Rahija Khanam Jhunu

Rahija Khanam Jhunu
Rahija Khanam Jhunu
Born	21 June 1943; Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died	26 November 2017 (aged 74); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Dancer

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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]

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]

Dance drama

Nakshi Kanthar Math
Chirokaler Bondhutto
Surjomukhi Nodi
Uttoroner Deshe
Hajar Tarer Beena
The Malady

Books

Nrityoshilpo
Nrityer Ruprekha^[2]

References[edit]

↑ "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 2022.

[1] "Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy". Prothom Alo. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2017-11-27.

[pass-2] 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.

[ekushey-3] একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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