{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1453","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=1451","results":[{"id":16495,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Akbar Hussain ","bio":"Akbar Hussain (1 October 1917 – 2 June 1981) was a Bengali language novelist of Bangladesh.\nHe was born in the village of Kaya in Kumarkhali under Kushtia district.  His father's and mother's name is Hazi Abdul Ali and Majeda begum. His wife was Hashna Banu. Hussain is principally known for his  novel Abancchita.\nAfter receiving a Bachelor of Arts (1941), he started writing.  At that time he wrote in Sondhani, Shikkha, Daily Azad and Nabajug. His first novel Abanchita gains huge popularity. After huge success of Abanchita, he writes accordingly ki Paini, Du diner Khelaghore and Mohmukti etc.","raw_bio":"Akbar Hussain (1 October 1917 – 2 June 1981) was a Bengali language novelist of Bangladesh. He was born in the village of Kaya in Kumarkhali under Kushtia district.  His father's and mother's name is Hazi Abdul Ali and Majeda begum. His wife was Hashna Banu. Hussain is principally known for his  novel Abancchita. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts (1941), he started writing.  At that time he wrote in Sondhani, Shikkha, Daily Azad and Nabajug. His first novel Abanchita gains huge popularity. After huge success of Abanchita, he writes accordingly ki Paini, Du diner Khelaghore and Mohmukti etc.","slug":"akbar-hussain","DOB":"1917-10-01","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Kaya village, Kumarkhali Upazila, Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/akbar-hussain","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.421853","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16497,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Al Mahmud","bio":"\nMir Arif Mahmud\nMir Tarek Mahmud\nAtia Mir","raw_bio":"Mir Arif Mahmud Mir Tarek Mahmud Atia Mir","slug":"al-mahmud","DOB":"1936-07-11","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"British India","url":"/sootradhar/al-mahmud","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.458026","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16498,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ali Imam","bio":"Ali Imam (31 December 1950 – 21 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi children's writer and audio-visual organizer. He wrote many scientific stories, travel stories for children. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2001 in juvenile literature.\nImam was born in Brahmanbaria on 31 December 1950. Six months after his birth, his whole family shifted to Dhaka. He spent his childhood in Nawabpur, Lincoln road, Thataribazar of Old Dhaka.\nImam wrote more than 630 books and translated nearly 40. Child psychology, humanism and adventure are found in his writing.\nImam was the general manager of Bangladesh Television and retired from the job in 2006.","raw_bio":"Ali Imam (31 December 1950 – 21 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi children's writer and audio-visual organizer. He wrote many scientific stories, travel stories for children. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2001 in juvenile literature. Imam was born in Brahmanbaria on 31 December 1950. Six months after his birth, his whole family shifted to Dhaka. He spent his childhood in Nawabpur, Lincoln road, Thataribazar of Old Dhaka. Imam wrote more than 630 books and translated nearly 40. Child psychology, humanism and adventure are found in his writing. Imam was the general manager of Bangladesh Television and retired from the job in 2006.","slug":"ali-imam","DOB":"1950-12-31","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bangladesh Medical College Hospital , Dhaka, Bangladesh.","url":"/sootradhar/ali-imam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.469724","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16499,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Anwar Pasha ","bio":"\nAnwar Pasha (1928–1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was killed in 1971.\nAnwar Pasha was born in the village Dabkai in Murshidabad (currently in West Bengal, India). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do his BA and then his MA in Bengali from Calcutta University in 1953. He started his career as teacher of Manikchak High Madrasah and later on taught at Bhabta Azizia High Madrasah in 1954 and Sadikhan Diar Bohumukhi Higher Secondary School in 1957. In 1958 he joined Pabna Edward College and in 1966 he joined Department of Bengali, Dhaka University.\nPasha married Masina Begam in 1953. Masina was the daughter of Junab Hekmat Ali who was of Palitberia village  of Nadia, West Bengal.Anwar and Masina had 2 children, Masarul Aftab, Robiul Aftab.","raw_bio":"Anwar Pasha (1928–1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was killed in 1971. Anwar Pasha was born in the village Dabkai in Murshidabad (currently in West Bengal, India). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do his BA and then his MA in Bengali from Calcutta University in 1953. He started his career as teacher of Manikchak High Madrasah and later on taught at Bhabta Azizia High Madrasah in 1954 and Sadikhan Diar Bohumukhi Higher Secondary School in 1957. In 1958 he joined Pabna Edward College and in 1966 he joined Department of Bengali, Dhaka University. Pasha married Masina Begam in 1953. Masina was the daughter of Junab Hekmat Ali who was of Palitberia village  of Nadia, West Bengal.Anwar and Masina had 2 children, Masarul Aftab, Robiul Aftab.","slug":"anwar-pasha","DOB":"1928-04-15","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dabkai village, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/anwar-pasha","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.481642","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16500,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Anisul Hoque ","bio":"Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel Maa (mother). He is also the editor of Kishore Alo. In addition, he is one of the two writers of the film Television (2012 film).\nHoque was born in Nilphamari in 1965 to Mofazzal Hoque and Mst Anwara Begum. He was the student of Rangpur PTI primary school. He passed SSC exam from Rangpur Zilla School in 1981 and HSC exam from Rangpur Carmichael College in 1983. He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), trained as a civil engineer.\nHoque's inspiration in journalism and writing started during his student life. After his graduation, he joined to serve as a government employee but resigned only after 15 days. Instead, he started working as a journalist. He attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2010. Currently, Hoque is working as an associate editor of a Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo.\nHoque is married to Marina Yasmin. They have a daughter, Padya Paramita.","raw_bio":"Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel Maa (mother). He is also the editor of Kishore Alo. In addition, he is one of the two writers of the film Television (2012 film). Hoque was born in Nilphamari in 1965 to Mofazzal Hoque and Mst Anwara Begum. He was the student of Rangpur PTI primary school. He passed SSC exam from Rangpur Zilla School in 1981 and HSC exam from Rangpur Carmichael College in 1983. He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), trained as a civil engineer. Hoque's inspiration in journalism and writing started during his student life. After his graduation, he joined to serve as a government employee but resigned only after 15 days. Instead, he started working as a journalist. He attended the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2010. Currently, Hoque is working as an associate editor of a Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo and the editor of monthly youth magazine Kishor Alo. Hoque is married to Marina Yasmin. They have a daughter, Padya Paramita.","slug":"anisul-hoque","DOB":"1965-03-04","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"B.Sc.","url":"/sootradhar/anisul-hoque","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.504843","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16501,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Aroj Ali Matubbar","bio":"Aroj Ali Matubbar (Bengali: আরজ আলী মাতুব্বর; 17 December 1900 – 15 March 1985) was a self-taught philosopher and rationalist from Bangladesh.\nMatubbar was born in the village of Charbaria Lamchari, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)from the city of Barisal in British India, now Bangladesh, to a poor peasant family. His original name was Aroj Ali; he later adopted the name Matubbar (meaning \"local landowner\"). He studied for only a few months at the village maqtab, where he focused on the Qur'an and Islamic studies.\nMatubbar lost his father at a young age. When he was 12 years old, his inherited plot of 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land was auctioned off because he could not pay land taxes as a minor. He was later evicted from his ancestral homestead by a local usurper. Matubbar survived through charity and by working as a farm laborer.\nHe could not afford to attend school and relied on free maqtab religious instruction at a local mosque. He did not accept the rigid learning methods, and therefore left the mosque. A benefactor helped him finish the Bengali primers. Matubbar continued to read extensively after that. Philosophy was the subject that interested him the most. A philosophy teacher at B M College, Kazi Ghulam Quadir helped him borrow books from the college library.","raw_bio":"Aroj Ali Matubbar (Bengali: আরজ আলী মাতুব্বর; 17 December 1900 – 15 March 1985) was a self-taught philosopher and rationalist from Bangladesh. Matubbar was born in the village of Charbaria Lamchari, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)from the city of Barisal in British India, now Bangladesh, to a poor peasant family. His original name was Aroj Ali; he later adopted the name Matubbar (meaning \"local landowner\"). He studied for only a few months at the village maqtab, where he focused on the Qur'an and Islamic studies. Matubbar lost his father at a young age. When he was 12 years old, his inherited plot of 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land was auctioned off because he could not pay land taxes as a minor. He was later evicted from his ancestral homestead by a local usurper. Matubbar survived through charity and by working as a farm laborer. He could not afford to attend school and relied on free maqtab religious instruction at a local mosque. He did not accept the rigid learning methods, and therefore left the mosque. A benefactor helped him finish the Bengali primers. Matubbar continued to read extensively after that. Philosophy was the subject that interested him the most. A philosophy teacher at B M College, Kazi Ghulam Quadir helped him borrow books from the college library.","slug":"aroj-ali-matubbar","DOB":"1900-12-17","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Rationalist","url":"/sootradhar/aroj-ali-matubbar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.534251","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16502,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Asad Chowdhury","bio":"Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh. He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987.\nChoudhury was born on 11 February 1943, to an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Ulania in Mehendiganj, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Province. His ancestor, Shaykh Muhammad Asad Ali, arrived migrated from Persia to Ayodhya, later settling in the Bengali city of Murshidabad. Ali's great great great grandson Muhammad Hanif served as a military commander under Shaista Khan, the Mughal governor of Bengal. He was noted to have contributed to the suppression of Arakanese and Portuguese pirates in the Bay of Bengal. Hanif then entered the greater Barisal region where he served as the Jamadar of the Sangram Fort in Govindapur and settled in the village of Tetulia, Hizla. The family were later endowed the title of Choudhury, and from his descendants, Muhammad Taqi migrated from the Tetulia Jamadar Bari to the village of Ulania. His son, Hasan Raja, was Asad Chowdhury's great grandfather. Hasan Raja and his two brothers, Naya Raja and Kala Raja, became notable as traders of areca nut, salt and rice, and built strong relationships with the Marwari merchants of Calcutta during the Company Raj. The three brothers established the ports of Lalganj, Aliganj and Kaliganj, and with their amassed wealth, established the zamindari of Idilpur. Raja's son was Majid Chowdhury, whose son was Eslam Chowdhury, whose son Muhammad Arif Chowdhury was Asad Choudhury's father.\nChowdhury completed his master's degree in Bengali in 1964 from the University of Dhaka.  He started his profession as a lecturer in Bengali language and literature at Brahmanbaria College in 1973. During the liberation war of Bangladesh, he was a contributor and broadcaster of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Kolkata. He has also been assistant editor in “The Joybangla” (Kalkata, 1971) and in “The Daily Janapada” (Dhaka, February 1973). He was a correspondent for The Daily Purbodesh from 1968 to 1971. He served as the director at the Bangla Academy, Dhaka and worked as an editor at the Bengali service of Deutsche Welle after his retirement.\nChowdhury is a life member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and a fellow of Bangla Academy, Dhaka, as well as being the ex-Vice President of The Radio and TV Artists Association. He has held many other positions over his life, including:","raw_bio":"Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh. He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987. Choudhury was born on 11 February 1943, to an aristocratic Bengali Muslim family known as the Zamindars of Ulania in Mehendiganj, then located under the Backergunge District of the Bengal Province. His ancestor, Shaykh Muhammad Asad Ali, arrived migrated from Persia to Ayodhya, later settling in the Bengali city of Murshidabad. Ali's great great great grandson Muhammad Hanif served as a military commander under Shaista Khan, the Mughal governor of Bengal. He was noted to have contributed to the suppression of Arakanese and Portuguese pirates in the Bay of Bengal. Hanif then entered the greater Barisal region where he served as the Jamadar of the Sangram Fort in Govindapur and settled in the village of Tetulia, Hizla. The family were later endowed the title of Choudhury, and from his descendants, Muhammad Taqi migrated from the Tetulia Jamadar Bari to the village of Ulania. His son, Hasan Raja, was Asad Chowdhury's great grandfather. Hasan Raja and his two brothers, Naya Raja and Kala Raja, became notable as traders of areca nut, salt and rice, and built strong relationships with the Marwari merchants of Calcutta during the Company Raj. The three brothers established the ports of Lalganj, Aliganj and Kaliganj, and with their amassed wealth, established the zamindari of Idilpur. Raja's son was Majid Chowdhury, whose son was Eslam Chowdhury, whose son Muhammad Arif Chowdhury was Asad Choudhury's father. Chowdhury completed his master's degree in Bengali in 1964 from the University of Dhaka.  He started his profession as a lecturer in Bengali language and literature at Brahmanbaria College in 1973. During the liberation war of Bangladesh, he was a contributor and broadcaster of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra in Kolkata. He has also been assistant editor in “The Joybangla” (Kalkata, 1971) and in “The Daily Janapada” (Dhaka, February 1973). He was a correspondent for The Daily Purbodesh from 1968 to 1971. He served as the director at the Bangla Academy, Dhaka and worked as an editor at the Bengali service of Deutsche Welle after his retirement. Chowdhury is a life member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and a fellow of Bangla Academy, Dhaka, as well as being the ex-Vice President of The Radio and TV Artists Association. He has held many other positions over his life, including:","slug":"asad-chowdhury","DOB":"1943-02-11","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Ulania, Bengal Presidency, British India","url":"/sootradhar/asad-chowdhury","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.545928","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16503,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Bande Ali Mia ","bio":"Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988.\nMia was born in Radhanagar, Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 from the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927. He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Darshan. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930–1950. His first book, Chor Jamai, was published in 1921 by Calcutta Ashutosh Library. He authored a total of 84 books, most of which feature a rural setting. Another work, Maynamotir Char, was published in 1931 by DM Library in Calcutta. He was the editor of the periodicals Bikash and Bhorer Alo. Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio Station until his death in 1979.\nMia's poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh. A school, Kobi Bonde Ali High School, was established in 1988.\nBande's noteworthy work include the following.","raw_bio":"Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. Mia was born in Radhanagar, Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 from the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927. He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Darshan. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930–1950. His first book, Chor Jamai, was published in 1921 by Calcutta Ashutosh Library. He authored a total of 84 books, most of which feature a rural setting. Another work, Maynamotir Char, was published in 1931 by DM Library in Calcutta. He was the editor of the periodicals Bikash and Bhorer Alo. Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio Station until his death in 1979. Mia's poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh. A school, Kobi Bonde Ali High School, was established in 1988. Bande's noteworthy work include the following.","slug":"bande-ali-mia","DOB":"1906-01-17","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Rajshahi, Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/bande-ali-mia","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.558100","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16504,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Bashir Al Helal ","bio":"\nBashir Al Helal (6 January 1936 – 31 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. \nIn 1969 he was appointed as the co-principal of the Bangla Academy. He then became the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangla Academy. Most recently, he served as the director of the Bangla Academy. He retired in 1993. He has been working in Bangla Academy for about 24 years. In order to establish well. He wrote about Enamul Haque's contribution in the book 'History of Bangla Academy'.\nBashir Al-Helal was born on 6 January 1936 in Mir Para village of Talibpur in Murshidabad district. After being handcuffed by his father, he was admitted to Talibpur Pathshala. Then he was admitted in the primary section of HE High School in Talibpur village. There he studied until 6th class. Admitted to Rajshahi Collegiate School in 7th class. After studying in Rajshahi for one year, he was admitted in 9th class in Setabganj High School and matriculated from there.\nHe passed IA from Calcutta Government College in 1954. He then got admission in AC College, Jalpaiguri with Honors in Bengal. After passing Honors from this college in 1957, he moved to Calcutta. There he was admitted to Calcutta University for his MA in Bengali. In 1956 he passed MA in Bengal from Calcutta University.","raw_bio":"Bashir Al Helal (6 January 1936 – 31 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist.  In 1969 he was appointed as the co-principal of the Bangla Academy. He then became the Vice-Chancellor of the Bangla Academy. Most recently, he served as the director of the Bangla Academy. He retired in 1993. He has been working in Bangla Academy for about 24 years. In order to establish well. He wrote about Enamul Haque's contribution in the book 'History of Bangla Academy'. Bashir Al-Helal was born on 6 January 1936 in Mir Para village of Talibpur in Murshidabad district. After being handcuffed by his father, he was admitted to Talibpur Pathshala. Then he was admitted in the primary section of HE High School in Talibpur village. There he studied until 6th class. Admitted to Rajshahi Collegiate School in 7th class. After studying in Rajshahi for one year, he was admitted in 9th class in Setabganj High School and matriculated from there. He passed IA from Calcutta Government College in 1954. He then got admission in AC College, Jalpaiguri with Honors in Bengal. After passing Honors from this college in 1957, he moved to Calcutta. There he was admitted to Calcutta University for his MA in Bengali. In 1956 he passed MA in Bengal from Calcutta University.","slug":"bashir-al-helal","DOB":"1936-01-06","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Dhaka, Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/bashir-al-helal","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.570049","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16505,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Bipradash Barua ","bio":"Bipradash Barua (born September 20, 1940) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1991 and Ekushey Padak in 2014. \n\nThis article about a Bangladeshi writer is a stub. You can help Kavishala by expanding it.","raw_bio":"Bipradash Barua (born September 20, 1940) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1991 and Ekushey Padak in 2014.   This article about a Bangladeshi writer is a stub. You can help Kavishala by expanding it.","slug":"bipradash-barua","DOB":"1940-08-20","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Ichamoti, Rangunia Upazila, Chittagong","url":"/sootradhar/bipradash-barua","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.586321","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16506,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Datta, Haripada ","bio":"Haripada Datta (born 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He is one of the winners of the 2006 Bangla Academy Literary Award.\nDatta was born 2 January 1947 in Khanepur village, British India (now in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District, Bangladesh).\nShort Story collections\nNovels","raw_bio":"Haripada Datta (born 1947) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He is one of the winners of the 2006 Bangla Academy Literary Award. Datta was born 2 January 1947 in Khanepur village, British India (now in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi District, Bangladesh). Short Story collections Novels","slug":"datta-haripada","DOB":"1947-01-02","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Datta, Haripada","url":"/sootradhar/datta-haripada","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.598288","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22},{"id":16507,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Dewan Mohammad Azraf ","bio":"Dewan Mohammad Azraf  (Bengali: দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ আজরফ; 1908–1999) was a Bengali philosopher, teacher, author, politician, journalist and activist. In 1993, he was honoured as a National Professor in Bangladesh. He was also a supporter of the Bengali Language Movement. For his support of the movement, he was dismissed from the post of the principal of Sunamganj College in 1954, the same year he was promoted to the post. His support was particularly influential when he edited the Nao Belal in 1948. He was actively involved with Kaikobad Sahitya Majlish (1972–99).\nInfluenced by the thought of Muhammad Iqbal, he has been described as \"a prolific writer\" who \"produced sixty monographs, over 1,000 articles in Bangla and English, 109 novels, poems, songs, and ninety short stories. His works range from literature, arts, music, and religion to philosophy.\"\nAzraf was born on 1 January 1908 into Teghoria, Sunamganj, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British Raj in his maternal grandfather's home. He completed his schooling at the Middle English School in Duhalia. He passed BA with distinction from Murari Chand College, Sylhet in 1930 and received MA in Philosophy from the University of Dhaka in 1932. As a college student, he was able get Kazi Nazrul Islam to visit Sylhet.\nAzraf joined Sunamganj College as a teacher in 1948 and principal in 1954. He was dismissed from college for supporting the Bengali Language Movement. After his dismissal from Sunamganj College, he taught at various colleges. In 1967, he was appointed the principal of Abujar Gifari College in Dhaka, where he served till 1980. He taught part-time at the departments of Philosophy and Islamic Studies of the University of Dhaka from 1973 to 1990.","raw_bio":"Dewan Mohammad Azraf  (Bengali: দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ আজরফ; 1908–1999) was a Bengali philosopher, teacher, author, politician, journalist and activist. In 1993, he was honoured as a National Professor in Bangladesh. He was also a supporter of the Bengali Language Movement. For his support of the movement, he was dismissed from the post of the principal of Sunamganj College in 1954, the same year he was promoted to the post. His support was particularly influential when he edited the Nao Belal in 1948. He was actively involved with Kaikobad Sahitya Majlish (1972–99). Influenced by the thought of Muhammad Iqbal, he has been described as \"a prolific writer\" who \"produced sixty monographs, over 1,000 articles in Bangla and English, 109 novels, poems, songs, and ninety short stories. His works range from literature, arts, music, and religion to philosophy.\" Azraf was born on 1 January 1908 into Teghoria, Sunamganj, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British Raj in his maternal grandfather's home. He completed his schooling at the Middle English School in Duhalia. He passed BA with distinction from Murari Chand College, Sylhet in 1930 and received MA in Philosophy from the University of Dhaka in 1932. As a college student, he was able get Kazi Nazrul Islam to visit Sylhet. Azraf joined Sunamganj College as a teacher in 1948 and principal in 1954. He was dismissed from college for supporting the Bengali Language Movement. After his dismissal from Sunamganj College, he taught at various colleges. In 1967, he was appointed the principal of Abujar Gifari College in Dhaka, where he served till 1980. He taught part-time at the departments of Philosophy and Islamic Studies of the University of Dhaka from 1973 to 1990.","slug":"dewan-mohammad-azraf","DOB":"1906-10-25","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bangladesh","url":"/sootradhar/dewan-mohammad-azraf","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:18:21.625434","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":22}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}