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|name=Rahija Khanam Jhunu | |name=Rahija Khanam Jhunu | ||
|occupation=Dancer | |occupation=Dancer | ||
|birth_date={{birth date|1943|06|21|df=y}} | |birth_date={{birth date|1943|06|21|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place=[[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], | |birth_place=[[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India | ||
|death_date={{death date and age|2017|11|26|1943|06|21|df=y}} | |death_date={{death date and age|2017|11|26|1943|06|21|df=y}} | ||
|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | |death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rahija Khanam Jhunu''' (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/102983/Dance-festival-at-Shilpakala-Academy|title=Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy|work=Prothom Alo|access-date=2017-11-27|date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref name=pass>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/eminent-dancer-rahija-khanam-jhunu-passes-away-1497271|title=Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away|date=2017-11-28|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-11-27|language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1990 by the [[ | '''Rahija Khanam Jhunu''' (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/news/102983/Dance-festival-at-Shilpakala-Academy |title=Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=2017-11-27 |date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref name=pass>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/eminent-dancer-rahija-khanam-jhunu-passes-away-1497271 |title=Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away |date=2017-11-28 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2017-11-27 |language=en}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1990 by the [[government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news |url=http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/ |script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |language=bn |trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list |access-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Education and career== | ==Education and career== | ||
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;Dance drama | ;Dance drama | ||
* ''[[Nakshi Kanthar Math]]'' | * ''[[Nakshi Kanthar Math]]'' | ||
* ''Chirokaler Bondhutto'' | * ''Chirokaler Bondhutto'' | ||
* ''Surjomukhi Nodi'' | * ''Surjomukhi Nodi'' | ||
* ''Uttoroner Deshe'' | * ''Uttoroner Deshe'' | ||
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[[Category:People from Manikganj District]] | [[Category:People from Manikganj District]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi female dancers]] | [[Category:Bangladeshi female dancers]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi dancers]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi choreographers]] | [[Category:Bangladeshi choreographers]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi women choreographers]] | |||
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Rahija Khanam Jhunu | |
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| Born | 21 June 1943 Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 26 November 2017 (aged 74) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Dancer |
Rahija Khanam Jhunu (21 June 1943 – 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer.[1][2] She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1990 by the government of Bangladesh.[3]
Education and career[edit | edit source]
Jhunu got admitted at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) in 1956.[2] She performed in dance-drama "Chirokaler Bondhutto" at a program in honor of the then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai who was visiting. She joined BAFA as an instructor in 1960 and became its principal in 1998.[2]
Jhunu's notable students include Lubna Marium, Zinat Barkatullah, Shamim Ara Nipa, Sohel Rahman, Shaju Ahmed and Sadia Islam Mou.[2]
Works[edit | edit source]
- Dance drama
- Nakshi Kanthar Math
- Chirokaler Bondhutto
- Surjomukhi Nodi
- Uttoroner Deshe
- Hajar Tarer Beena
- The Malady
- Books
- Nrityoshilpo
- Nrityer Ruprekha[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy". Prothom Alo. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away". The Daily Star. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- ↑ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.