Hafiz Ahmed Explained

Honorific Prefix:Dr.
Hafiz Ahmed
Birth Date:1962 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Kapoha, Barpeta district, Assam, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Teacher, poet, author, columnist, social activist
Spouse:Rashida Ahmed
Children:Shabnam Hafiz, Safdar Hafiz
Father:Madhu Miah
Mother:Somjan Nessa
Known For:Pioneer of Miya poetry, Assamese language promotion
Organization:Char Chapori Literary Council
Alma Mater:Gauhati University

Hafiz Ahmed is an Indian teacher, poet and social activist of Miya origin.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Ahmed was born in Kapoha in Barpeta on 7 September 1962. He was raised in a traditional Muslim family and his parents' names were Madhu Miah and Somjan Nessa. Ahmed belongs to the Miya community which migrated to Assam from Bengal during the British Raj. He completed his PhD in Assamese literature at the prestigious Gauhati University.[3]

Career

In 2016, he pioneered an Assamese poetic genre known as Miya poetry.[1] [4] [5] He is the chairman of the Char Chapori Literary Council in Assam, which aims to spread the use of the Assamese language to the Miya community. The Miya, who reside in the state's riverine areas, historically conversed in Bengali but are drifting towards Assamese identity and language.[5]

Personal life

Ahmed is the father of two children; Shabnam Hafiz and Safdar Hafiz.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assam's Bengal origin Muslims choose poetry to confront stereotypes and prejudices. 1 May 2016. 2 September 2019. Two Circles. https://web.archive.org/web/20190909065509/http://twocircles.net/2016may01/1462092489.html. 9 September 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: Assam Against Itself. 2 August 2019. 2 September 2019. The Caravan.
  3. Web site: আসামের মিঞা কবিতার ইতিহাস, ভূগোল ও দেশপ্রেম. Assam's Miya poetry's history, geography and patriotism. 30 August 2019. 2 September 2019. Indian Express Bangla.
  4. Web site: মুসলিমদের 'মিঞা কবিতা' নিয়ে আসামে বিতর্ক কেন?. 15 July 2019. 2 September 2019. BBC Bangla.
  5. Web site: কবিদের গ্রেফতার বলে দেয়, অসমের জনসমাজ কত বিপন্ন. 2 August 2019. 2 September 2019. Anandabazar Patrika.