Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement
The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.
Songs
- Ekusher Gaan (The Song of Twentyfirst) by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
- Ora Amar Mukher Kotha (They are my Words) by Abdul Latif
- Ekushey February (21 February) by Kabir Suman
Poems
- Kadte Ashini Fashir Dabi Niye Ashechi (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
- Bornomala, Amar Dukhini Bornomala by Shamsur Rahman
- February 1969 by Shamsur Rahman
- Amake ki malyo debe dao by Nirmalendu Goon
- Chithi by Abu Zafar Obaidullah
- Shobhyotar Monibondhe by Syed Shamsul Haque
Sculpture and architecture
- Shaheed Minar ( "Martyr Monument") in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Moder Gorob (Our Pride ) – is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Bhasha Smritistambha (Language Monument) – located at Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India.
- Bhasha Shahid Smarak (Language Martyrs Memorial) – at Ekushe Udyan park, Kolkata, India.[1]
Novels
- Ekushey February by Zahir Raihan
- Artonaad by Shawkat Osman
- Nirontor Ghontadhoni by Selina Hossain
Films
- Jibon Theke Neya (Taken from Life) directed by Zahir Raihan
- Bangla directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon
- Fagun Haway (In Spring breeze) directed by Tauquir Ahmed
Stage play
- Kobor (Grave) by Munier Chowdhury
Things named after the movement
- Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh
- Ekushey Book Fair, the national book fair of Bangladesh
- Ekushey Television, the first private terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh
- Ekushe Udyan, park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India[1]
- Bhasha Udyan, part of Surendra Nath park in Kolkata, West Bengal[2][3][4]
See also
- Artistic depictions of Bangladesh Liberation War
- List of artistic depictions of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
References
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- Tamaddun Majlish
- Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Porishod
- Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad
- Role of political parties during Bengali Language Movement
- The Azad
- Urdu movement
- Pakistaner Rashtra Bhasha: Bangla Na Urdu?
- Romanisation of Bengali
- Abul Barkat
- Abdul Jabbar
- Shafiur Rahman
- Abdus Salam
- Rafiq Uddin Ahmed
- Dhirendranath Datta
- Khawaja Nazimuddin
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Hamidur Rahman
- Abul Kashem
- Shamsul Huq
- Nurul Huq Bhuiyan
- Shahed Ali
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Mohammad Toaha
- Abdul Matin
- Abdul Malek Ukil
- A. K. Fazlul Huq
- Maulana Bhashani
- Oli Ahad
- Abul Hashim
- Shawkat Ali
- Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
- Kazi Golam Mahbub
- Gaziul Haque
- Muhammad Habibur Rahman
- Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
- Mohammad Akram Khan
- Zahir Raihan
- Mohammad Sultan
- Abdul Latif
- Abdul Gafur
- Altaf Mahmud
- Muhammad Shahidullah
- Nurul Amin
- Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Munier Choudhury
- Ekushey Book Fair
- Shaheed Minar
- Ekushey Padak
- Language Movement Day
- International Mother Language Day
- Moder Gorob
- Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement
- Ekusher Gaan
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