Syed Abu Rushd Matinuddin (known by his pen name Abu Rushd, 25 December 1919 – 23 February 2010) was a Bangladeshi writer.

Early life and career

Rushd started his career as an English lecturer in

Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College (HMC) began on 1 August 1836 as the New Hooghly College. It was established by Muhammad Mohsin, who also started other colleges. On its 100th anniversary it was renamed Hooghly Mohsin College. It became affiliated to Univer ...

. He moved to England in 1951 for studying English literature at the

Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth-oldest college of the un ...

. He later taught English in Kolkata Islamia College,

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree. History Having begun ...

Rajshahi College Rajshahi College ( bn, রাজশাহী কলেজ ''Rajshahi Kôlej'') is the third oldest institution of higher education in Bangladesh. Established in 1873 in Rajshahi city, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka Col ...

and

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University ( JU) is a publicly funded university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the only fully residential university in Bangladesh. It operated as a project until 1973, when the 'Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act' w ...

. He retired from Jahangirnagar University in 1982.

Works

Rushd's first publication was a collection of short stories in 1939. In addition to six novels, he wrote 50 short stories, and a three-volume autobiography. Also, he was adept at translating literary works, both from

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

to English and English to Bengali, including Shakespeare's poems. Moreover, he was a regular columnist for four Bangladeshi newspapers, writing opinion pieces. Rushd translated some poems and songs of

Lalon Lalon ( bn, লালন; 14 October 1772 – 17 October 1890), also known as Lalon Shah, Lalon Fakir, Shahji and titled Fakir, Shah, was a prominent Bengali spiritual leader, philosopher, mystic poet and social reformer. Regarded as an icon of ...

to English in 1964.

Novels

* ''Elomelo'' (This and That, 1946) * ''Samne Notun Din'' (A New Day Ahead, 1951) * ''Doba Holo Dighi'' (Pool becomes Lake, 1960) * ''Nongor'' (Anchor, 1967) * ''Onishchito Ragini'' (The Unsure Tune, 1969) * ''Sthagita Dwip'' (The Aborted Island, 1974)

Awards

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

(1963) *

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

(1963) *Habib Bank Award (1970) *

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 ...

(1981) *

Adamjee Literary Award Adamjee Literary Award, also known as Adamjee Prize, is a literary award bestowed by the government of Pakistan. It is presented by the president. The award seeks to recognize those people who have made "meritorious contribution" to the literature ...

*Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1992) *Alakta Literary Award (1992) *Bangla Sahitya Parisad Award (1993) *Sher-e-Bangla Gold Award (1992) *Lekhika Sangha Award (1992) *Rotary Club Award (1995) *Chattagram Sangskriti Kendro Farrukh Memorial Award (1999)

Personal life

Abu Rushd-CSK Farrukh Memorial Awarded Person 1999

Rush was married to Azija Rushd. His brother,

Rashid Karim Rashid Karim (14 August 1925 – 26 November 2011) was a Bangladeshi novelist. Early life and career Karim was born in Kolkata, West Bengal in 1925. He completed his BA from the Calcutta Islamia College (now Maulana Azad College), an affiliat ...

, was a novelist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rushd, Abu 1919 births 2010 deaths Bengali-language writers Bangladeshi male novelists Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Academic staff of Jahangirnagar University Academic staff of Dhaka College Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Place of death missing Recipients of the Adamjee Literary Award Dhaka College alumni Pakistani writers Pakistani expatriates in the United Kingdom Writers from Kolkata