Razia Khan
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Razia Khan (1936) is a modern female Bangladesh
i author known for her contributions as a novelist.
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A novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer Razia Khan has not written enormously, but whatever she has written will be treasured along with the immortal works of Bangla literature.
Though her first love was writing and literature she didn't limit herself just there. She took great interest in acting and performed on both the radio and the stage. She also earned fame for recitation and as a presenter on the radio. An exceptionally brilliant student of English literature, Razia Khan obtained first class first in both Honours and Masters degrees, went to the University of Birmingham
, UK, on a scholarship from the British Council
for higher studies. On her return she joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (renamed the Bangladesh Observer after the independence), but soon left to join the English Department of Dhaka University which set her career path. Among all these she has, however, continued with her first and ever-lasting love of writing.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i author known for her contributions as a novelist.
Life
Her first creative impulses found expressions in rhymes, Brishti poriya jay/mushol dharay…….. She was only 8 then. By 15 she was writing full-fledged novels and at 18 she wrote Bot tolar Upannayash that created quite a stir when it was published in 1958. Her adolescence was spent reading TagoreRabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
, Sharat Chandra Chatterji, Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
, Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
, Galsworthy and Marx Engels.
A novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, short story writer Razia Khan has not written enormously, but whatever she has written will be treasured along with the immortal works of Bangla literature.
Though her first love was writing and literature she didn't limit herself just there. She took great interest in acting and performed on both the radio and the stage. She also earned fame for recitation and as a presenter on the radio. An exceptionally brilliant student of English literature, Razia Khan obtained first class first in both Honours and Masters degrees, went to the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, UK, on a scholarship from the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
for higher studies. On her return she joined the editorial board of the then Pakistan Observer (renamed the Bangladesh Observer after the independence), but soon left to join the English Department of Dhaka University which set her career path. Among all these she has, however, continued with her first and ever-lasting love of writing.
Novels
- Bot-tolar Uponyas (Novel of the Wayside, 1959)
- Anucalpa (The Alrternative,1959)
- Proticitra (The Blue-Print, 1975)
- Citra-kabya (Picturesque Verses, 1980)
- He Mahajiban (O! Eternal Life, 1983)
- Draupadi (1992)
- Padatik (The Pedestrian, 1996)
Awards
- P.E.N. Drama Award (1956)
- Pope Gold Medal (as Distinguished Student of Dhaka university, 1957)
- Bangla Academy AwardBangla Academy AwardBangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature....
(1975) - Qamar Mushtari Gold Medal (1985)
- Lekhika Shangha Gold Medal (1986)
- Ekushey PadakEkushey PadakEkushey Padak is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 that took place on February 21, 1952.-2001:*Shah Abdul Karim...
(1997) - Druhee Katha-shahityak Abdur Rouf ChoudhuryAbdur Rouf ChoudhuryAbdur Rouf Choudhury was a Bengali writerChoudhury was born on 1 March 1929, in Habiganj District, Bangladesh where his father Azhar Choudhury, a land owner, and his mother Nazmun Nesa Choudhury, a house wife resided....
Memorial Award (1999)