Sanskriti Sangsad was a cultural organization of Dhaka University. It was renamed to Dhaka Vishwavidyalay Sangskriti Sangsad during its lifetime.

History

Sanskriti Sangsad was established in as left-wing secular cultural organization inspired by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. It was founded by Anwarul Azim, Hasan Hafizur Rahman, Khan Sarwar Murshid,

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, and Obaidullah Khan. Khan Sarwar Murshid was the founding President and the founding General Secretary

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. On 4 September 1951, the organization presented its debut play, an adaption of ''Jabanbandi'' by

Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Farid ...

. This was the first play in Dhaka University to have female students perform in it. Aside from holding plays it hosted literary conferences and discussions. It help programs marking the birthdays of famous Bengali writers such as Kazi Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore, and

Sukanta Bhattacharya Sukanta Bhattacharya ( bn, সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet ...

. It was closely aligned with the East Pakistan Students Union, a left-wing students group. In , internal divisions and infighting led to the breakup of East Pakistan Students Union and the Sanskriti Sangsad subsequently divided as well. The organization went defunct soon after.

References

1951 establishments in East Bengal Organisations based in Dhaka Bengali literary institutions {{Bangladesh-org-stub