Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi

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Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi
বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী
Student perform on Pohela Falgun celebration at Muktamancha in University of Chittagong (01).jpg
Activists of Udichi danced to celebrate Pahela Phalgun at Muktamanch of Chittagong University
Formation1968
FounderSatyen Sen, Ranesh Das Gupta
TypeCultural
HeadquartersDhaka
Location
  • 14/2 Topkhana Road, Dhaka
FieldsMusic, Drama, Dance, Recitation, Painting and literature
Official language
Bangla, English
Websiteudichi.org.bd

Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী) is the largest cultural organisation in Bangladesh. The organisation's goal is the struggle to build what it deems a just, free, and equal society. It was organised in East Pakistan by revolutionary novelists Satyen Sen, Ranesh Das Gupta along with numerous youths in 1968, and through 1971 it operated a cultural campaign. At the opening of the Bangladesh Liberation War, its members fought for independence. In 2013, the organisation was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the country's most prestigious award.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. Udichi official site
  2. Ahmed, Ekram (2012). "Udichi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Udichi's anniversary celebration across the country