Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi ( bn, বাংলাদেশ উদীচী শিল্পীগোষ্ঠী) is the largest cultural organisation in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. The organisation's goal is the struggle to build what it deems a just, free, and equal society. It was organised in East Pakistan by revolutionary novelists

Satyen Sen Satyen Sen ( bn, সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh. Early life Satyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen. He passed the entranc ...

, Ranesh Das Gupta along with numerous youths in 1968, and through 1971 it operated a cultural campaign. At the opening of the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

, its members fought for independence. In 2013, the organisation was awarded the

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 ...

, the country's most prestigious award.Udichi's anniversary celebration across the country
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{{Reflist 1968 establishments in East Pakistan Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Cultural organisations based in Bangladesh