Farrukh Ahmed

Farrukh Ahmed ( _bn. ফররুখ আহমেদ) (1918-1974) was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was born in Majhail village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District. He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939. Then enrolled at the prestigious Scottish Church College to study BA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Literature, but was unable to his complete studies.

As a student, Farrukh Ahmed had been attracted to the radical humanism of Manabendra Nath Roy and had participated in leftist politics. From the forties, however, he supported the Pakistan movement. Despite his Pakistani and Islamic ideals, he supported the Language Movement in 1952 and, later, the liberation war of Bangladesh.

Literatury Works

His poems reflect the Arabic and Persian legacy in Bengal and are replete with Arabic and Persian words. He also wrote satirical poems and sonnets.

Books

*Majhi (1944)
*Sirazam Munira (1952)
*Naufel O Hatem (1961)
*Muhurter Kavita (1963)
*Hatemtayi (1966)
*Habida Marur Kahini (1981)

Books For Children

*Pakhir Basa (1965)
*Harafer Chhada (1970)
*Chhadar Asar (1970)

Awards

*Bangla Academy Award (1960)
*President's Award for Pride of Performance (1961)
*Adamjee Prize (1966)
*UNESCO Prize (1966)
*Ekushey Padak (posthumously, 1977)
*Swadhinata Puraskar (posthumously, 1980)

References

* [http://banglapedia.org/HT/A_0093.htm Biography] , from Banglapedia