Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ
Born
Mohammad Shahidullah[1]

(1956-10-16)16 October 1956
Mongla, Bagerhat district, East Pakistan, (Present-day Bangladesh)
Died21 June 1991(1991-06-21) (aged 34)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka College
University of Dhaka
Occupations
  • Poet
  • Author
Spouse
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(m. 1982; div. 1986)​

Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah (Bengali: রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ; 16 October 1956 – 21 June 1991)[2] was a Bangladeshi poet[3][4] noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading Bengali poets of the 1970s.[5] He received Munir Chaudhury Memorial Award in 1980.[1]

He is most notable for writing the song "ভালো আছি ভালো থেকো" (Bhālō āchi bhālō thēkō) also known as "আমার ভিতর বাহিরে অন্তরে অন্তরে"(Āmāra bhitara bāhirē antarē antarē). The song was later used in various Bengali movies and television dramas.

Life

Shahidullah was born on 16 October 1956 in Barisal.[1]

He was a student of Dhaka West End School. From this school he passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 1973 and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in 1975. Then got his master's degree in Bangla from the University of Dhaka in 1983.[1]

In 1982, Taslima Nasrin fell in love with Rudra and fled home to marry him. They divorced in 1986. He died on 21 June 1991 as a result of drug abuse and depression.

Literary works

Collection of poems
Poems
Short stories
Play

Awards

Rudra Mela

Rudra Smriti Sangsad organises an annual fair named Rudra Mela, in memory of poet Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Islam, Muhammad Saiful (2012). "Shahidullah, Rudra Muhammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ মংলায় নানা আয়োজনে প্রয়াত কবি রুদ্রের ৫৫তম জন্মবার্ষিকী পালিত [55th birth anniversary of Rudra]. Bangladesh First (in Bengali). 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (2002). "Post-Liberation Bangla Literature: The State of the Art". In Ābadula Mamina Caudhurī (ed.). Bangladesh on the threshold of the twenty-first century. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 248. Rudro Mohammad Shahidullah is by far the best among the poets of the seventies; his Manusher Manchitra is comparatively free from the tension and anger of the time. In this series of poems modelled upon A1 Mahmud's Sonal Kabin, Rudra tried to deal with the perennial struggle of the Bangalee peasant community against natural calamities and economic exploitations. But his poetic potential remained unrealized as he met on untimely death.
  4. ^ Geeti Sen (1 January 1998). Crossing Boundaries. Orient Blackswan. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-81-250-1341-9. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Rudra recalled in his verses". The Daily Star. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Boikuntho, group of reciters, turns 24". The Daily Star. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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