Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement
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Shaheed Minar, or the Martyr's monument, located near Dhaka Medical College, commemorates the struggle for Bengali language
The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.
Songs[]
- Ekusher Gaan (The Song of Twentyfirst) by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
- Ora Amar Mukher Kotha (They are my Words) by Abdul Latif
- Ekushey February (21 February) by Kabir Suman
Poems[]
- Kadte Ashini Fashir Dabi Niye Ashechi (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
- Bornomala, Amar Dukhini Bornomala by Shamsur Rahman
- February 1969 by Shamsur Rahman
- Amake ki malyo debe dao by Nirmalendu Goon
- Chithi by Abu Zafar Obaidullah
- Shobhyotar Monibondhe by Syed Shamsul Haque
Sculpture and architecture[]
- Shaheed Minar ( "Martyr Monument") in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Moder Gorob (Our Pride ) – is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Bhasha Smritistambha (Language Monument) – located at Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India.
- (Language Martyrs Memorial) – at Ekushe Udyan park, Kolkata, India.[1]
Novels[]
- Ekushey February by Zahir Raihan
- Artonaad by Shawkat Osman
- Nirontor Ghontadhoni by Selina Hossain
Films[]
- Jibon Theke Neya (Taken from Life) directed by Zahir Raihan
Stage play[]
- Kobor (Grave) by Munier Chowdhury
Things named after the movement[]
- Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh
- Ekushey Book Fair, the national book fair of Bangladesh
- Ekushey Television, the first private terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh
- , park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India[1]
- , part of Surendra Nath park in Kolkata, West Bengal[2][3][4]
See also[]
- Artistic depictions of Bangladesh Liberation War
References[]
- ^ a b "WB CM inaugurates Bhasha Shahid Smarak – All India Trinamool Congress".
- ^ "Chitra Lahiri". www.calcuttayellowpages.com.
- ^ "Nothing political about Bhasha Divas function - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". www.kmcgov.in.
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