Samarjit Roy Chowdhury (10 February 1937 – 9 October 2022) was a Bangladeshi painter. He was awarded
Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born on 10 February 1937 in
Comilla District
Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to t ...
. In 1960 he graduated in Graphic Design from the Government Art Institute (later Faculty of Fine Art,
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
). There he was guided by
Zainul Abedin,
Quamrul Hassan and others.
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Career
Chowdhury joined the faculty of Dhaka University and worked for 43 years and retired as Professor in 2003.[
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Personal life and death
Chowdhury died in Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
on 9 October 2022, at the age of 85.
Awards
* 1st Prize in the Pakistan Textile Design Competition (1960)
* East Pakistan Railway Timetable Cover Design Prize (1960)
* Ekushey Padak (2014)
References
1937 births
2022 deaths
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
University of Dhaka alumni
University of Dhaka faculty
People from Comilla District
20th-century Bangladeshi painters
21st-century Bangladeshi painters
Bangladeshi male artists
20th-century male artists
21st-century male artists
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