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{{Short description|Bangladeshi litterateur and researcher (1940–2024)}}
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| name               = Ghulam Murshid
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| employer           = [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]]
| spouse            = Eliza Murshid
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'''Ghulam Murshid''' ( Born 8 April 1940 )<ref>[https://www.newagebd.net/article/67938/ghulam-murshid-felicitated Ghulam Murshid felicitated, New Age, 21March 2019 ]</ref> is a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist, based in London. He won a number of awards, including [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1982 for his contribution to research.;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315|script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=Winners list|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> Prothom Alo Book Award in 2007; IFIC literary prize 2018; the Ekusey Padak for language and literature in 2021 and the Vidyasagar Endowments Lectures 1973 at Calcutta  University.  
'''Ghulam Murshid''' (8 April 1940 – 22 August 2024) was a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist based in London.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:গবেষক ড. গোলাম মুরশিদ মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/literature/news/963152 |work=Jago News 24 |language=bn |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> He won a number of awards, including the [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1982 for his contribution to research;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://banglaacademy.org.bd/?page_id=1315 |script-title=bn:পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা |language=bn |trans-title=Winners list |access-date=23 August 2017 |publisher=Bangla Academy}}</ref> the [[Prothom Alo]] Book Award in 2007; the IFIC literary prize 2018; and the [[Ekushey Padak]] for language and literature in 2021<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:গোলাম মুরশিদ Writer related all news |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/author/golaam-murshid-3 |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=bdnews24.com |language=en}}</ref>
Besides being a prolific author, Dr.  Murshid is a distinguished lexicographer. He edited a three-volume  Bengali dictionary, called 'Bibartonmulak Bangla Abhidhan', published in 2013–2014, by the Bangla Academy. In the two hundred years' of history of Bengali dictionaries, it is the first to be based on historical principles. It provides the evolution of the form and meaning of every word and traces the first use thereof in written Bengali.


==Selected Research and Publications==
==Life and career==
Murshid was born on 8 April 1940 at [[Dhamura]] village of [[Barisal District|Barisal district]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghulam Murshid felicitated |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/67938/ghulam-murshid-felicitated |work=New Age |date=21 March 2019}}</ref> Besides being a prolific author, he was also a distinguished lexicographer. Murshid edited a three-volume Bengali dictionary, called '''Bibartonmulak Bangla Abhidhan''<nowiki/>', published in 2013–2014.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Religious identity is dangerous, it can explode: Ghulam Murshid |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/religious-identity-is-dangerous-it-can-explode-says-bangladeshi-writer-and-scholar-ghulam-murshid/cid/1769796 |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}} Two hundred years' of history of Bengali dictionaries, it is the first to be based on historical principles.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} It provides the evolution of the form and meaning of every word and traces the first use thereof in written Bengali.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2024 |title=Ekushey Padak winner Prof Golam Murshid passes away |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/763259 |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}
 
Murshid died in London on 22 August 2024, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=Author, researcher Dr Ghulam Murshid passes away |url=https://businesspostbd.com/national/author-researcher-dr-ghulam-murshid-passes-away |access-date=22 August 2024 |publisher=The Business Post |date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
 
==Selected research and publications==
Books in English
Books in English
*Reluctant Debutante: Response of Bengali Women to Modernization, 1849–1905.  ( Rajshahi:  Sahitya Samsad, Rajshahi University, 1983 ).
* ''Reluctant Debutante: Response of Bengali Women to Modernization, 1849–1905''
*Lured by Hope: A Biography of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, tr. by Gopa Majumdar, (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2003).
* ''Lured by Hope: A Biography of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.''
*The Heart of a Rebel Poet: Letters of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004).                
* ''The Heart of a Rebel Poet: Letters of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.''
*Bengali Culture Over A Thousand Years, tr. by Sarbari Sinha (Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2018)
* ''Bengali Culture Over A Thousand Years''
     
 
Books in Bengali
Books in Bengali
*Vaishnava Padavali Prabeshak  [ An Introduction to Medieval Vaishnava Songs ] ( Dhaka:  Khan Brothers & Co., 1968).
* ''Vaishnava Padavali Prabeshak'' [An Introduction to Medieval Vaishnava Songs]
*Vidyasagar [Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: 150th Anniversary Commemoration Volume].  Editor and Contributor. (Rajshahi: Sahitya Samsad, Rajshahi University, 1970).  (2nd ed; Calcutta: Vidyodaya Library, 1971; 3rd ed. Dhaka: Shobha Prokash, 2011).
* ''Vidyasagar'' [Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: 150th Anniversary Commemoration Volume].
* Bangladesher Swadhinata Sangramer Samskritik Patabhumi [ The Cultural Background of the War of Liberation in Bangladesh] ( Calcutta: Indian Associated Press, 1971).
* ''Bangladesher Swadhinata Sangramer Samskritik Patabhumi'' [The Cultural Background of the War of Liberation in Bangladesh]
*Rabindraviswe Purba-Banga Purba-Bange Rabindracharcha   [ East Bengal in Rabindranath Tagore's Writings and the Study of Tagore in East Bengal ]  ( Based on the Vidyadagar Endowment Lectures given at Calcutta University ) ( 2nd edn; Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 1994. 3rd ed, Abosar, 2016 ).
* ''Rabindraviswe Purba-Banga Purba-Bange Rabindracharcha'' (Based on the Vidyadagar Endowment Lectures given at Calcutta University)
*Samaj Samskar Andolan O Bangla Natak, 1865-76 [Social Reform Movement and Bengali Dramatic Writings ]  ( Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 1985. 2nd ed. Naya Udyog, Kolkata, 2012 ).
* ''Samaj Samskar Andolan O Bangla Natak'', 1865-76
* Bangla Mudran O Prakashanar Adi-Parba [ Early Phase of Printing and Publication in Bengal ]  (Dhaka:  Bangla Academy, 1984).
* ''Bangla Mudran O Prakashanar Adi-Parba''
*Samkocher Bivhabalata: Adhunikatar Abhighate Banga-Ramanir Pratikriya   [ Bengali translation of Response of Bengali Women to Modernization].  ( Dhaka:  Bangla Academy, 1985). (2nd ed.; Calcutta,Naya Udyog 2001. 3rd ed. Prothoma, Dhaka, 2016)
* ''Samkocher Bivhabalata: Adhunikatar Abhighate Banga-Ramanir Pratikriya''
*Bengali English Bengali Dictionary ( London: Ruposhi Bangla, 1989; 2nd ed. 1994).
* ''Bengali English Bengali Dictionary''
*Kalantare Bangla Gadya [A history of 18th-century Bengali prose], (Calcutta: Ananda Publishers, 1993. 2nd ed. Abasar, Dhaka, 2016).
* ''Kalantare Bangla Gadya''
*Jakhan Palatak [Based on the author's experiences during the War of Liberation in Bangladesh] (Dhaka: Sahitya Prakash, 1993, 2nd ed. 2004).
* ''Jakhan Palatak''
*Rasasundari theke Rokeya: Nariprogatir Eksho Bachhar [From Rasasundari to Rokeya: A Century of Women's Modernization] (Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 1994. 2nd ed. 1999. 3rd ed. 2016)             
* ''Rasasundari theke Rokeya: Nariprogatir Eksho Bachhar''
*Ashar Chhalaner Bhuli [Seduced by Hope: A literary biography of Michael Madhusudan Dutt] (Calcutta: Ananda Publishers, 1995. 2nd ed. 1997. 3rd ed. 2000, Reprinted many times since then.)
* ''Ashar Chhalaner Bhuli''
*Ujan Srote Bangladesh, (Dhaka: Mowla Brothers, 2003).
* ''Ujan Srote Bangladesh''
*Hazar Bachhorer Bangali Samskriti, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2006. Reprinted 10 times).
* ''Hazar Bachhorer Bangali Samskriti''
* Nari Dharmo Ityadi, (Dhaka: Anya Prokash, 2007).
* ''Nari Dharmo Ityadi''
* Madhur Khonje, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2007).
* ''Madhur Khonje''
*Kalapanir Hatchhani: Bilete Bangalir Itihas, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2008.)
* ''Kalapanir Hatchhani: Bilete Bangalir Itihas''
*Atharo Shataker Bangla Gadya: Itiahs O Sankalan, (Dhaka: Anya Prokash, 2009. 2nd ed, Kolkata: Naya Udyog, 2010.)
* ''Atharo Shataker Bangla Gadya: Itiahs O Sankalan''
*Chhoto-barho Sobar Michael, A short biography of Michael Madhusudan, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2009.)
* ''Chhoto-barho Sobar Michael''
* Muktijuddha O tarpor: Ekti Nirdaliya Itihas, (Dhaka: Prothoma, 2010. Reprinted 14 times).
* ''Muktijuddha O tarpor: Ekti Nirdaliya Itihas''
* Bangla Academy Bibartanmulak Abhidhan, 3 Vols, Editor, (Dhaka: Bangla Academy 2013–14).
* ''Bangla Academy Bibartanmulak Abhidhan'', 3 Vols, Editor
* Renaissance Banglar Renaissance, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2015).
* ''Renaissance Banglar Renaissance''
*Alokita Mukhocchabi, (Dhaka: Abosar, 2017).
* ''Alokita Mukhocchabi''
*Bidrohi Ranaklanta: Nazrul Jibani, (Dhaka: Prothoma, 2018, 5th ed Jan 2020).
* ''Bidrohi Ranaklanta: Nazrul Jibani''
* Rabindranather Nari-bhabna (Dhaka: Abasor, January, 2020)
* ''Rabindranather Nari-bhabna''
* ''Bangla Ganer Itihas''


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 3 January 2026


Ghulam Murshid
গোলাম মুরশিদ
Born(1939-04-08)8 April 1939
Backergunge District, Bengal Province, British India
Died22 August 2024(2024-08-22) (aged 84)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Occupation
  • Author
  • scholar
  • journalist
EmployerSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Spouse(s)Eliza Murshid

Ghulam Murshid (8 April 1940 – 22 August 2024) was a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist based in London.[1] He won a number of awards, including the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 for his contribution to research;[2] the Prothom Alo Book Award in 2007; the IFIC literary prize 2018; and the Ekushey Padak for language and literature in 2021[3]

Life and career[edit | edit source]

Murshid was born on 8 April 1940 at Dhamura village of Barisal district.[4] Besides being a prolific author, he was also a distinguished lexicographer. Murshid edited a three-volume Bengali dictionary, called 'Bibartonmulak Bangla Abhidhan', published in 2013–2014.[5][failed verification] Two hundred years' of history of Bengali dictionaries, it is the first to be based on historical principles.[citation needed] It provides the evolution of the form and meaning of every word and traces the first use thereof in written Bengali.[6][failed verification]

Murshid died in London on 22 August 2024, at the age of 84.[7]

Selected research and publications[edit | edit source]

Books in English

  • Reluctant Debutante: Response of Bengali Women to Modernization, 1849–1905
  • Lured by Hope: A Biography of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
  • The Heart of a Rebel Poet: Letters of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
  • Bengali Culture Over A Thousand Years

Books in Bengali

  • Vaishnava Padavali Prabeshak [An Introduction to Medieval Vaishnava Songs]
  • Vidyasagar [Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: 150th Anniversary Commemoration Volume].
  • Bangladesher Swadhinata Sangramer Samskritik Patabhumi [The Cultural Background of the War of Liberation in Bangladesh]
  • Rabindraviswe Purba-Banga Purba-Bange Rabindracharcha (Based on the Vidyadagar Endowment Lectures given at Calcutta University)
  • Samaj Samskar Andolan O Bangla Natak, 1865-76
  • Bangla Mudran O Prakashanar Adi-Parba
  • Samkocher Bivhabalata: Adhunikatar Abhighate Banga-Ramanir Pratikriya
  • Bengali English Bengali Dictionary
  • Kalantare Bangla Gadya
  • Jakhan Palatak
  • Rasasundari theke Rokeya: Nariprogatir Eksho Bachhar
  • Ashar Chhalaner Bhuli
  • Ujan Srote Bangladesh
  • Hazar Bachhorer Bangali Samskriti
  • Nari Dharmo Ityadi
  • Madhur Khonje
  • Kalapanir Hatchhani: Bilete Bangalir Itihas
  • Atharo Shataker Bangla Gadya: Itiahs O Sankalan
  • Chhoto-barho Sobar Michael
  • Muktijuddha O tarpor: Ekti Nirdaliya Itihas
  • Bangla Academy Bibartanmulak Abhidhan, 3 Vols, Editor
  • Renaissance Banglar Renaissance
  • Alokita Mukhocchabi
  • Bidrohi Ranaklanta: Nazrul Jibani
  • Rabindranather Nari-bhabna
  • Bangla Ganer Itihas

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ গবেষক ড. গোলাম মুরশিদ মারা গেছেন. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ↑ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ গোলাম মুরশিদ Writer related all news. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ghulam Murshid felicitated". New Age. 21 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Religious identity is dangerous, it can explode: Ghulam Murshid". Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ekushey Padak winner Prof Golam Murshid passes away". Daily Sun. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Author, researcher Dr Ghulam Murshid passes away". The Business Post. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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