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Poet, Writer, Essayist, Researcher, Educationist
Dr. Abul Ahsan Chowdhury, poet, writer, essayist, researcher and educationist, was born on 13 January 1953 at his paternal home in Majompur, Kushtia. His father was Fazlul Bari Chowdhury and his mother Saleha Khatun.
Abul Ahsan Chowdhury studied at Kushtia Mission School, Kushtia District School and Kushtia Government College. He then obtained his BA (Honours) and PhD degrees in Bengali from the University of Dhaka.
It was his father, the writer and honorary magistrate Fazlul Bari Chowdhury [1904-1974], who inspired the first stirrings of his literary practice. While still a student he showed special distinction by composing and editing several volumes of poetry and research.
From his boyhood a quality of leadership could be seen in him. In the student union election of Kushtia Government College in 1969-1970 he was elected secretary of drama and social welfare. From his student days he moved among the great poets, writers and distinguished people of the day. Within him lay talent, creative gift and perseverance. It was that strength which gave him the inspiration to come this far.
He was general secretary of the 1971 Council for the Struggle of Writers, Artists and Intellectuals of Independent Bangladesh; its president was Dr. Anwarul Karim. On the eve of the Liberation War, Abul Ahsan Chowdhury played a particularly active role through this organization.
So far, some 60 of his books have been published by the Bangla Academy, the Jatiya Grantha Kendra, the Bangladesh National Museum, the Government of West Bengal and various institutions at home and abroad. In particular, his research on Lalon Shah, Mir Mosharraf, Kangal Harinath and folk culture has won appreciation and recognition at home and abroad. For his research and literary achievements he has received various honours and recognitions from home and abroad. In 1995 the West Bengal Lalon Mela Committee awarded him the Lalon Award. The books he has written include: Swadesh Amar Bangla, poetry, published from Kolkata in 1971; A Brief Introduction to Kushtia [booklet, 1972]; the Lalan Commemorative Volume [edited, 1974]; Baul Sadhaks of Kushtia [1974]; Mir Mosharraf Hossain's Sangit Lahari [edited, 1975]; Nilkantha Jiban Tumi [poetry, 1975].
Dr. Abul Ahsan Chowdhury is a member of the executive councils of the Bangla Academy, the Bangla Itihas Parishad, the Bangladesh Folklore Society and the Bangladesh Folklore Council. Dr. Abul Ahsan Chowdhury is at present a professor in the Department of Bengali of the Islamic University. Before that he was chairman of the Department of Bengali and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
He was also the elected president of the progressive teachers' organization Shapla Forum. Dr. Abul Ahsan Chowdhury has been the elected secretary of the Kushtia Public Library to this day.
Literary works, research books:
| Name | Publisher | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Baul Sadhaks of Kushtia | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | January 1974 |
| Kangal Harinath Majumdar | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1988 |
| Jagadish Gupta | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1988 |
| Documents of the Language Movement | Bangladesh Bhasha Samiti, Dhaka | February 1988 |
| Munshi Sheikh Zimuruddin | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1989 |
| Bhai Girish Chandra Sen | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1989 |
| Lalon Shah | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1990 |
| Jaldhar Sen | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1990 |
| Mohammad Dad Ali | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1992 |
| Neyamal Basir | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1993 |
| Mir Mosharraf Hossain | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1993 |
| In Search of the Beloved of the Heart | Shilpotaru Prokashoni, Dhaka | February 1993 |
| Pagla Kanai | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1995 |
| Society, the Present Age and Lalon Shai | Suchona, Kolkata | 1996 |
| Folk Culture - Considerations and Other Topics | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1997 |
| Mir Mosharraf Hossain - Literary Works and Social Thought | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | August 1996 |
| The Shapers of Literature - A Reappraisal | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1999 |
| Abdul Hamid Khan Yusufzai | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 2001 |
| Abbasuddin | Lok Sanskriti O Adivashi Sanskriti Kendra, Kolkata | January 2002 |
| Syed Abdur Rab | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 2002 |
Poetry and other books:
| Name | Publisher | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Lalan Commemorative Volume | Bangladesh Jatiya Grantha Kendra, Dhaka | March 1974 |
| Mir Mosharraf Hossain's 'Sangit Lahari' | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | February 1976 |
| The History and Heritage of Kushtia | Kushtia Sahitya Parishad, Kushtia | September 1978 |
| Mir Mosharraf Hossain's 'Tala Abhinay' | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | February 1979 |
| Mir Mosharraf Hossain's Musalmaner Bangala Shiksha | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | 1981 |
| Azizunnesa Khatun's 'Hermit or Udasin' | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | December 1984 |
| Kushtia Public Library Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Volume | Kushtia Public Library, Kushtia | December 1985 |
| Muhammad Mansur Uddin Commemorative Volume | Aminul Islam, Dhaka | September 1989 |
| Rabindranath and Shilaidaha | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Baishakh 1387 |
| The Collected Works of Kazi Motahar Hossain, Volume 4 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1992 |
| The Padabali of Mahin Shah | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1993 |
| The Letters of Kazi Abdul Odud | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | February 1999 |
| The Collected Works of Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad, Volume 1 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | April 1997 |
| Kangal Harinath Majumdar Commemorative Volume | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | January 1998 |
| On Hason Raja | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | January 1998 |
| The Complete Plays of Mir Mosharraf Hossain | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | June 1999 |
| Rabindranath's Unpublished Letters | Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka | February 2000 |
| 41. To the Forgotten Musicians; Mallik, Unpublished Memoirs | Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka | October 2001 |
| 42. Hason Raja Samagra (Complete Works); one of the editors | Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka | December 2000 |
| Unpublished Letters of the Poets of the Thirties | Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka | - |
| Lalan Samagra (The Complete Lalan) | Pathak Samabesh, Dhaka | February 2008 |
Poetry and other books:
| Name | Publisher | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Swadesh Amar Bangla (My Homeland Bengal), poetry | Kabikantha Prokashoni, Kolkata | December 1971 |
| Nilkantha Jiban Tumi (You Are My Life, Blue-Throat), poetry | Jagarani Prokash, Kushtia | September 1975 |
| A Brief Introduction to Kushtia, history | Ganalok Prokashoni, Kushtia | 1972 |
| A Brief Introduction to Kushtia, history | Kushtia District Council, Kushtia | 2nd edition, 1979 |
Research - essays:
| Name | Publisher | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Nazrul's 'Bidrohi' - An Unknown Response | Nazrul Academy journal | Bosonto (Spring) 1395 |
| Bangladesh Research Journal; Ekusher Probondho, 1990 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Falgun 1395 |
| Lalon Shah - In the Light of the Centenary of His Death; Ekusher Probondho, 1989 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Baishakh 1397 |
| Social Response - The Anti-Lalon Movement | Lok Sanskriti Gabeshona (Folk Culture Research) | Kartik-Poush 1397 |
| Rabindranath and the Baul Community of Shilaidaha | Lok Sanskriti Gabeshona (Folk Culture Research) | Baishakh-Ashar 1398 |
| The Study of Folklore in Bangladesh; Ekusher Probondho, 1993 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Ashar 1400 |
| The Fairs of Bangladesh; Bangla Academy Folklore Compilation 65 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Ashar 1401 |
| Society, the Present Age and Mir Mosharraf Hossain; Ekushey Commemorative Volume, 1995 | Bangla Academy, Dhaka | Ashar 1402 |
| Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad: An Introduction to the Assessment | Sahityiki, Dhaka | Chaitra 1402 |
