Nakshi kanthar maath, by Jasim UddinSpreading the embroidered quilt,
She works the livelong night,
As if the quilt her poet were
Of her bereved plight.
Many a joy and many a sorrow
Is written in breast;
The story of Rupa's life is there,
Line by line expressed.
The fishes find the deep sea,
The birds the branches of the tree.
The Mother knows her love for her son,
By the sharp pain in her heart alone,
Many and diverse the colour of the cows,
But white the colour that all milk shows.
Through all the world,
A Mother's name,
A Mother's song is found the same.
Black is the pupil of my eye,
Black ink with which I write,
Black is Birth and death is black,
Black is the universal Night.
JasimuddinJasimuddin (full name Jasimuddin Mollah) (1903-1976) was a renowned Bengali poet.
He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi, the Rural Poet.
Biography
Jasimuddin was born in the village of Tambulkhana in Faridpur District. While still a student at university, wrote the poem 'Kabar' (grave), a very simple tone to obtain family-religion and tragedy.
Biography
Jasimuddin was born in the village of Tambulkhana in Faridpur District. While still a student at university, wrote the poem 'Kabar' (grave), a very simple tone to obtain family-religion and tragedy.
Simplicity was his style.
That poem was placed in the entrance Bangla book. After obtaining a master's degree in Bangla, he taught at the University of Dhaka. Later, he worked in the information department of the Government.
Major works
- Rakhali (Shepherd), (1927)
- Nokshi Kanthar Maath (1929)
- Sojan Badiyar Ghat (1933)
- Ranila Nayer Majhi (1935)
- Matir Kanna (1951)
- Suchayani (1961)
- Padma Nadir Deshe (1969)
- Bhayabaha Sei Dingulite (1962)
- Padmapar (1950)
- Beder Meye (1951)
- Pallibodhu (1956)
- Gramer Maya (1959)
- Thakur Barir Anginay (1961)
- Germanir Shahare Bandare (1975)
- Smaraner Sarani Bahi (1978)
- Bangalir Hasir Galpa(Part 1 & 2)
- Dalim Kumar
- Boba Kahini (1964)
- Field of the Embroidered Quilt (Nokshi Kanthar Maath's English version)
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Jasimuddin From 1931 to 1937, Jasimuddin worked as ramtanu lahiri assistant research fellow under dinesh chandra sen, collecting folk literature. In 1938 he joined the university of dhaka as lecturer. He left the university in 1944 to join the Department of Information and Broadcasting. He continued working here, first under the Bengal government and then under the East Pakistan Government, until his retirement as Deputy Director in 1962.
Jasimuddin's talent as a poet developed early. As a college student, he wrote the poem 'Kabar' (Grave). The poem, a dramatic monologue of an old man talking to his grandson in front of his wife's grave, was included in school textbooks while Jasimuddin was still a student at university.
Jasimuddin's first book of verse, Rakhali (Shepherd), was published in 1927. His other books are Naksi Kanthar Math (1929), Sojan Badiyar Ghat (1933), Ranila Nayer Majhi (1935), Matir Kanna (1951), Suchayani (1961), Padma Nadir Deshe (1969), Bhayabaha Sei Dingulite (1962), Padmapar (1950), Beder Meye (1951), Pallibadhu (1956), Gramer Maya (1959), Thakur Badir Aninay (1961), Germanir Shahare Bandare (1975), Smaraner Sarani Bahi (1978), Bangalir Hasir Galpa, Dalim Kumar, etc. He also wrote a novel, Boba Kahini (1964). He edited two books on folk music: Jarigan (1968) and Murshida Gan (1977). Naksi Kanthar Math and Bangalir Hasir Galpa have been translated into English as The Field of the Embroidered Quilt and Folk Tales of East Pakistan respectively.
Jasimuddin's talent as a poet developed early. As a college student, he wrote the poem 'Kabar' (Grave). The poem, a dramatic monologue of an old man talking to his grandson in front of his wife's grave, was included in school textbooks while Jasimuddin was still a student at university.
Jasimuddin's first book of verse, Rakhali (Shepherd), was published in 1927. His other books are Naksi Kanthar Math (1929), Sojan Badiyar Ghat (1933), Ranila Nayer Majhi (1935), Matir Kanna (1951), Suchayani (1961), Padma Nadir Deshe (1969), Bhayabaha Sei Dingulite (1962), Padmapar (1950), Beder Meye (1951), Pallibadhu (1956), Gramer Maya (1959), Thakur Badir Aninay (1961), Germanir Shahare Bandare (1975), Smaraner Sarani Bahi (1978), Bangalir Hasir Galpa, Dalim Kumar, etc. He also wrote a novel, Boba Kahini (1964). He edited two books on folk music: Jarigan (1968) and Murshida Gan (1977). Naksi Kanthar Math and Bangalir Hasir Galpa have been translated into English as The Field of the Embroidered Quilt and Folk Tales of East Pakistan respectively.
Called 'Palli Kavi' (folk poet), Jasimuddin is the poet of rural Bengal, depicting the natural beauty of the rural world as well as the lives of ordinary peasants.
His poetic rhythms are drawn from folk poetry, easy on the ear and quick to imbed themselves in the memory. He was also a writer of fine prose, fluent, witty, and expressive.
Jasimuddin was one of the pioneers of the progressive and non-communal cultural movement. He was an ardent supporter of socialism and of Bengali nationalism. In the 1950s when the government of Pakistan attempted to stop broadcasting tagore songs, he protested boldly.
In 1969 Jasimuddin was awarded the DLitt by Rabindra Bharati University.
He also won several awards, including the President's Award for Pride of Performance (1958), Ekushey Padak (1976) and Swadhinata Dibas Puruskar (posthumous, 1978). In 1974 he was also selected for the Bangla Academy Award but refused it. Jasimuddin died in Dhaka on 13 March 1976 and was buried in his own village.
(From Banglapedia, the international encyclopediaa of Bangladesh)
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