Ahmed Rafiq (born 12 September 1929) is a Bangladeshi language movement activist, writer and researcher on

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

and his literature. He achieved

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 1995 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

. Tagore Research Institute in Kolkata conferred the ''Rabindratattacharya'' title on him in 2011.

Early life and career

Rafiq was born on 12 September 1929 to his parents Abdul Hamid and Rahima Khatun. He completed his MBBS from

Dhaka Medical College Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It houses medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on one campus. The country's first eve ...

in 1958. He published his book of poems ''Nirbashita Nayak'' (1996) and book of essays ''Onek Ronger Akash'' (1966). He became a fellow of

Bangla Academy The Bangla Academy ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি, ) is an autonomous institution funded by the Bangladesh government to foster the Bengali language, literature and culture, to develop and implement national language policy and to d ...

and lifelong member of

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society ...

Awards

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

(1979) * Olokto Literature Award (1992) *

(1995) * Bangla Academy Rabindra Award (2011) * "Swadesh e Rabindra" from the Tagore Research Institute in Kolkata (2011)

Works

* ''Shishuder Rabindranath'' * ''Kishorder Rabindranath'' * ''Nirbachita Rabindranath''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafiq, Ahmed Living people 1929 births Bangladeshi male writers Bengali language movement activists Bangladeshi scholars Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award