Talim Hossain (29 October 1918 – 21 February 1999) was a Bangladeshi poet. He was the founder of Nazrul Academy in Dhaka. He was the editor of the literary magazine '' Mahe Nao'' in the 1960s. He was awarded

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 1982 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 ...

for his contribution to Bengali literature.

Career

Hossain was a

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exponent. Along with musician Sudhin Das, he took the initiative to formulate Swaralipi of

Nazrul Sangeet Nazrul Sangeet ( bn, নজরুল সঙ্গীত), also Nazrul Geeti ( bn, নজরুল গীতি; ), refers to the songs written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul Geeti incorporate revolut ...

for the first time. He wrote books including "Dishari", "Shahin" and "Nuher Jahaj". A 500-page complete works of Hossain, "Kavita Samagra", was released in 1999. A foundation by Hossain, "Poet Talim Hossain Trust", awards researchers and practitioners on Nazrul annually since 1998.

Personal life

He was born in

Badalgachhi Upazila Badalgacchi ( bn, বদলগাছি) is a Upazila of Naogaon District in Bangladesh. It consists of 36,614 households and has a total area of . Geography Badalgacchi is located at Demographics According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Badalgac ...

Naogaon District Naogaon District ( bn, নওগাঁ, Nôugã) is a district in northern Bangladesh, part of the Rajshahi Division. It is named after its headquarters, the city of Naogaon in Naogaon Sadar Upazila. Demographics According to the 2022 Census ...

. Hossain was married to writer Mafruha Chowdhury. They had three daughters,

Shabnam Mustari Shabnam Mustari is a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 and Nazrul Award in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh. Her notable songs include `"Laili Tomar Esheche Phiria"`, `"Amai Nohe Go Bhalobasho Mor Gaan"`, ...

, Parvin Mustari and Yasmin Mustari. They are all Nazrul Sangeet singers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Talim 1918 births 1999 deaths Bangladeshi male poets Recipients of the Ekushey Padak 20th-century Bangladeshi poets 20th-century male writers