Kazi Anowar Hossain Explained

Kazi Anower Hossain
Birth Place:Gopalganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
Occupation:Painters
Years Active:1965–2007
Awards:Ekushey Padak

Kazi Anowar Hossain (14 January 1941 – 8 February 2007)[1] was a Bangladeshi painter who was known for his classical portrayal of rural Bengal.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

Kazi Anowar Hossain was born into a prominent Bengali Muslim Kazi family in Gopalganj, his father was a Police Inspector in British India, and his mother Ohidunessa was a housewife, he was second born amongst his thirteen siblings.[3] Although born in Gopalganj District he grew up in Madaripur, in the service of his father. While studying in secondary school, he started as a painter. After completing his graduation in 1964 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, he concentrated entirely on painting.[4]

Career

At the beginning of his career, Hossain painted the pictures of the rural village of Bengal And later he liked to paint miniature pictures. His drawings were displayed differently and jointly with more than 22 out of country and country.[4] During the 1988 flood, he sold photographs and donated the money.[1] The President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gifted a portrait of a boat drawn by Hossain to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[5] [6] [1]

Hossain created more than 2000 paintings.[1] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.madaripur.gov.bd/site/page/8c0bb789-2013-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/কাজী-আনোয়ার-হোসেন-. bn:কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মাদারীপুর জেলা – মাদারীপুর জেলা. madaripur.gov.bd.
  2. News: 16 named for Ekushey Padak. 2016-02-10. The Daily Star. en. 2019-02-01.
  3. Web site: Biography – Kazi Anowar Hossain . 2023-08-01 . en-US.
  4. News: http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/country-news/2016/02/07/322126. bn:কাল চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেনের নবম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী – কালের কণ্ঠ. Kaler Kantho . bn.
  5. Web site: http://bhorer-dak.com/2016/02/14/39474.php. bn:মরণোত্তর একুশেপদক পাচ্ছেন চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন. bhorer-dak.com . bn . 2018-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125135725/http://bhorer-dak.com/2016/02/14/39474.php. 2018-01-25. dead.
  6. News: http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/161370/নিভৃতচারী-শিল্পী--ছবি-এঁকে-দৃষ্টি-কাড়েন-জাতির-পিতার/. bn:নিভৃতচারী শিল্পী- ছবি এঁকে দৃষ্টি কাড়েন জাতির পিতার. Janakantha . bn.
  7. News: https://www.jugantor.com/news-archive/death-anniversary/2016/02/08/9992/কাজী-আনোয়ার-হোসেন. bn:কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী. Jugantor. 2016-02-08 . bn . 2019-02-01.