- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (Bangla:আবুল কালাম শামসুদ্দীন) (
November 3 ,1897 -1978) was a journalist, politician and littérateur. He was born at Trishal of Mymensingh.Early life
Shamsuddin passed IA from
Dhaka College in 1919. Then we went to Ripon College of Kolkata to gain higher studies. In 1921 he took the Upadhi examination fromGudiya Suvama Vidyayatan . He participated inKhilafat andNon-Cooperation Movement as a student.Journalism
In 1922 he joined the daliy
Mohammadi as assistant editor. He also edited the weekly Moslem Jagat,The Musalman , the Daily Soltan, the weekly Mohammadi and Mashik Mohammadi. He joined the daily newspaper calledThe Azad in 1936. He worked as the editor of the daily from 1940 to 1962. He also was the editor ofDaily Pakistan .Political career
Shamsuddin first came to politics after the
Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre in Punjab. He was inspired byMahatma Gandhi and joined theIndian National Congress . In 1927 he joined theMuslim League . He also took part in thePakistan Movement after becoming the president ofEast Pakistan Renaissance Society . He also was the chairman of the Reception Committee of the Renaissance Society Summit at Kolkata in 1944. [Al Helal, Bashir. Bhasha Andoloner Itihas.pp-114] In 1946 he was elected he was elected to the Central Legislative Council. Shamsuddin became a member of Language Committee of East Pakistan Government in 1949.Involvement in Language Movement
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin played an important role during the
Language Movement . At that time he was the editor of the leading daily Azad which supplied true news about the movement. OnFebruary 22 1952 he resigned from the East Bengal Legislative Assembly to protest the police firing of the previous day. Azad also published a special evening edition on that day. [Al Helal, Bashir. Bhasha Andoloner Itihas. pp. 455-56] According to him the editorial that he wrote to criticize the police firing created massive excitement among the youths. [Shamsuddin, Abul Kalam. Atit Diner Smriti. pp 331]Literatures
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin wrote a number of books. He along with some other writer formed a domestic literature society named Raonok. Shamsuddin was the secretary of this 21 member society of Islamist writers. [Rahman, Saeed-ur. Purbo-Banglar Shangskritik Andolon. pp.37-38] Amongst them his autobiography Atit Jiboner Smriti is considered as his masterpiece. His other works are:
*Podojomi Ba Anabadi Jami (1938)
*Trisrota (1939)
*Kharataranga (1953)
*Drstikon (1961)
*Natun China Natun Desh (1965)
*Digvijayi Taimur (1965),
*Iliad (1967),
*Palashi Theke Pakistan (1968),
*Atit Diner Smrti (1968)Awards
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin was awarded a number of awards in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In Pakistan he was awarded the
Sitara-i-Khidmat in 1961 andSitara-i-Imtiaz in 1967. In 1969 during the revolution of people he protested against the government and refused his awards for the cause. He received theBangla Academy award in 1970. After the independence of Bangladesh, he was honored with the Bangladesh’s highest honourEkushey Padak .References
External links
* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/S_0290.htm Banglapedia: Shamsuddin, Abul Kalam]
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