Ferdousi Priyabhashini

Ferdousi Priyabhashini
ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী
Priyabhashini in 2017
Born(1947-02-19)19 February 1947
Khulna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 March 2018(2018-03-06) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationSculptor
Spouse
Ahsanullah Ahmed
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(m. 1972)​
AwardsIndependence Day Award (2010)
Websiteferdousypriyabhashiny.weebly.com

Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018)[1] was a Bangladeshi sculptor.[2] She was the first one to publicly announce herself as Birangona, a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[3] Government of Bangladesh awarded her Independence Day Award in 2010.

Early life and career

Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in Khulna, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque.[4] Priyabhashini was married to an artist in 1963. She had to work in a jute mill for her family. But financial problems grew and the couple got separated in 1971.[5]

Priyabhashini later became a sculptor. Since 1990, she has exhibited her works through exhibitions. Her first exhibition was jointly inaugurated by artist SM Sultan and poet Sufia Kamal, and anchored by Syed Shamsul Haque.[5]

The 2015 play Jamuna draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork.[6]

Personal life

Priyabhashini married Ahsanullah Ahmed in 1972. Together they have three sons and three daughters.[4]

Exhibitions

  1. Charupith, Jessore, 1991[7]
  2. Bengal Foundation, Dhaka, 1994
  3. Jozon Art Gallery, Dhaka, 1994
  4. Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy, Dhaka, 1996
  5. Dhaka Art Centre Gallery, Dhaka, 1996
  6. Bangladesh National Museum, 1999
  7. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2002
  8. Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2004
  9. In the Deep Days of Monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa,[8] 2004
  10. Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2006
  11. Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā,[9] 2007
  12. Dots Gallery, Dhaka, 2007
  13. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2010
  14. Dhaka Art Centre, Dhaka, 2010
  15. Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā : duet art exhibition,[10] 2013
  16. Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā,[11] 2015

Awards

  • Independence Day Award (2010)
  • Hero by the Reader's Digest magazine (2004)
  • Chadernath Podok
  • Ananna Shirshow Podok
  • Silver Jubilee Award by YWCA
  • Human Rights Award by Manabadhikar Sangstha

References

  1. ^ "Ferdousi Priyabhashini passes away". The Daily Star. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ^ Apurba Jahangir (13 March 2015). "Breaking All Bounds". The Daily Star.
  3. ^ Kamran R. Chowdhury (11 March 2015). "Bangladesh honours war heroines". Khabar South Asia.
  4. ^ a b ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী. Gunijan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  5. ^ a b "Ferdousi Priyobhashini: Shining Past The Darkness". AmaderKotha. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  6. ^ "Jamuna: A story of unyielding spirit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. ^ "Exhibitions". Ferdousy Priyabhashini. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  8. ^ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2004). Ferdousy Priyabhashini: in the deep days of monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa. Dhaka: Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts. OCLC 71238069.
  9. ^ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2007). Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā. Dhaka: Bengal Shilpalaya. OCLC 234176671.
  10. ^ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Karu Titas; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2013). Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā: duet art exhibition. OCLC 867770065.
  11. ^ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2015). Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā: sculpture exhibition. OCLC 922639664.