Ajoy Roy
Ajoy Roy | |
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Born | Leeds University (PhD) | 1 March 1935
Spouse | Shefali Roy |
Children | Avijit Roy Anujit Roy[1] |
Ajoy Roy (1 March 1935 – 9 December 2019) was a Bangladeshi professor of physics at the
He was the founder and president of the Shishka Andolan Mancha (Platform For Education-Movement) and chairman of Shamriti Mancha (Platform for peace-harmony-tranquility).
Roy was editor in chief of Muktanwesa (
Early years and education
Roy was born in
Human rights activism
Roy participated in many progressive movements in Bangladesh including Language movement of 1952, Mass Movement in 1969, and Non Co-operation movement of 1970 and most prominently, in the
When Pakistani freethinker Dr. Younus Shaikh was in prison and awaiting the death penalty for alleged blasphemous remarks regarding Muhammad in 2000, Ajoy Roy organised the 'Save Dr. Yunus Shaikh Committee' and held meetings, processions, seminars, road side demonstration and staged demonstration against Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf in front of the Pakistan High commission at Dhaka.[9]
Following the 2001 general elections, there was a wave of violence and oppression towards the minority Hindu community, Ajoy Roy took active stand to help the victims. He also created control and monitoring cell at Dhaka before the election of 2008 to prevent similar atrocities on minority population of Bangladesh. He also worked for the rights of the indigenous and hill people of Bangladesh.[10]
Freethinking and secular humanism
Roy translated the first chapter of
His son Avijit Roy, an engineer who blogged about secular humanism, was hacked to death in Dhaka on 26 February 2015.[17]
Books
The list of the prominent books written by Ajoy Roy :
- Biggan O Darshan: Jor er Shondhane (Science and Philosophy: The Quest for Matter) (1993–94)
- Adi Bangali : Nritattik O shomajtattik Bishleshon (The Ancient Bengali) (1997) [Nominated as the best book of the year from Itihash Parishad]
- Swatantra Bhabna (Independent Thought) (2008)[18]
- Biswash O Biggan (Belief and Science) (2012)[19]
- Rabindranath O Upanishad (2012)
- Leela Nag: Shoto Borsher Sroddhanjoli (Leela Nag – A Tribute) (2003)
- Podartho Bidya: Resnick/Halliday (co-translation of Fundamentals of Physics by Resnick/Halliday)
- Bangla Academy Biggan Kosh (Bangla Academy Science Encyclopedia)
Recognition and awards
- Ekushey Padak (2012),[20][21]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2011),[22][23]
- Asiatic Society Fellowship Award (2009)
- Bangla Academy Fellowship Award (2008)
- Jahanara Imam Memorial Award[24] (2007)
Death
Roy died on 9 December 2019 at the age of 84.[25][26]
References
- ^ "Tributes pour in for Prof Ajoy Roy". dhakatribune.com. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Bulletin # 88". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ secularvoiceofbangladesh
- ^ Forty years of Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (see Appendix, Ajoy K. Roy and Paul T. Inglefield Solid state NMR studies of local motions in polymers) Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ একাত্তুরে রণাঙ্গন, শামসুল হুদা চৌধুরী
- ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বুদ্ধিজীবীদের ভুমিকা, মেজর রফিকুল ইসলাম
- ^ Rosan, Robab (26 March 2009). "We have destroyed our traditional educational system". New Age. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009.
- ^ About the Author, Prof. Ajoy Roy's Article page in Mukto-Mona. Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roy's Speech at the Jahanara Imam Memorial Lecture on receiving the Medal Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Present CHT situation threat for future". The Daily Star. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ Bengali Translation of The First Chapter of The God Delusion Archived 1 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aroj Ali Matubbar: Rationalist Philosopher of Rural Bangladesh : Paper read in the conference by Rationalist International in 2001
- ^ Taslima Nasrin's present plight: A conversation with me Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ বিষন্ন এক সংগ্রামী নারীর মুখোমুখি
- ^ "Publication Ceremony: Call to build up science-based culture". The Daily Star. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ বাংলাদেশে ডারউইন দিবস উদযাপন
- ^ "Blogger Avijit hacked to death on DU campus". New Age. Dhaka. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ স্বতন্ত্র ভাবনা – বাঙালী ফ্রিথিঙ্কারদের একটি সাহসী সঙ্কলন
- ^ প্রকাশিত হল মুক্তমনা লেখকদের সংকলন-গ্রন্থ ‘বিশ্বাস ও বিজ্ঞান’
- ^ "15 personalities awarded Ekushey Padak". Banglanews24.com. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ এবারের একুশে পদক পেলেন অধ্যাপক অজয় রায় ও হুমায়ুন আজাদ
- ^ এবারের (২০১১) বাংলা একাডেমী পুরস্কার পেলেন অধ্যাপক অজয় রায়
- ^ "bdnews24.com". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ New Age Newspaper Report Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ajoy Roy passes away". Prothom Alo. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Prof Ajoy Roy, father of slain writer Avijit, dies at 84". bdnews24.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.