Ahsan Habib

Ahsan Habib
Poet Ahsan Habib
Born	2 February 1917(1917-02-02) Shankarpasha , Pirojpur, Bangladesh
Died	10 July 1985(1985-07-10) (aged 68) Dhaka
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Ethnicity	Bengali
Citizenship	Bangladesh
Education	Matriculation
Occupation	Writer, Poet
Years active	1934-1985
Awards	UNESCO Literary Prize (1960-61) Bangla Academy Award (1961) Ekushey Padak (1978)

Ahsan Habib (2 February 1917 - 10 July 1985) was a popular and well-acclaimed Bangladeshi poet and a major literary figure in Bengali culture.^[1]^[2]

1 Literary works
2 Awards
3 References
4 External links

Literary works

Poems

His first book of poem was Ratri Shesh. Others:

Chhaya Horin (1962)
Shara Dupur (1964)
Ashay Boshoty (1974)
Megh Bole Choitrey Jabo (1976)
Duhate Dui Adim Pathar (1980)

For children

Josna Rater Golpo
Brsti Pade Tapur Tupur (1977)
Chutir Din Dupure 1978)

Novels

Ranee Khaler Shako (a novel for the teenagers)
Aronno Neelima

Awards

Ahsan Habib received several awards for his literary achievements,^[2] including:

UNESCO Literary Prize (1960–61)
Bangla Academy Award (1961)
Adamjee Literary Prize (1964)
Nasiruddin Gold Medal (1977)
Ekushey Padak (1978)
Jatiya (National) Padak
Abul Mansur Ahmed Memorial Prize (1980)
Abul Kalam Memorial Prize (1984)

References

^ "Ekushey Grantha Mela". The Daily Star. http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2009/02/03/ekushey.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
^ ^a ^b "Ahsan Habib". Banglapedia. http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/H_0003.HTM. Retrieved 2009-10-06.

External links

Guha, Bimal. Article on Ahsan Habib, Banglapedia

Persondata
Name	Habib, Ahsan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 February 1917
Place of birth	Shankarpasha , Pirojpur, Bangladesh
Date of death	10 July 1985
Place of death	Dhaka