Ferdousi Priyabhashini
| Ferdousi Priyabhashini | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী |
| Pronunciation | Also transliterated as: Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī, Ferdousy Priyabhashini |
| Born |
19 February 1947 Khulna District, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse(s) | Ahsanullah Ahmed (m. 1972) |
| Awards | Independence Day Award (2010) |
| Website | http://ferdousypriyabhashiny.weebly.com/index.html |
Ferdousi Priyabhashini (born 19 February 1947) is a Bangladeshi sculptor.[1] She was the first one to publicly announce herself as Birangona, a term coined by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the rape victims of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[2] Government of Bangladesh awarded her Independence Day Award in 2010.
Early life and career
Priyabhashini was born on 19 February 1947 in Khulna, Bangladesh to her parents Rowshan Hasina and Syed Mahbubul Hoque.[3] 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.[4]
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.[4]
The 2015 play Jamuna draws inspiration from Priyabhashini's life and artwork.[5]
Personal life
Priyabhashini married again in 1972. Her husband is Ahsanullah Ahmed. Together they have three sons and three daughters.[3]
Exhibitions[6]
- 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,[7] 2004
- Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, 2006
- Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā,[8] 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,[9] 2013
- Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā,[10] 2015
Awards
- Hero by the Reader's Digest magazine (Dec 2004)
- Independence Day Award (2010)
- Chadernath Podok
- Ananna Shirshow Podok
- Silver Jubilee Award by YWCA
- Human Rights Award by Manabadhikar Sangstha
References
- ↑ Apurba Jahangir (March 13, 2015). "BREAKING ALL BOUNDS". The Daily Star.
- ↑ Kamran R. Chowdhury (March 11, 2015). "Bangladesh honours war heroines". Khabar South Asia.
- 1 2 "ফেরদৌসী প্রিয়ভাষিণী". Gunijan.
- 1 2 "Ferdousi Priyobhashini: Shining Past The Darkness". AmaderKotha. November 30, 2012.
- ↑ "JAMUNA: A story of unyielding spirit". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Exhibitions". Ferdousy Priyabhashini. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2004-01-01). Ferdousy Priyabhashini: in the deep days of monsoon = Emana ghanaghora barishāẏa. Dhaka: Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts.
- ↑ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2007-01-01). Branches and twigs = Sā̄khā praśākhā. Dhaka: Bengal Shilpalaya.
- ↑ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Karu Titas; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2013-01-01). Light and shadow = Raudra chāẏā: duet art exhibition.
- ↑ Pheradausī Priẏabhāshiṇī; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2015-01-01). Prelude to a monsoon evening = Nāmila Śrābaṇa sandhyā: sculpture exhibition.