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    W. Andrew Robinson

    Sanjida Khatun
    সনজীদা খাতুন
    Born(1933-04-04)4 April 1933
    Died25 March 2025(2025-03-25) (aged 91)
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    NationalityBangladeshi
    EducationPh.D.
    Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
    Known forPresident of Chhayanaut
    FatherQazi Motahar Hossain
    Relatives

    Sanjida Khatun (4 April 1933 – 25 March 2025) was a Bangladeshi musicologist.[1][2] She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1998 and Ekushey Padak in 1991 by the government of Bangladesh and Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2021.[3][4]

    Life and career

    Khatun completed her bachelor's in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka in 1955. She earned her MA degree in Bangla language from Visva Bharati University in 1957.[5]

    After teaching at Eden Mohila College and Carmichael College[6] Khatun joined the faculty of the University of Dhaka to teach Bengali literature.[7] Khatun was one of the founders of Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha during the Liberation War in 1971 and Chhayanaut in the early 1960s.[8][9][10] She served as the president of Chhayanaut.[11]

    Khatun was married to Wahidul Huq and had three children: Apala Farhat Naved, Partha Tanveer Naved, and Ruchira Tabassum Naved. He died in Dhaka on 25 March 2025, at the age of 91.[12]

    Awards

    Contribution to the liberation war

    At the beginning of the Liberation War, she travelled from Rangpur to Dhaka. From there, she moved to the village of Zirab in Savar and then crossed into India through the Cumilla border. A few cultural activists accompanied her. They stayed in Agartala, India, for some time before entering Kolkata on 5 May 1971. There, she began uniting cultural activists in support of the Liberation War.[16]

    Notable books

    Khatun wrote a total of 16 books. Notable among them are:

    • Kabi Satyendranath Dutta (Poet Satyendranath Dutta)
    • Rabindrasangeeter Bhavasampad (The Thematic Wealth of Rabindra Sangeet)
    • Dhwani Theke Kabita (From Sound to Poetry)
    • Atit Diner Smriti (Memories of Bygone Days)
    • Rabindranath: Bibidha Sandhan (Rabindranath: Various Explorations)
    • Dhwanir Katha O Abritir Katha (The Story of Sound and Recitation)
    • Swadhinatar Abhijatra (The Journey to Independence)
    • Sahitya Katha O Sanskriti Katha (Discourse on Literature and Culture)
    • Janani Janmabhumi (Mother and Motherland)
    • Rabindranath Ebong Rabindranath (Rabindranath and Rabindranath)
    • Shantiniketaner Dinguli (Days at Santiniketan)
    • Jibanbritta (The Circle of Life)

    References

    1. ^ Zahid Reza Noor (4 April 2015). "Sanjida Khatun turns 83". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
    2. ^ "Deshikottom Dr. Sanjida Khatun's birthday celebrated at Chhayanaut". The Daily Star. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
    3. ^ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
    4. ^ "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
    5. ^ "Dr. Sanjida Khatun receives Lifetime Achievement award". Bangla Music. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
    6. ^ Rahman, Motiur (7 November 2023). "সন্‌জীদা খাতুন: সাংস্কৃতিক স্বাধিকার অর্জনে সামনে". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
    7. ^ "Nurturing Bengali Cultural Nationalism". The Daily Star. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
    8. ^ a b "Sanjida Khatun receives Deshikottoma award". The Daily Star. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
    9. ^ Fahima Ferdous (31 January 2014). "A cornerstone of a cultural lighthouse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
    10. ^ Wall, Nick (28 August 2018). Around the World in 575 Songs: Asia & Oceania: Traditional Music from all the World's Countries -. Politically Correct Press. ISBN 9781999631451 – via Google Books.
    11. ^ a b "Kalim Sharafi and Dr. Sanjida Khatun to receive Rabindra Award 2010". The Daily Star. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
    12. ^ "Rabindra Sangeet exponent Sanjida Khatun no more". The Daily Star. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
    13. ^ "2 Bangladeshis get India's Padma Award". United News of Bangladesh.
    14. ^ "সনজীদা, সেলিনা, স্বরলিপি পেলেন ব্র্যাক ব্যাংক-সমকাল সাহিত্য পুরস্কার". bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
    15. ^ Zahangir Alom (14 January 2010). "Dr. Sanjida Khatun honoured with lifetime achievement award". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
    16. ^ Mazid, Piyasg (25 January 2021). "দুই গুণী পেলেন ভারতের 'পদ্মশ্রী'". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 March 2025.



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