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'''Syed Shamsul Haq''' (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist and writer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Intellectuals for erasing communal forces |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/03/02/d4030201022.htm |date=2 March 2004 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|Daily Star]] |accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Award]] in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1984 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 2000 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] for his contributions to Bangla literature.<ref name="legend">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/cover-story/the-late-legendary-litt%C3%A9rateur-1295665 | title=The Late Legendary Littérateur | publisher=The Daily Star | date=October 8, 2016 | accessdate=October 8, 2016 | author=Hossain, Rafi}}</ref>
'''Syed Shamsul Haq''' (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist and writer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Intellectuals for erasing communal forces |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/03/02/d4030201022.htm |date=2 March 2004 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|Daily Star]] |accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Award]] in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1984 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 2000 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] for his contributions to Bangla literature.<ref name="legend">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/cover-story/the-late-legendary-litt%C3%A9rateur-1295665 | title=The Late Legendary Littérateur | publisher=The Daily Star | date=October 8, 2016 | accessdate=October 8, 2016 | author=Hossain, Rafi}}</ref> His notable books include ''"Payer Awaj Pawa Jai"'', ''"Nishiddho Loban"'', ''"Khelaram Khele Ja"'', ''"Neel Dongshon"'' and ''"Mrigoya"''.<ref name=2016deaths/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Haq was born in [[Kurigram]] on 27 December 1935. His father, Syed Siddique Husain, was a homeopathic physician. His mother was Halima Khatun.<ref name=about/> His father came to Kurigram to pursue the practice of medicine. Traditionally they belonged to a ''Peer'' (Saint) family.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
Haq was born in [[Kurigram]] on 27 December 1935 to Syed Siddique Husain, a homeopathic physician, and Halima Khatun.<ref name=about/> He was the eldest of the eight children.<ref name="2016deaths">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/শীর্ষ-খবর/২০১৬-শিল্প-সাহিত্য-অঙ্গন-যাঁদের-হারিয়েছে-76912 |title=২০১৬: শিল্প সাহিত্য অঙ্গন যাঁদের হারিয়েছে |publisher=The Daily Star |language=bn|publication-date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 09:50, 5 January 2017

Syed Shamsul Haque
সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
British India
Died27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationWriter
Years active1954-2016
SpouseAnwara Syed Haq
ChildrenBidita Sadiq (daughter)
Ditio Syed Haq (son)
Parents
  • Syed Siddique Husain (father)
  • Halima Khatun (mother)
RelativesSyed Raisuddin (grandfather)

Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist and writer.

Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contributions to Bangla literature.[2] His notable books include "Payer Awaj Pawa Jai", "Nishiddho Loban", "Khelaram Khele Ja", "Neel Dongshon" and "Mrigoya".[3]

Early life

Haq was born in Kurigram on 27 December 1935 to Syed Siddique Husain, a homeopathic physician, and Halima Khatun.[4] He was the eldest of the eight children.[3]

Personal life

Haq was married to Anwara Syed Haq. She is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London.[4] Together they have one daughter, Bidita Sadiq, and one son, Ditio Syed Haq.[2]

On 27 September 2016, he died of lung cancer at the age of 81 in Dhaka.[5]

Work

Haq wrote poetry, fiction, plays (mostly in verse), Music lyrics and essays. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali literature in Bangladesh.

Haq wrote songs including "Jar Chaya Poreche Monero Aynate" and "Haire Manush Rongin Fanush".[2]

Poetry
3
Novels
3
Stories
3
Plays
3
Translations
3

Awards

  • Bangla Academy Award
    (1966)
  • Adamjee Literary Award (1969)
  • Alakta Gold Medal (1982)
  • Alaol Literary Award (1983)
  • Kabitalap Award (1983)
  • Literary Award of the Association of Women Writers
  • Ekushey Padak (1984)
  • TENAS Medal (1990)
  • Jebunnessa-Mahbubullah Gold Medal (1985)
  • Padabali Kabita Award (1987)
  • Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1990)
  • National Poetry Award (1997)
  • Independence Day Award
    (2000)
  • National Poetry Honour (2001)

References

  1. ^ "Intellectuals for erasing communal forces". Daily Star. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Hossain, Rafi (October 8, 2016). "The Late Legendary Littérateur". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "২০১৬: শিল্প সাহিত্য অঙ্গন যাঁদের হারিয়েছে" (in Bengali). The Daily Star. December 29, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "About Shamsul Haque". jaleshwari. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ "Syed Shamsul Haq passes away". The Daily Star. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

Further reading

  • Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).
  • Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

External links

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