Gazi Alimuddin Mannan | |
Native Name: | গাজী আলিমুদ্দিন মান্নান |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Other Names: | Manish Kumar |
Occupation: | Dancer |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Birth Date: | 1930 |
Birth Place: | Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Gazi Alimuddin Mannan (also known as GA Mannan; – 1 March 1990) was a Bangladeshi dancer and choreographer.[1]
Mannan got his dance training in Bombay under Shantibardhan.[2] In Bombay, he adopted the stage name Manish Kumar.[1] He returned to Dhaka in the 1950s and joined Bulbul Lalitakala Academy in Dhaka and created some dances including peacock dance, spring dance, fishermen's dance, harvest dance, Santal dance and tea-garden dance.[1] Later he established a new forum called Nikkon Lalitkala Academy.[1] He also worked as the dance director of the Bangladesh Performing Arts Academy and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.[1]
Zeenat Barkatullah was one of Mannan's students.[3]