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

• (The Song of Twentyfirst) by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
• (They are my Words) by Abdul Latif
• (21 February) by Kabir Suman

Poems

• (I have not come to mourn but to appeal for hanging) by Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury
• by Shamsur Rahman
• by Shamsur Rahman
• by Nirmalendu Goon
• by Abu Zafar Obaidullah
• 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

• by Zahir Raihan
• by Shawkat Osman
• by Selina Hossain

Films

• (Taken from Life) directed by Zahir Raihan
• directed by Shahidul Islam Khokon
• (In Spring breeze) directed by Tauquir Ahmed

Stage play

• (Grave) by Munier Chowdhury

Things named after the movement

• , the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh
• , the national book fair of Bangladesh
• , the first private terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh
• , park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• , part of Surendra Nath park in Kolkata, West Bengal

See also

• Artistic depictions of Bangladesh Liberation War
• List of artistic depictions of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

References