Ajit Kumar Guha Explained

Ajit Kumar Guha
Native Name:অজিত কুমার গুহ
Native Name Lang:bn
Occupation:Educationist
Birth Date:15 April 1914
Birth Place:Comilla District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan

Ajit Kumar Guha (15 April 1914 – 12 November 1969) was a Bengali educationist.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2013 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Education and career

Guha passed the matriculation from Ishwar Pathshala and intermediate from Comilla Victoria College in 1930 and 1932 respectively. He earned his bachelor's from Comilla Victoria College in 1934 and master's from Calcutta University in 1939. He studied at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan from 1940 to 1942.[1]

Guha started teaching at the Priyanath High School from 1942 until 1948. He then joined the Jagannath College as a professor in the Department of Bangla. He served as a part-time professor in the Department of Bangla at the University of Dhaka.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Guha, Ajit Kumar. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Guha,_Ajit_Kumar. Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Chakraborty . Gopika Ranjan. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. News: http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/. bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ. 24 July 2016. Government of Bangladesh. Bengali.