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'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' ( |
'''Abdul Gaffar Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|আবদুল গাফফার চৌধুরী}}; born 1937), is a [[Bangladesh]]i author and columnist, perhaps best known for his lyric ''[[Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano]]'' -- which has become the main song commemorating the [[Language Movement]], the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed [[Altaf Mahmud]]. |
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==Life== |
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In 1974, he left Bangladesh and settled in [[London]] from where he regularly writes columns in [[Bengali people|Bengali]] newspapers of Bangladesh. |
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He is producing the film "[[Poet Of |
He is producing the film "[[Poet Of Politics]]" about [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], directed by [[Shyam Benegal]] and will feature [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as the Sheikh Mujib. The Poet and Journalist Rabbani Choudhury wrote a book about `Abdul Gaffar Choudhury : Bastobotar Nirikhey (Utso Proksion, Dhaka, 2004). |
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Revision as of 17:27, 29 March 2012
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| Born | 1937 (age 86–87) Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano |
| Parent | Hazi Wahed Reza Choudhury (father) |
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (
Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano -- which has become the main song commemorating the Language Movement, the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed Altaf Mahmud
.
Life
In 1974, he left Bangladesh and settled in
Bengali
newspapers of Bangladesh.
He is producing the film "Poet Of Politics" about Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, directed by Shyam Benegal and will feature Amitabh Bachchan as the Sheikh Mujib. The Poet and Journalist Rabbani Choudhury wrote a book about `Abdul Gaffar Choudhury : Bastobotar Nirikhey (Utso Proksion, Dhaka, 2004).
![[icon]](/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2008) |
Political Views
Gaffar is a well-known writer/columnist who holds secularist political views and he is a strong supporter of the ideology of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He has sometimes been criticized for pro-Awami League writings. [citation needed] Though the fact is if any one holds the secularist view and in favor of the liberation of Bangladesh, subsequently he is alleged as an Awami League supporter. He known to Bangladesh as a defender of Indian interest. He is one of a very few living Bangladeshi writers with any strong political philosophy.
Books
- Dan Pithe Shawkat (Sawkat, the daring kid), 1958
- Chandrodwiper Upakhyan (The Tale of Chandradwip, 1960)
- Nam Na Jana Bhore (The Nameless Dawn, 1962)
- Nil Jamuna (The Blue Jamuna, 1964)
- Shesh Rajanir Chand (The Late Night Moon, 1967).
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award(1967)
- Ekushey Padak
- UNESCO Award
- Bangabandhu Award.
- Sadhinota Padak (2009)
- Manik Mia Padak (The Daily Ittefaq, 2009)
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
External links
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