Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement

The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.

Songs

Ekusher Gaan (The Song of Twentyfirst) by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
Ora Amar Mukher Kotha (They are my Words) by Abdul Latif
Ekushey February (21 February) by Kabir Suman

Poems

Kadte Ashini Fashir Dabi Niye Ashechi (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
Bornomala, Amar Dukhini Bornomala by Shamsur Rahman
February 1969 by Shamsur Rahman
Amake ki malyo debe dao by Nirmalendu Goon
Chithi by Abu Zafar Obaidullah
Shobhyotar Monibondhe by Syed Shamsul Haque

Sculpture and architecture

Shaheed Minar ( "Martyr Monument") in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Moder Gorob (Our Pride ) – is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhasha Smritistambha (Language Monument) – located at Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India.
Bhasha Shahid Smarak (Language Martyrs Memorial) – at Ekushe Udyan park, Kolkata, India.

Novels

Ekushey February by Zahir Raihan
Artonaad by Shawkat Osman
Nirontor Ghontadhoni by Selina Hossain

Films

Jibon Theke Neya (Taken from Life) directed by Zahir Raihan
Bangla directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon
Fagun Haway (In Spring breeze) directed by Tauquir Ahmed

Stage play

Kobor (Grave) by Munier Chowdhury

Things named after the movement

Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh
Ekushey Book Fair, the national book fair of Bangladesh
Ekushey Television, the first private terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh
Ekushe Udyan, park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Bhasha Udyan, part of Surendra Nath park in Kolkata, West Bengal

References

^ "WB CM inaugurates Bhasha Shahid Smarak – All India Trinamool Congress".
"Chitra Lahiri". www.calcuttayellowpages.com.
"Nothing political about Bhasha Divas function - Times of India". The Times of India.
"Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". www.kmcgov.in.

v t e Bengali language movement
History and events	Tamaddun Majlish Shorbodolio Kendrio Rashtrobhasha Kormi Porishod Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad Role of political parties during Bengali Language Movement The Azad Urdu movement Pakistaner Rashtra Bhasha: Bangla Na Urdu? Romanisation of Bengali
People	Abul Barkat Abdul Jabbar Shafiur Rahman Abdus Salam Rafiq Uddin Ahmed Dhirendranath Datta Khawaja Nazimuddin Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hamidur Rahman Abul Kashem Shamsul Huq Nurul Huq Bhuiyan Shahed Ali Liaquat Ali Khan Mohammad Toaha Abdul Matin Abdul Malek Ukil A. K. Fazlul Huq Maulana Bhashani Oli Ahad Abul Hashim Shawkat Ali Abul Kalam Shamsuddin Kazi Golam Mahbub Gaziul Haque Muhammad Habibur Rahman Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury Mohammad Akram Khan Zahir Raihan Mohammad Sultan Abdul Latif Abdul Gafur Altaf Mahmud Muhammad Shahidullah Nurul Amin Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Munier Choudhury
Commemoration	Ekushey Book Fair Shaheed Minar Ekushey Padak Language Movement Day International Mother Language Day Moder Gorob Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement Ekusher Gaan

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