Shahadat Hussain
Shahadat Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1894 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1953 (aged 59–60) 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Poet |
Shahadat Hussain (1894–1953)[1] was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer.
Biography
He was born in Chabbish Paragana in West Bengal, India. In 1915, Hussain entered in the writing world in Bani Sommiloni. In 1931, he said something in an Ein Omanno Andolon, a movement against British government at Kolkata and was sent to prison for three months.
Works
Hussain was a poet, novelist, and playwright.[1] Rabindranath Tagore was an influence was on him.
Poetry
- Mridongo
- Kolpolekha
- Rupochanda
- Modhuchanda
Novels
- Morur Kusum
- Hiron Rekha
- Parer Pothe
- Kheyatori
- Sonar Kakon
- Rikto
- Juger Alo
- Pother Dekha
- KataFul
- Shiri Farhad (a famous work)
- Laili Majnu (a famous work)
- Yousuf Julaykha (a famous work)
Dramas
- Sorforaj Khan
- Anar Koli
- Masnader Moho
For children
- Mohon Vog
- Cheleder Golpo
- Gulbadan
- Jahanara
References
- ^ a b Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1988) [First published 1976]. শাহাদাৎ হোসেন [Shahadat Hossain]. Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান [Parliament Bengali Biographical Dictionary] (in Bengali). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 520.
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