Ismail Hossain Shiraji
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i writer
Writer
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and poet
Poet
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. He was born in Sirajganj
Sirajganj District
Sirajganj is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division .It's a beautiful district town which have a long tradition and very strong cultural trend...
in Pabna
Pabna District
Pabna District is a district in north-western Bangladesh. It is the southern most district of Rajshahi Division. Its administrative capital is eponymous Pabna town.-Geography:Pabna forms the south-east boundary of Rajshahi Division...
, East Bengal
East Bengal
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....
(now in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
). He added the suffix Shiraji in honour of his home region. He wanted a Muslim revolution and went to Turkey
Turkey
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in 1912 with a medical team during the Balkan War. His family was not well off, and he supported himself by writing and making public speeches. He was also active in politics, and was affiliated with Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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, and the Muslim League.
Poems
- Anal Prabaha (1900)
- Uchchhas (1907)
- Udbodhan (1907)
- Naba Uddipana (1907)
- Spain Bijoy Kabya (1914)
- Sangit Sanjibani (1916)
- Premanjali (1916)
- Mahashikhkha Mahakabya (vol-1 1969, vol-2 1971)
Novels
- Ray Nandini (1915)http://www.rashal.com/Syed-Ismail-Hossain-Siraji-books.htm
- Tara Bai (1916)http://www.rashal.com/Syed-Ismail-Hossain-Siraji-books.htm
- Feroza Begum (1918)http://www.rashal.com/Syed-Ismail-Hossain-Siraji-books.htm
- Nooruddin (1919)
External links
- Biography, from BanglapediaBanglapediaBanglapedia, or the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, in both Bangla and English. The print version comprises ten 500-page volumes...
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