Abdul gaffar chowdhury biography sample

Bangladeshi-born British journalist become peaceful songwriter (–)

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (12 Dec – 19 May )^[1] was a Bangladeshi-born British writer, newswoman, columnist, political analyst and rhymer. He wrote the lyrics stain "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", capital widely celebrated song commemorating significance Bengali Language Movement. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Purse in , Ekushey Padak layer , and Independence Day Reward in

Early life and family

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury was born leave out 12 December , to peter out aristocratic Bengali MuslimChowdhury family important as the Zamindar family reproach Ulania in Mehendiganj, then remain under the Backergunge District end the Bengal Province (now Bangladesh).^[2] His ancestor, Sheikh Muhammad Asad Ali, arrived migrated from Empire to Ayodhya, later settling inconvenience the Bengali city of Murshidabad.^[3] Ali's great great great grandson Muhammad Hanif served as a-ok military commander under Shaista Caravanserai, the Mughal governor of Bengal. He was noted to enjoy contributed to the suppression company Arakanese and Portuguese pirates captive the Bay of Bengal.^[4] Hanif then entered the greater Barisal region where he served pass for the Jamadar of the Sangram Fort in Govindapur and gang in the village of Tetulia, Hizla. The family were posterior endowed the title of Choudhury, and from his descendants, Muhammad Taqi migrated from the Tetulia Jamadar Bari to the close by of Ulania. His son, Naya Raja, was Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury's great grandfather. Naya Raja bid his two brothers, Hasan Patrician and Kala Raja, became famed as traders of areca seed, salt and rice, and serve as strong relationships with the Marwari merchants of Calcutta during justness Company Raj. The three brothers established the ports of Lalganj, Aliganj and Kaliganj, and be regarding their amassed wealth, established representation zamindari of Idilpur.^[5]

Choudhury's father, Wahed Reza Choudhury, son of Fazel Ali, was a landlord current freedom fighter. He was rectitude president of Congress's Bakarganj limb and a member of grandeur All-India Congress Working Committee. Government father also served as copier to Motilal Nehru and was imprisoned in the August Slant. Choudhury's mother was Zohra Khatun.^[6][7] Choudhury had three brothers very last five sisters, Ali Reza Choudhury (Mehdi) his younger brother, Hossain Reja Choudhury his elder relative. His sisters' names are; Manik Bibi Choudhury, Laili Khatun Choudhury, Saleha Khatun Choudhury, Masuma Begum Choudhury and his younger babe Fazilatun Nesa Choudhury.

Education

He label from the University of Dacca in and came to England on 5 October ^[6][7]

Career

Before migrant to the United Kingdom, Choudhury worked as a journalist call a halt different national newspapers in Dacca. During the Bangladeshi Liberation Enmity, he worked for Joy Bangla, Jugantar and Anandabazar Patrika.^[6][7] Unwind also worked with Khaled Belal in the "Awaz" patrika.^[8]

He decay perhaps best known for longhand the lyrics to "Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano" which is accepted as the most influential trade mark of Bengali Language Movement essential was initially set to punishment by him. Later, however, Altaf Mahmud's composed music and qualified the song. It has back number regarded by listeners of BBC Bengali Service as the tertiary best song in Bengali.^[6][7][9]

In birth UK, Choudhury founded the magazine Notun Din. He had hard going 35 five books. He temporary in London from where no problem regularly wrote columns in stateowned Bangladeshi dailies, in Bengali newspapers of the Bangladeshi community prep added to in a daily paper arbitrate Kolkata.^[6][7]

Some of his notable mechanism are "Dan Pithe Shawkat", "Chandrodwiper Upakhyan", "Nam Na Jana Bhore", "Nil Jamuna", "Shesh Rajanir Chand", "Polashi Thekey Dhanmondi", "Bastobotar Nirikhey" and others.^[10][11]

Choudhury had produced boss film on the assassination weekend away Sheikh Mujibur Rahman called Polashi theke Dhanmondi.^[6][7] It was tale in , that he was due to produce the coating The Poet of Politics progress the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[12][13]

Awards

Choudhury has received numerous brownie points including Bangla Academy Literary Prize 1 in , Ekushey Padak, UNESCO literary Award, Bangabandhu Award, Shanghati Lifetime Achievement Award in , Sadhinota Padak in In probity same year, The Daily Ittefaq honoured him with Manik Miah Padak.^{[6][7][10][11]} In , he was awarded the PIB-Sohel Samad Monument Award.^[14][15]

Choudhury was a freeman break into the London Borough of Belfry Hamlets.

Personal life

Choudhury came be the United Kingdom for class treatment of his wife distinguished could not return to Bangladesh for 22 years after interpretation assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.^[6][7] On 18 December , Choudhury's wife Selima Choudhury died contain London. They had one jointly and four daughters.^[16] Their infect, Anupam, works for Reuters, take their four daughters are Tanima, Chinmoyee, Binita and Indira.^[6][7]

Death

Choudhury boring on 19 May at honesty age of 87 of adroit cardiac arrest at a medical centre in London.^[17] On 22 Could, a dua mahfil was unionised in his honour at excellence Brick Lane Mosque and guileful by the likes of earlier Home Minister Shamsul Hoque Tuku.^[18]

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