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Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer.[1] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contributions to Bangla literature.[2] His notable works include "Payer Awaj Pawa Jai", "Nishiddho Loban", "Khelaram Khele Ja", "Neel Dongshon" and "Mrigoya".[3]

Syed Shamsul Haque
সৈয়দ শামসুল হক
Born(1935-12-27)27 December 1935
Kurigram, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationWriter
Years active1954–2016
Spouse(s)Anwara Syed Haq
ChildrenBidita Sadiq (daughter)
Ditio Syed Haq (son)
Parents
  • Syed Siddique Husain (father)
  • Halima Khatun (mother)
RelativesSyed Raisuddin (grandfather)
Awardsfull list

Early life


Haq was born in Kurigram on 27 December 1935 to Syed Siddique Husain, a homeopathic physician, and Halima Khatun.[4] He was the eldest of the eight children.[3] In 1951, he went to Bombay to work as an assistant to film director Kamal Amrohi while he was making his film Mahal but left the job the next year.[5]


Personal life


Haq was married to Anwara Syed Haq. She is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London.[4] Together they have one daughter, Bidita Sadiq, and one son, Ditio Syed Haq.[2][6]

On 27 September 2016, he died of lung cancer at the age of 80 in Dhaka.[7]


Work


Haq wrote poetry, fiction, plays (mostly in verse), music lyrics and essays. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali literature in Bangladesh.

Haq also wrote songs, including "Jar Chaya Poreche Monero Aynate" and "Haire Manush Rongin Fanush".[2]

Poetry
Novels
Stories
Films
Plays
Translations

Awards



References


  1. "Intellectuals for erasing communal forces". Daily Star. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. Hossain, Rafi (8 October 2016). "The Late Legendary Littérateur". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ২০১৬: শিল্প সাহিত্য অঙ্গন যাঁদের হারিয়েছে. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "About Shamsul Haque". jaleshwari. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. Kar, Amitava (30 August 2013). "A polymath of our time". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits cancer-hit author Syed Shamsul Haq, to foot his medical bill". bdnews24.com.
  7. "Syed Shamsul Haq passes away". The Daily Star. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. Sitab, Tahmin (27 September 2017). "Syed Shamsul Haque- The unmatched lyricist of Bangla Cinema". Dhaka Tribune.
  9. "Premchand Fellowship Winners". Sahitya Akademi of India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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