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Jasim Uddin

Born

in Faridpur , Bangladesh

January 01, 1903

Died

March 13, 1976

Genre

Poetry, Music, Memoir, Autobiography, Children's

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Jasimuddin (Bangla: জসীম উদদীন; full name: Jasimuddin Mollah) was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi (The Rural Poet), for his faithful rendition of Bengali folklore in his works.

He obtained his BA degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta in 1929 and his MA in 1931. From 1931 to 1937, Jasimuddin worked with Dinesh Chandra Sen as a collector of folk literature. Jasimuddin is one of the compilers of Purbo-Bongo Gitika (Ballads of East Bengal). He collected more than 10,000 folk songs, some of which has been included in his song compilations Jari Gaan and Murshida Gaan. He also wrote voluminously on the interpretation and philosophy of Be Jasimuddin (Bangla: জসীম উদদীন; full name: Jasimuddin Mollah) was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi (The Rural Poet), for his faithful rendition of Bengali folklore in his works.

He obtained his BA degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta in 1929 and his MA in 1931. From 1931 to 1937, Jasimuddin worked with Dinesh Chandra Sen as a collector of folk literature. Jasimuddin is one of the compilers of Purbo-Bongo Gitika (Ballads of East Bengal). He collected more than 10,000 folk songs, some of which has been included in his song compilations Jari Gaan and Murshida Gaan. He also wrote voluminously on the interpretation and philosophy of Bengali folklore.

Jasimuddin started writing poems at an early age. As a college student, he wrote the celebrated poem Kabar (The Grave), a very simple tone to obtain family-religion and tragedy. The poem was placed in the entrance Bengali textbook while he was still a student of Calcutta University.

Jasimuddin is noted for his depiction of rural life and nature from the viewpoint of rural people. This had earned him fame as Polli Kobi (the rural poet). The structure and content of his poetry bears a strong flavor of Bengal folklore. His Nokshi Kanthar Maath (Field of the Embroidered Quilt) is considered a masterpiece and has been translated into many different languages.

Jasimuddin also composed numerous songs in the tradition of rural Bengal. His collaboration[4] with Abbas Uddin, the most popular folk singer of Bengal, produced some of the gems of Bengali folk music, especially of Bhatiali genre. Jasimuddin also wrote some modern songs for the radio. He was influenced by his neighbor, poet Golam Mostofa, to write Islamic songs too. Later, during the liberation war of Bangladesh, he wrote some patriotic songs.

Jasimuddin died on 13 March 1976 and was buried near his ancestral home at Gobindapur, Faridpur. A fortnightly festival known as Jasim Mela is observed at Gobindapur each year in January commemorating the birthday of Jasimuddin. A residential hall of the University of Dhaka bears his name.

He was honored with President's Award for Pride of Performance, Pakistan (1958), DLitt. by Rabindra Bharati University, India (1969) Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh (1976), Independence Day Award (1978).
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	নক্সী কাঁথার মাঠ by Jasim Uddin, Zainul Abedin (Cover), Hashem Khan (Illustrator) 4.62 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1929 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	বাঙ্গালীর হাসির গল্প ১ (বাঙ্গালীর হাসির গল্প #1) 4.29 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	বাঙ্গালীর হাসির গল্প ২ (বাঙ্গালীর হাসির গল্প #2) 4.27 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1964	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	সোজন বাদিয়ার ঘাট 4.39 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1933 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	জীবন কথা 4.61 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ঠাকুরবাড়ির আঙিনায় 4.09 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	চলে মুসাফির 3.90 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	বোবা কাহিনী 4.33 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1964	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	রাখালী 4.21 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1927 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	কবর 4.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1925	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“পার্থক্যের জন্যই মানুষ মানুষের বন্ধু হয়। আমার ভিতরে যাহা নাই তাই আমরা অপরের নিকটে পাইয়া তাহার সঙ্গে বন্ধুত্ব করি।”
― Jasim Uddin, চলে মুসাফির

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“হিজলের বনে, ফুলের আখরে, লিখিয়া রঙিন চিঠি,
নিরালা বাদলে ভাসাইয়া দিয়াছে, না জানি কোন দিঠি।”
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“কিন্তু সব ভালো লাগাই তো জীবনে চিরস্থায়ী হইয়া থাকে না। শুধুমাত্র কল্পনার জগতে সেইসব ঘটনাকে মেলিয়া ধরিয়া কিঞ্চিৎ সুখ অনুভব করা যায়। ইহাই কি কম সৌভাগ্য!”
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