspired by the spirit of the Language Movement and took to singing in 1952. After his matriculation, in 1963 he began to perform on radio and TV. Ajit Roy has been a passionate singer since 1963. During the Liberation War of ...

Mofidul Hoque, Aly Zaker get Altaf Mahmud Padak

Iftikhar Hossen

Feted essayist and Liberation War researcher Mofidul Hoque and thespian Aly Zaker received Altaf Mahmud Padak for their immense contribution to their respective fields at a programme which was recently held at Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in the city. Named after the late musician, cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter Altaf Mahmud, ...

Mumtaz Ali Khan

Leading figure in classic music who spearheaded the conventional revolution

Iftikhar Hossen

Mumtaz Ali Khan was a singer, lyricist, composer, collector of songs. He was born in 1920 in Manikganj. His father was Afsar Ali Khan and mother Bedoura Khatun.Mumtaz Ali Khan learnt classical music as a disciple of Ustad Nisar Husain. For his excellence in music he was enlisted as an artiste at Calcutta Station of ...

Poet, Singer and Composer

Remembering Atulprasad Sen

Iftikhar Hossen

Atulprasad Sen (1871-1934) was a poet, lyricist and singer. He is principally remembered as a musician and composer. He was born in Dhaka on 20 October 1871. His family hailed from a village called Magor in Faridpur. While still young, he lost his father. He grew up in the house of his grandfather, Kalinarayan Gupta, ...

Spreading the fervour of Kazi Nazrul Islam

Iftikhar Hossen

Kazi Nazrul Islam is the 'National Poet of Bangladesh'. He was an immensely talented person, a gifted literary genius in the field of writing poems and composing songs. He started working quite early in his life to financially support his family which also affected his education. He did numerous jobs in his childhood and later ...

Homage to a liberal scholar and linguist

Iftikhar Hossen

Humayun Azad was a prolific author, poet, scholar and linguist. He wrote more than seventy titles. He is regarded and honored as the most powerful and influential writer in the history of modern Bengali literature. His writings against religious fundamentalism received both positive and negative reviews. He was threatened and attacked by Islamist fundamentalist groups ...

Maverick and Spiritualist

SM Sultan's 94th birth anniversary today

Iftikhar Hossen

SM Sultan was born in 1923 in Masimdia, Narail district. After merely five years of schooling in Victoria Collegiate School in Narail, he joined his father to work as a mason. At one stage, he joined the Calcutta Art School but left the institute without completing his degree.Today marks the 94th birth anniversary of SM ...