Milon Kanti Dey
Milon Kanti Dey | |
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মিলন কান্তি দে | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | actor, director, writer |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2022) and Jatra Shilpi Sammanana (2023) |
Milon Kanti Dey is a Bangladeshi Jatra actor, director, writer and a cultural activist.[1][2] He is recognized for his pioneering work towards the refinement and modernization of Jatra pala, a traditional theatrical art form of Bangladesh, and for his campaigns towards the Jatra art's ethical and artistic uplift.[3][4] He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award for the Drama category in 2022.[5]
Career
Dey is the president of Jatrashilpa Unnayan Parishad. He has directed more than 120 Jatra productions and acted in more than 151 productions. He made his acting debut in 1966. He founded Desh Opera in 1993.[6] He has worked as a jatra trainer in many universities.[7]
Dey has played a key role in efforts to change the jatra theatre industry.[8] He joined a campaign in 2012 that pushed the government to make rules. These rules aimed to cut down on crude content and maintain cultural values in jatra shows. After public worry and talks about culture, Bangladesh's government brought in new guidelines. These guidelines tackled these problems helping to improve the jatra scene.[9]
He received Bangla Academy Literary Award 2022 for his contribution to drama.[10] In 2023, he received the Jatra Shilpi Sammanana (Jatra Artist Award) from the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, acknowledging his lifelong dedication to the performing arts.[7][11]
In 2024, Dey published his autobiographical book titled Ami Je Ek Jatraywala, which chronicles his life and journey in the world of jatra.[12] The following year, in 2025, his selected works were compiled and published as Nirbachito Jatrapala, released by Bangla Academy during the Ekushey Book Fair.[13]
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award- 2022
- Jatra Shilpi Sammanana - 2023
References
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2 January 2020). "ফিরে আসছে যাত্রার সুদিন". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
- ^ "Milan Kanti Dey felicitated". www.newagebd.net. 7 August 2025.
- ^ "মিলন কান্তি দে, শামসুল হক ও আলম খোরশেদ বাংলা সাহিত্যের তিন উজ্জ্বল ব্যক্তিত্ব". dainikazadi. 16 July 2023.
- ^ জনকণ্ঠ, দৈনিক. "কথোপকথন - এ পুরস্কার আমাকে অনুপ্রাণিত করেছে ॥ মিলন কান্তি দে". Daily Janakantha.
- ^ "15 to get Bangla Academy award". The Daily Star. 26 January 2023.
- ^ জনকণ্ঠ, দৈনিক. "যাত্রাশিল্পী সম্মাননা পেলেন মিলন কান্তি দে". Daily Janakantha.
- ^ a b "Shilpakala honours Milan Kanti Dey | New Age". www.newagebd.net.
- ^ Ahmed, Afsar (18 May 2005). "Call for revival of Jatra". The Daily Star.
- ^ "The plight of Bengali folk dramas". theindependentbd.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (25 January 2023). "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার ঘোষণা". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
- ^ "মিলন কান্তি দে'র যাত্রাজীবনী". kalbela. 25 Jan 2025.
- ^ "যাত্রানট মিলন কান্তি দে'র আত্মজীবনী প্রকাশ". Jugantor (in Bengali).
- ^ "মিলন কান্তি দে'র নির্বাচিত যাত্রাপালা". Jugantor (in Bengali).