Arjumand Ali
Arjumand Ali Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Native name | আর্জুমন্দ আলী |
| Born | Arjuman Ali Chowdhury 1870 East Bhadeshwar, Golapganj, Sylhet District |
| Died | 1930 (aged 59–60) Rupsa, Tippera District, Bengal Province |
| Resting place | Rupsa, Faridganj, Chandpur District, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Bengali |
| Notable works | Premdarpaṇ, Hriday Sangīt |
| Relatives | Abidur Reza Chowdhury (brother-in-law) |
Arjumand Ali Chowdhury (Bengali: আর্জুমন্দ আলী চৌধুরী; 1870–1930), better known as simply Arjumand Ali, was a blind Bengali author and poet during the British Raj. The customary style of Bengali literature had historically been through poetry (puthis), with prose literature only emerging in the 19th century. Ali's Premdarpaṇ is the earliest example of a prose novel from Bengal's Muslim community.[1]
Biography[edit]
Ali was born in 1870, to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in eastern Bhadeshwar, Golapganj, located in the Sylhet District of Assam Province.[2] Through his father, Bande Ali Chowdhury, he was a descendant of the medieval Baro-Bhuiyan chieftain Fateh Khan. From an early age, Ali was described to have been a lover of poetry and a deep thinker.[3]
After passing matriculation in 1890, Ali left education and found employment as a school inspector. In 1891, he wrote Premdarpaṇ, which is recognised as the first Bengali prose novel written by a Muslim. The novel was a love story between a Muslim boy and Hindu girl, as well as Ali's personal sorrows. Ali claimed that the novel was based on a true incident.[4][5] He married Amina Khatun Chowdhurani, the daughter of the Zamindar of Rupsha Umed Reza Chowdhury and Syeda Aftabunnesa Chowdhurani. His brother-in-law was Khan Bahadur Abidur Reza Chowdhury. At the age of 30, Ali was diagnosed with visual impairment.[6] His poetry anthology was published in 1905, with the title Hriday Sangīt.[7]
Ali died in 1930 and had no children. He was buried in the Rupsa zamindar family graveyard in Faridganj, Chandpur District, and a mazar (mausoleum) was constructed around his grave.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Husam, Shamsad. "বাংলা সাহিত্যে সিলেট" [Sylhet in Bengali literature] (in Bengali).
- ^ Mansuruddin, Muhammad (1981). বাংলা সাহিত্যে মুসলিম সাধনা (in Bengali). Ratan Publishers. p. 167.
- ^ IT, Sparkle (2021-02-28). "লেখক, প্রকাশক ও সংগঠক বায়েজীদ মাহমুদ ফয়সল-এর শুভ জন্মদিন আজ". Banglavashi.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ বাংলা একাডেমি পত্রিকা. 3. Bangla Academy: 70. 1959. ISSN 0522-8980.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Abdul Hye, Muhammad (1964). Ahsan, Syed Ali (ed.). বাংলা সাহিত্যে ইতিবৃত্ত (in Bengali). Student Ways. p. 121.
- ^ Rizvi, S. N. H. (1969). East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. p. 315.
- ^ "আবদুল মালিক চৌধুরীর নূতন ইমাম এবং প্রাসঙ্গিক কথা". zubairjcpsc (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
Further reading[edit]
- Sarker, Swarochish (1995). কথাসাহিত্য ও নাটকে মুসলিম সংস্কারচেতনা, ১৮৬৯–১৯৪৭ [Muslim spirit of reformation in literature and drama, 1869–1947]. Bangla Academy. ISBN 9840731580.
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