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Momtazuddin Ahmed (dramatist)
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Momtazuddin Ahmed | |
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 Ahmed in Illinois during Tagore Festival (2006) | |
| Native name | মমতাজউদ্দীন আহমদ |
| Born | 18 January 1935 Malda, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 2 June 2019 (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | educationist, dramatist |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | MA (Bengali) |
| Genre | drama, essay, short story, screenplay |
| Notable works | Saat Ghater Kanakori, Ki Chaho Shankhachil |
| Notable awards |
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| Spouse | Quamrunnessa Begum Kumu |
| Children | 2 daughters and 2 sons |
Momtazuddin Ahmed (18 January 1935 – 2 June 2019)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi playwright-actor and educationist. He was also active in the field of culture, performance, literature and other socio-political activities.[3][4] His theatre activities were mostly in the field of satire.[5]
Career[edit]
Ahmed taught Bengali, Sanskrit, and European drama in several non-government and government colleges for over 32 years.[4] He served as a professor in the department of Bengali, at Jagannath University and a part-time lecturer at the department of Music and Dramatics, at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Ahmed was involved in teaching, writing and acting in his career. He was an activist at the Bengali language movement.[3]
Rabindra Bharati University included his writings Raja Onushwarer Pala and Ki Chaho Shankhachil in its curriculum.[6] Ahmed was in charge of formulating the national curriculum and text books from 1976 to 1978.[2]
Ahmed was a director of the Department of Research and Publications at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy during 1977–1980.[5][2] Later, he served the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations as cultural minister.[4]
Ahmed died on 2 June 2019 in Dhaka at the age of 84.[7] He was buried at his ancestral home at Bholahat Upazila in Chapai Nawabganj District.[6]
Work[edit]
Ahmed wrote 25 plays for stage, radio and television and directed several of them. Most of his directions and writings were for his theatre troupe Theatre (Natok Shoroni).[5]
- Plays
- Shadhinota Amar Shadhinota
- Bokulporer Shadhinota
- Shaat Ghater Kana Kori[8]
- Ohey Tanchak (an adaptation of a Molière satire)
- Khamakha Khamakha (an adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy)
- Barnochora[5]
- Others
- Jamidar Darpan (a re-writing of Mir Mosharraf Hossain's play)
Awards[edit]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1976)
- Ekushey Padak (1997)
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honored him as one of the outstanding playwrights in Bangladesh (2008)[4]
- Alaol Literary Award[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Celebrating a playwright". The Daily Star. 18 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Momtazuddin no more". The Daily Star. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Momtazuddin Ahmed". Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Momtazuddin back on screen after 5 years". Daily Sun. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honours Professor Momtazuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. May 17, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Playwright Momtazuddin dies at 84". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ চলে গেলেন মমতাজউদদীন আহমদ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Shat Ghater Kanakori : A political satire". The Daily Star. 2004-01-23. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- CS1 uses Bengali-language script (bn)
- 1935 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Chapai Nawabganj district
- Bangladeshi male stage actors
- Bangladeshi male television actors
- Male dramatists and playwrights
- Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights
- Bengali-language writers
- Bangladeshi male writers
- Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
- Recipients of Bangla Academy Award
- People from Malda district
- Bangladeshi people of Indian descent