Family members and fellow writers remembered renowned author Shawkat Osman on his 15th death anniversary on Tuesday at
Sufia Kamal auditorium of the National Museum.
A short film was also screened at the programme.
The programme was organised by Kotha Shilpi Shawkat Osman Smrity Parisad. Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu attended the programme as the chief guest. Science and Technology minister and also son of Shawkat Osman, Yafes Osman, cultural affairs secretary Ranajit Kumar Biswas, professor Bulbul Osman, professor Rafiq Ullah Khan, and others also attended the programme as guests. Language hero Ahmed Rafiq presided over the programme.
Yafes Osman shared with the attendees that Shawkat Osman was a good father, an evergreen man vibrant with energy. He was sincere and uncompromising in terms of serving humanity; however, he was also a man of humour who did not hold back in creating laughter even by making fun of himself.
The other speakers observed that Osman was always a voice for the oppressed. As a stern humanist, he was also against religious fundamentalism and all sorts of discriminations. They called upon the youth to treat Osman as an ideal example, a role model.
Earlier, a short film titled Ucche Srobar Uccha Bilash, directed by Ja-Nesar Osman, another son of Shawkat Osman, was screened. The film upholds the right of the day-wagers through the symbolic illustration of a horse toiling for a hackney carriage.
Born as Sheikh Azizur Rahman, novelist and a short story writer Shawkat Osman (1917 – 1998) was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal in 1917 and completed his graduation at Xavier’s College, Calcutta in 1938. He completed his MA in Bengali literature from University of Calcutta in 1941. His novels like Boni Adam, Janani, Kritadaser Hasi, Samagam, and other are considered as classics of Bangla literature.
For his literary works, he received numerous awards including Independence Day Award, Ekushey Padak, President Award and Bangla Academy Award.
-With New Age input
