Shawkat Osman
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| Native name | শওকত ওসমান |
| Born | Sheikh Azizur Rahman January 2, 1917 Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal, British India (now India) |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Education | MA (Bengali) |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Children | Bulban Osman, Mujibur Rahman, Yafes Osman, Janesar Osman, Laily. |
| Parent(s) | Sheikh Mohammad Yehia (father) |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Award (1962) Ekushey Padak (1983) |
Sheikh Azizur Rahman (2 January 1916 – 14 May 1998; known as Shawkat Osman) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.[1]
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Early life and education
Osman was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal. His father was Sheikh Mohammad Yehia. Osman was educated at the Aliah University (Anglo-Persian Department), and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. Thereafter, he would earn an MA degree in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941.
Career
Osman migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the partition of India in 1947. He started his professional life by teaching at Dhaka College in Dhaka. He also taught at Chittagong Commerce College. He died in Dhaka in May 14, 1998.
Literature
Osman's first prominent novel was Janani. Janani (Mother)is a portrait of the disintegration of a family because of the rural and urban divide. In Kritadaser Hasi (Laugh of a Slave), Osman explores the darkness of contemporary politics and reality of dictatorship.
Family
Osman's son Yafes Osman became the Science and Technology minister of Bangladesh in 2009.
Awards
- Bangla Academy Award (1962)
- Adamjee Literary Award (1966)
- President Award (1967)
- Ekushey Padak (1983)
- Mahbubullah Foundation Prize (1983)
- Muktadhara Literary Award (1991)
- Independence Day Award (1997)
Literary works
Novels
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Short stories
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Dramas
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Memoires
- Kalratri Khandachitra (1986)
- Swajan Sangram (1986)
Children Literature
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Translation
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Editation
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Non-fiction
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