Rafiqun Nabi
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1943 (age 70–71) Chapai Nawabganj, British Raj (now in Bangladesh) |
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 Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Ranabi |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | faculty in Dhaka University, cartoonist |
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Rafiqun Nabi (Bengali: রফিকুন নবী; also Ranabi, born in 1943) is a Bangladeshi artist and cartoonist. Nabi's most famous creation is Tokai, a character symbolizing the poor street boys of Dhaka who lives on picking things from dustbins or begging and having a knack of telling simple yet painful truths about current political and socio-economic situation of the country.
Career
Nabi was born in Nawabganj District in northwest Bangladesh in 1943.[1] He graduated from Pogose School, Dhaka.[citation needed] He enrolled in the Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts (later renamed as Institute of Fine Arts under Dhaka University).[1] There, he studied under the supervision of artists like Zainul Abedin and Quamrul Hassan. Nabi received a scholarship from the Asia Foundation between 1962-64.[citation needed] After his graduation, he joined the institute as a faculty.[citation needed] He went to Athens and studied art between 1973-1976 under a scholarship from the Government of Greece.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rafiqun Nabi". Bengal Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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