Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti is a historic Bengali literary society that was founded in 1911 and was associated some of most well known literary figures of that era.

History

Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti was founded in 1911 in Kolkata by young Bengali Muslim writers. The founders included

Maulana Maniruzzaman Islamabadi Munīruzzamān Khān Islāmābādī ( bn, মনিরুজ্জামান খাঁন ইসলামাবাদী; 1875-1950), also known by the epithet Biplobi Maulana ( bn, বিপ্লবী মাওলানা, , Revolutionary M ...

Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury (2 November 1888 – 15 December 1940) was a Bengali essayist and journalist. He was noted as one of the few Bengali Muslim literary scholars of his time. Early life Chowdhury was born on 2 November 1888 in the village ...

Muhammad Shahidullah Muhammad Shahidullah ( bn, মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengal ...

Mohammad Mozammel Huq Mohammad Mozammel Huq (1860–1933) was an Indian Bengali-language poet, novelist, magistrate and educationist. His writings were said to have been inspired by a "Muslim renaissance". Early life and education Mohammad Mozammel Huq was born in ...

, and

. They were inspired by the

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. The Bangiya Sahitya Bisayini Mussalman Samiti which was founded 1899 in Calcutta was absorbed into the Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti in 1911. It was created by

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, a Muslim zamidar. The aim of the organization was to create a cultural awakening in the Bengali Muslim society. Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti celebrated its jubilee in April 1941 and celebrations were inaugurated by

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...

. In May 1943 the last annual conference was held. The Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti went into decline with the creation of new organisations such as the

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in 1942 in Calcutta and the

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in 1942 in Dhaka.

Publication

Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Patrika was the quarterly literary publication of the Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti. On 24 February 1918, it was decided through a meeting to start publication of the quarterly. The April issue came out in April 1918 and the last issue in April 1923. It primarily published works by Bengali Muslims but sometimes included works by Bengali Hindus. The publication often had works by Kazi Nazrul Islam.

References

1911 establishments in India Organisations based in Kolkata Pakistan Movement Bengali literary institutions {{Bangladesh-org-stub