Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Kabi |
| Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah |
| Native Name: | রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Honorific Suffix: | Ekushey Padak |
| Birth Name: | Mohammad Shahidullah |
| Birth Date: | 1956 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mongla, Bagerhat district, East Pakistan, (Present-day Bangladesh) |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Alma Mater: |
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| Awards: | Ekushey Padak (2024, After death) [1] |
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah EP (Bengali: রুদ্র মুহম্মদ শহিদুল্লাহ; 16 October 1956 – 21 June 1991)[2] was a Bangladeshi poet[3] [4] noted for his revolutionary and romantic poetry. He is considered one of the leading Bengali poets of the 1970s.[5] He received Munir Chaudhury Memorial Award in 1980[6] and Ekushey Padak in 2024 (After 33 years of death)[7]
He is most notable for writing the song "ভালো আছি ভালো থেকো" (Bhālō āchi bhālō thēkō) also known as "আমার ভিতর বাহিরে অন্তরে অন্তরে"(Āmāra bhitara bāhirē antarē antarē). The song was later used in various Bengali movies and television dramas.
An English translation of Rudro’s selected poems, titled 'Ruddro and Beyond' was translated by editor and translator Nadira Bhabna and published in 2023.[8]
Life
Shahidullah was born on 16 October 1956 in Barisal.[6]
He was a student of Dhaka West End School and St. Joseph Higher Secondary School. He passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 1973 and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) in 1975.[9] Then got his master's degree in Bangla from the University of Dhaka in 1983.
In 1982, Taslima Nasrin fell in love with Rudra and fled home to marry him. They divorced in 1986. He died on 21 June 1991 as a result of drug abuse and depression.
Literary works
- Collection of poems
- Upodruto Upokul (1979)
- Firey Chai Swarno Gram (1981)
- Manusher Manchitra (1984)
- Chhobolo (1986)
- Galpa (1987)
- Diyechhilo Shokol Akash (1988)
- Moulik Mukhosh (1990)
- Poems
- Short stories
- Play
Awards
- 1980: Munier Choudhury Memorial Literary Award for his poetry book, Upodruto Upokul.
- 1981: Munier Choudhury Memorial Literary Award for his poetry book, Firey Chai Swarnagram.
- 1997: Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity award (posthumous) for the poem Amar Bhitor Bahire Ontore Ontore
- 2024: Ekushey Padak[10]
Rudra Mela
Rudra Smriti Sangsad organises an annual fair named Rudra Mela, in memory of poet Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah.
Notes and References
- https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/jehvfuia99
- Web site: http://www.bangladeshfirst.com/newsdetails.php?cid=2&scid=0&nid=2447. bn:মংলায় নানা আয়োজনে প্রয়াত কবি রুদ্রের ৫৫তম জন্মবার্ষিকী পালিত . 55th birth anniversary of Rudra . Bangladesh First . bn . 27 October 2012. https://archive.today/20120719223532/http://www.bangladeshfirst.com/newsdetails.php?cid=2&scid=0&nid=2447. 2012-07-19. 2011-10-16.
- Book: Khondakar Ashraf Hossain . Khondakar Ashraf Hossain . 2002 . Post-Liberation Bangla Literature: The State of the Art . Ābadula Mamina Caudhurī . Bangladesh on the threshold of the twenty-first century . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . 248 . Rudro Mohammad Shahidullah is by far the best among the poets of the seventies; his Manusher Manchitra is comparatively free from the tension and anger of the time. In this series of poems modelled upon A1 Mahmud's Sonal Kabin, Rudra tried to deal with the perennial struggle of the Bangalee peasant community against natural calamities and economic exploitations. But his poetic potential remained unrealized as he met on untimely death..
- Book: Geeti Sen. Crossing Boundaries. 27 October 2012. 1 January 1998. Orient Blackswan. 978-81-250-1341-9. 106–.
- News: Rudra recalled in his verses. 27 October 2012. The Daily Star. 28 June 2009.
- Book: Islam, Muhammad Saiful . 2012 . Shahidullah, Rudra Muhammad . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shahidullah,_Rudra_Muhammad . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Web site: Correspondent . Staff . Poet Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah among 21 winners of Ekushey Padak . 2024-02-14 . bdnews24.com . en.
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/literature/238577/rudras-literary-works-embody-love-rebellion-social-justice-discussion#google_vignette
- Web site: Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah’s 33rd death anniv observed . 2024-06-25 . bangladeshpost.net . en.
- Web site: Correspondent . Staff . Poet Rudra Muhammad Shahidullah among 21 winners of Ekushey Padak . 2024-02-13 . bdnews24.com . en.
