Ferdousi Priyabhashini Explained

Ferdousi Priyabhashini
Native Name:ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:19 February 1947
Birth Place:Khulna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation:Sculptor
Awards:Independence Day Award (2010)

Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi sculptor.[2] She was the first one to publicly announce herself as Birangona, a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[3] Government of Bangladesh awarded her Independence Day Award in 2010.

Early life and career

Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in Khulna, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque.[4] Priyabhashini was married to an artist in 1963. She had to work in a jute mill for her family. But financial problems grew and the couple got separated in 1971.[5]

Priyabhashini later became a sculptor. Since 1990, she has exhibited her works through exhibitions. Her first exhibition was jointly inaugurated by artist SM Sultan and poet Sufia Kamal, and anchored by Syed Shamsul Haque.[5]

The 2015 play Jamuna draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork.[6]

Personal life

Priyabhashini married Ahsanullah Ahmed in 1972. Together they have three sons and three daughters.[4]

Exhibitions

  1. Charupith, Jessore, 1991[7]
  2. Bengal Foundation, Dhaka, 1994
  3. Jozon Art Gallery, Dhaka, 1994
  4. Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy, Dhaka, 1996
  5. Dhaka Art Centre Gallery, Dhaka, 1996
  6. Bangladesh National Museum, 1999
  7. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2002
  8. Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2004
  9. In the Deep Days of Monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa,[8] 2004
  10. Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2006
  11. Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā,[9] 2007
  12. Dots Gallery, Dhaka, 2007
  13. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2010
  14. Dhaka Art Centre, Dhaka, 2010
  15. Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā : duet art exhibition,[10] 2013
  16. Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā,[11] 2015

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ferdousi Priyabhashini passes away. 6 March 2018. The Daily Star. 2018-03-06. en.
  2. News: Breaking All Bounds. Apurba Jahangir. 13 March 2015. The Daily Star.
  3. News: Bangladesh honours war heroines. Khabar South Asia. 11 March 2015. Kamran R. Chowdhury.
  4. Web site: http://www.gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=69. bn:ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী. Gunijan. 2015-03-13. 2012-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321165948/http://www.gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=69. dead.
  5. Web site: Ferdousi Priyobhashini: Shining Past The Darkness . AmaderKotha . 30 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091745/http://amaderkotha.com.bd/2012/11/30/ferdousi-priyobhashini-shining-past-the-darkness/ . 2015-04-02.
  6. News: Jamuna: A story of unyielding spirit. The Daily Star. 2016-03-05.
  7. Web site: Exhibitions. Ferdousy Priyabhashini. 2016-03-05.
  8. Book: Ferdousy Priyabhashini: in the deep days of monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa. Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka. Bangladesh). 2004. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts. Dhaka. 71238069.
  9. Book: Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā. Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka. Bangladesh). 2007. Bengal Shilpalaya. Dhaka. 234176671.
  10. Book: Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā: duet art exhibition. Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī. Karu Titas. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka. Bangladesh). 2013. 867770065.
  11. Book: Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā: sculpture exhibition. Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka. Bangladesh). 2015. 922639664. English.

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