Shawkat Osman
| Shawkat Osman | |
|---|---|
 Osman's grave | |
| Native name | শওকত ওসমান |
| Born |
Sheikh Azizur Rahman January 2, 1917 Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal, British India (now India) |
| Died |
May 14, 1998 (aged 81) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Education | MA (Bengali) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Children | Bulban Osman, Mujibur Rahman, Yafes Osman, Janesar Osman, Laily. |
| Parent(s) | Sheikh Mohammad Yehia (father) |
| Awards |
Bangla Academy Award (1962) Ekushey Padak (1983) |
Sheikh Azizur Rahman (2 January 1916 – 14 May 1998; known as Shawkat Osman) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.[1]
Early life and education
Osman was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal. His father was Sheikh Mohammad Yehia. Osman was educated at the Aliah University (Anglo-Persian Department), and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. Thereafter, he would earn an MA degree in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941.
Career
Osman migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the partition of India in 1947. He started his professional life by teaching at Dhaka College in Dhaka. He also taught at Chittagong Commerce College. He died in Dhaka on 14 May 1998.
Literature
Osman's first prominent novel was Janani. Janani (Mother)is a portrait of the disintegration of a family because of the rural and urban divide. In Kritadaser Hasi (Laugh of a Slave), Osman explores the darkness of contemporary politics and reality of dictatorship.
Family
Osman's son Yafes Osman became the Science and Technology minister of Bangladesh in 2009.
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award (1962)
- Adamjee Literary Award (1966)
- President Award (1967)
- Ekushey Padak (1983)
- Mahbubullah Foundation Prize (1983)
- Muktadhara Literary Award (1991)
- Independence Day Award (1997)
Literary works
Novels
- Boni Adam (1943)
- Janani (1958)
- Kritadaser Hasi (1962)
- Samagam (1967)
- Chaurasandhi (1968)
- Raja Upakhyan (1971)
- Jahannam Haite Biday (1971)
- Dui Sainik (1973)
- Nekre Aranya (1973)
- Patanga Pinjar (1983)
- Rajsakkhi (1985)
- Jolangi (1986)
- Puratan Khanjar (1987)
Short stories
- Pinjrapol (1358)
- Junu Apa o Anyanya Galpo (1358)
- Sabek Kahini (1953)
- Prostor Phalok (1964)
- Upolakso (1965)
- Netrapath (1968)
- Ubhosringo (1375)
- Janmo Jadi Tabo Bange (1975)
- Monib o Tahar Kukur (1986)
- Iswarer Protidandi (1990)
- Bigata Kaler Galpo (1986)
Dramas
- Amlar Mamla (1949)
- Taskar o Laskar (1953)
- Baghdader Kabi (1359)
- Daktar Abdullahr Karkhana (1973)
- Tinti Chhoto Natak (1989)
- Purna Swadhinata Churna Swadhinata (1990)
Memoires
- Kalratri Khandachitra (1986)
- Swajan Sangram (1986)
Children Literature
- Oten Saheber Banglow (1944)
- Etimkhana (1955)
- Chhotoder Nanagalpo (1969)
- Digbaji (1964)
- Prize o Anyanyagalpo (1969)
- Tara Dui Jan (1944)
- Ksude Socialist (1973)
- Katha Rachanar Katha (1389)
- Panchasangi (1975)
- Itihas Bistarito (1985)
- Mosquitophone
Translation
- Panchti Natak ( from Molière 1965)
- Time Machine ( from H.G. Wells 1959)
- Panchti Kahini ( from Leo Tolstoy 1959)
- Spainer Chhotogalpo (1372)
- Prithibir Rangomonche Manush: Santaner Swikarokti ( Amrita Pritom 1985)
- Nisso 1948
Editation
- Fazlul Huquer Galpo (1983)
Non-fiction
- Samudra Nadi Samarpito (1973)
- Sangskritir Charai Utrai (1985)
- Muslim Manoser Rupantar (1986)
- Bhab Bhasha Bhabna (1974)
- Nashta tan Ashta Bhan (1986)
- Haptam Pancham (1957)
- Pitripurusher Pap (1986)
- Ebong Tin Mirza (1986)
References
- ↑ Syed Azizul Huq. "Osman,_Shawkat". Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka.