Joshimuddin

 

  Jashimuddin was born 01 January 1903 – 13 March 1976 in  Tambulkhana, Faridpur, British Raj (now Bangladesh) in the house of his maternal uncle. His father, Ansaruddin Mollah, was a educator. Mother Amina Khatun (Rangachhut) মা আমিনা খাতুন ওরফে রাঙাছুট Jasimuddin customary early education at Faridpur Welfare School. He matriculated from Faridpur Zilla discipline in 1921. Jasimuddin completed IA from Rajendra College in 1924. He was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi (The Rural Poet), for his faithful rendition of Bengali folklore in his works.

Tomb of Jasimuddin

Early life and career


Education

He obtain his BA degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta in 1929 and his MA in 1931.^[2] From 1931 to 1937, Jasimuddin worked with Dinesh Chandra Sen as a collector of folk literature. Jasimuddin is one of the compilers of Purbo-Bongo Gitika (Ballads of East Bengal). He together more than 10,000 folk songs, some of which has been included in his song compilation Jari Gaan and Murshida Gaan. He as well wrote voluminously on the interpretation and philosophy of Bengali folklore.

Jasimuddin joined the University of Dhaka in 1938 as a academic. He left the university in 1944 and fixed the Department of Information and Broadcasting. He work there until his leaving in 1962 as Deputy Director. He was an supporter of Guru Mrityun Jay Sil ^.

Poetry

Jasimuddin started writing verse at an early age. As a college student, he wrote the celebrated poem Kabar (The Grave), a very simple tone to obtain family-religion and tragedy. The poem was located in the entrance Bengali textbook even as he was unmoving a apprentice of Calcutta University.

Jasimuddin is noted for his depiction of rural life and scenery from the perspective of rural people. This had earn him fame as Polli Kobi (the rural poet). The structure and content of his poetry bear a strong flavor of Bengal myths. His Nokshi Kanthar Maath (Field of the Embroidered Quilt) is careful a work of art and has been translate into many diverse languages.

Jasimuddin also collected frequent songs in the tradition of rural Bengal. His partnership with Abbas Uddin, the most popular folk singer of Bengal, shaped some of the gems of Bengali folk music, in particular of Bhatiali genre. Jasimuddin also wrote some recent songs for the radio. He was influenced by his neighbor, poet Golam Mostofa, to write Islamic songs too. Later, throughout the liberation war of Bangladesh, he wrote some nationalistic songs.

      Pratidan
 
 build a home for she
Who has broken mine.
I cry to make my own, she who forsaken me.

She has made me stranger.
While I wander the world over for her,
Endless night has stolen my sleep.
She has broken my home, I build hers.

She has broken my shore, I build hers.
She left my heart broken yet I cry for her
She struck me with poisoned arrow,
Yet my breast is full of song.
A flower in return thron.
I cry all around to make her my own.

She has carved a grave in my heart,
I fill her heart with flowers of love.
The face that speaks harsh language,
I hold that face, and adore it.
I cry to make her my own.

          নিমন্ত্রণ
                    - জসীমউদ্দীন
তুমি যাবে ভাই - যাবে মোর সাথে, আমাদের ছোট গাঁয়,
গাছের ছায়ায় লতায় পাতায় উদাসী বনের বায়;
              মায়া মমতায় জড়াজড়ি করি
              মোর গেহখানি রহিয়াছে ভরি,
মায়ের বুকেতে, বোনের আদরে, ভাইয়ের স্নেহের ছায়,
তুমি যাবে ভাই - যাবে মোর সাথে, আমাদের ছোট গাঁয়,

        Music

        One of the most famous lyric and Music by Jasim Uddin

    Snake Charmer / Babu Selam
    O babu, many salams to you
    my name is Goya the Snakecharmer, My home is the Padma river.
    We catch birds
    we live on birds
    There is no end to our happiness,
    For we trade,
    With the jewel on the Cobra's head.

    "We cook on one bank,
    We eat at another
    We have no homes,
    The whole world is our home,
    All men are our brothers
    We look for them
    In every door….."
    (Jasim Uddin)

Major honors and awards

• President's Award for Pride of Performance, Pakistan (1958)
• DLitt. by Rabindra Bharati University, India (1969)
• Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh (1976)
• Independence Day Award (1978)

Death

Jasimuddin died on 13 March 1976 and was buried near his familial home at Gobindapur, Faridpur. A fortnightly festival known as Jasim Mela is observed at Gobindapur each year in January commemorating the centenary of Jasimuddin.^[5] A inhabited hall of the University of Dhaka bears his name.

Major works

Poetry

• Rakhali (1927)Gobinda Das
• Nakshi Kanthar Maath (1928)
• Baluchor (1930)
• Dhankhet(1933)
• Sojan Badiyar Ghat (1934)
• Rangila Nayer Majhi (1935)
• Hashu (1938)
• Rupobati (1946)
• Matir Kanna (1951)
• Sakina (1959)
• Suchayani (1961)
• Bhayabaha Sei Dingulite (1972)
• Ma je Jononi Kande(1963)
• Holud Boroni (1966)
• Jole Lekhon (1969)
• Padma Nadir Deshe (1969)
• Beder Meye (1951)
• Kafoner Michil (1978)
• Maharom"
• Dumokho Chand Pahari (1987)

Drama

• Padmapar (1950)
• Beder Meye (1951)
• Modhubala (1951)
• Pallibodhu (1956)
• Gramer Maya (1959)
• Ogo Pushpodhonu (1968)
• Asman Shingho (1968)

Novel

Boba Kahini (1964)

Memoirs

• Jader Dekhachi (1951)
• Thakur Barir Anginay (1961)
• Jibonkotha (1964)
• Smritipot (1964)
• Smaraner Sarani Bahi (1978)

Travelogues

• Chole Musafir (1952)
• Holde Porir Deshe (1967)
• Je Deshe Manush Boro (1968)
• Germanir Shahare Bandare (1975)

Music books

• Rangila Nayer Majhi
• Padmapar (1950)
• Gangerpar
• Jari Gan
• Murshida Gan
• Rakhali Gan
• Baul

Others

• Dalim Kumar (1986)
• Bangalir Hasir Galpa (Part 1 and 2)

Song titles

• Amar sonar moyna pakhi
• Amar golar har khule ne
• Amar har kala korlam re
• Amay bhashaili re
• Amay eto raate
• Kemon tomar mata pita
• Nishithe jaio fulobone
• Nodir kul nai kinar nai
• O bondhu rongila
• Prano shokhire
• Rangila nayer majhi

Gallery

House of Poet Jasimuddin

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Kumar nod (cannel) in front of the poet's house

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Wide open field where poet spent most of his childhood

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Shojon Badiyar ghat

	13 March 1976

Categories:

• Bangladeshi poets
• Bengali poets
• Bengali-language poets
• People from Faridpur District
• Bangladeshi writers
• Bengali writers
• Bengali-language writers
• People from Dhaka
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak (Bangladesh)
• Recipients of the Independence Day Award (Bangladesh)
• 1903 births
• 1976 deaths
• University of Calcutta alumni
• University of Dhaka faculty
• Recipients of the Pride of Performance award