Ferdousi Priyabhashini (19 February 1947 – 6 March 2018) was a Bangladeshi sculptor.
She was the first one to publicly announce herself as ''
Birangona'', a term coined by
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...
for the rape victims of the
Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Government of Bangladesh awarded her
Independence Day Award in 2010.
Early life and career
Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in
Khulna
Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...
, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque.
Priyabhashini was married to an artist in 1963. She had to work in a jute mill for her family. But financial problems grew and the couple got separated in 1971.
Priyabhashini later became a sculptor. Since 1990, she has exhibited her works through exhibitions. Her first exhibition was jointly inaugurated by artist
SM Sultan and poet
Sufia Kamal, and anchored by
Syed Shamsul Haque
Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gov ...
.
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The 2015 play ''Jamuna'' draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork.
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Personal life
Priyabhashini married Ahsanullah Ahmed in 1972. Together they have three sons and three daughters.[
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Exhibitions
# Charupith, Jessore, 1991
# Bengal Foundation, Dhaka, 1994
# Jozon Art Gallery, Dhaka, 1994
# Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy, Dhaka, 1996
# Dhaka Art Centre Gallery, Dhaka, 1996
# Bangladesh National Museum, 1999
# Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2002
# Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2004
# In the Deep Days of Monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa, 2004
# Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2006
# Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā, 2007
# Dots Gallery, Dhaka, 2007
# Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, 2010
# Dhaka Art Centre, Dhaka, 2010
#Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā : duet art exhibition, 2013
#Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā,
Awards
* Independence Day Award (2010)
* ''Hero'' by the Reader's Digest magazine (2004)
* Chadernath Podok
* Ananna Shirshow Podok
* Silver Jubilee Award by YWCA
* Human Rights Award by Manabadhikar Sangstha
References
External links
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1947 births
2018 deaths
People from Khulna
Bangladeshi modern sculptors
20th-century Bangladeshi sculptors
Recipients of the Independence Award
Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy