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Sardar Fazlul Karim

Born

in Barisal, Bangladesh

May 01, 1925

Died

June 15, 2014

Genre

Philosophy, Nonfiction, Memoir

Influences

Pearl S. Buck, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ...more

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Born in a lower middle class family of Barisal in 1925, Sardar stood second at IA examination (Intermediate in Arts) but topped the first class in both his BA Honours and MA examinations in Philosophy from Dhaka University; he became a lecturer in 1946 at the age of 21. Involved in progressive politics as a student, he was an "enemy" of the then Pakistan government and in four phases spent almost the full twenty-four years of Pakistani rule in jail. Ayub Khan and Monem Khan ensured that he could never return to his teaching job during the Pakistan period. He participated in the 58-day hunger strike of political prisoners demanding humane treatment. He was elected a member of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan while in prison. Bangabandhu Shei Born in a lower middle class family of Barisal in 1925, Sardar stood second at IA examination (Intermediate in Arts) but topped the first class in both his BA Honours and MA examinations in Philosophy from Dhaka University; he became a lecturer in 1946 at the age of 21. Involved in progressive politics as a student, he was an "enemy" of the then Pakistan government and in four phases spent almost the full twenty-four years of Pakistani rule in jail. Ayub Khan and Monem Khan ensured that he could never return to his teaching job during the Pakistan period. He participated in the 58-day hunger strike of political prisoners demanding humane treatment. He was elected a member of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan while in prison. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Professor Abdur Razzak brought him back to the Dhaka University immediately after the independence of Bangladesh in 1972.

Sardar Fazlul Karim has written scholarly books on philosophy, among them being his দর্শনকোষ (Bengali Encyclopedia of Philosophy). He has translated Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau and Engels.
When Sardar was a high school student, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Pather Dabi: The Right of Way inspired him to dream of a revolution for the first time; his friend Mozammel Haq had given him the book. Young Mozammel, a political activist and journalist, died in 1965 Cairo plane crash. The book greatly influenced the teenaged Sardar. Years later he learnt that the same book had inspired Jyoti Basu to be a revolutionary. Sardar Fazlul Karim was always an obedient child and even helped his father in agricultural work.

Sardar Fazlul Karim came to Dhaka to study Intermediate in Arts (IA). He got admitted to the Government Intermediate College. Progressive students looked him up. Sardar was more a nationalist than a communist then. He brought out wallpapers and had a good personal library. Friends used to borrow books from him. Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth also influenced him. Sardar Fazlul Karim became a student of Dhaka University in 1942; he studied English for a few days but shifted to Philosophy because Haridas Bhattacharya's class lectures had attracted him. He passed his BA Honors in 1945 when the Second World War ended. The 1943's Bengal famine influenced him a lot. The communists were very active during the Bengal famine. Sardar left Socrates, Plato and Hegel in his room and travelled to remote villages with relief for the hungry! ...more

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	ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ও পূর্ববঙ্গীয় সমাজ: অধ্যাপক আবদুর রাজ্জাক-এর আলাপচারিতা 4.24 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	চল্লিশের দশকের ঢাকা 3.72 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	সেইসব দার্শনিক 2.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2010	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
	আমি মানুষ 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009	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
	আমি সরদার বলছি really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013	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
	দর্শনকোষ 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — 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
	আমি রুশো বলছি 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006	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
	সেই সে কাল: কিছুস্মৃতি কিছুকথা 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002	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
	আত্মজীবনী ও অন্যান্য 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021	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
	আমার প্রিয় মুখ 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2023 — 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

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“অধ্যাপক রাজ্জাককে আমি প্রশ্ন করলাম: আহসান মঞ্জিলের সাথে শিক্ষিতদের কিরূপ সম্পর্ক ছিলো?

রাজ্জাক সাহেব বললেন: ন্যাসেন্ট মিডল ক্লাসের একটা অংশ আহসান মঞ্জিলের সাথে একটা সম্পর্ক তৈরির চেষ্টা করেছিলো। কিন্তু ইট নেভার ওয়াজ এ ওয়ার্কিং রিলেশন। ঢাকায় ইউনিভার্সিটি যখন তৈরি হয়েছে তখন নওয়াব পরিবার ক্ষয়ের ক্রমে পৌঁছে গেছে। এদের কোনো ক্ষমতা ছিলো না মুসলমান সমাজকে ইমপেটাস দিবার। এটা ত্রিশ বছর আগে হলে দে কুড হ্যাভ প্লেইড এ রোল।

এসময়ে ঢাকা ইউনিভার্সিটি, বিশেষ করে সলিমুল্লাহ হলের প্রতিষ্ঠায় ঢাকার নওয়াবদের কোন অর্থিক বা জমির দান ছিল কি না, এ প্রশ্ন আবার উঠেছিলো। রাজ্জাক সাহেব জোরের সঙ্গে বললেন, ইউনিভার্সিটির কোনো প্রতিষ্ঠানে ঢাকার নওয়াব পরিবারের কোনো দান ছিল না।

পৃষ্ঠা ৫৩, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ও পূর্ববঙ্গীয় সমাজ, অধ্যাপক আব্দুর রাজ্জাক-এর আলাপচারিতা
লেখক: সর্দার ফজলুল করিম। চতুর্থ মুদ্রণ, জুন ২০১৪, সাহিত্য প্রকাশ”
― Sardar Fazlul Karim, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ও পূর্ববঙ্গীয় সমাজ: অধ্যাপক আবদুর রাজ্জাক-এর আলাপচারিতা

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