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Anniversary

Shawkat Osman tributed

Harun ur Rashid
The 5th death anniversary of the great litterateur observed
ON his last birthday celebration when he was alive, he wrote to the younger generation, 'It's impossible to return from where I'll go this time, but remember that my love (like the crab that can move forwards and backwards) is always there for you.' It has been five years now that he has gone to that land of'no-return'. The person was one of Bangladesh's most important litterateurs Shawkat Osman.
Shawkat Osman Parishad observed the fifth death anniversary of the eminent novelist on May 14 at the Liberation War Museum auditorium. A number of literary and cultural personalities, and some family members of Shawkat Osman paid their tribute to the great man and reminisced their acquaintance with him.
Shawkat Osman lived a very hard life always struggling against poverty but never surrendering to its pressure. But his literary taste and sensitive mind made him always feel for the poor. Some brilliant pieces of novels ever written in Bangla came out through his pen.
It is interesting to note that 'Shawkat Osman' was not his real name-he was named Sheikh Azizur Rahman. In fact, some earlier writings came under this paternal name. But at a time he felt he needed a different name, for there had already been a poet of that name. Regarding his penname he once told that there might have been an indirect connection to one of his elder sisters named Sufia Khatun. This sister of his was in favour of naming him Shawkat Ali. Later, while taking the penname, he just added the Osman-part.
Among his most important works are novels Boni Adorn, Janoni, Kritodash-er Hashi, Jahannam Hoitey Biday, Jalangi, Rajshakkhi, Pitripurusher Paap, and Ilajpurush. He also wrote a few books of poems like Nijoshwo Shangbad-data Prerito, Sheikher Shambora, and collections of short-stories like Pinjrapole, Shabek Kahini, Janmo Jodi Tobo Bangey, Puraton Khanjar. He was also a famous writer among children with his great creation Oten
S h a h e b e r Bungalow, Mosquitophone, Khudey Socialist etc.
The speakers at the event, however, expressed their regret that his last writings entitled Rahanama has not yet been published even after five years of his death. The piece was first published in installments in the Daily Janakantha. It is kind of his autobiography.
Poet Nasir Ahmed described Shawkat Osman as an emblem of
independent man who also knew to respect others' liberty. Nasir recollected the event of his adapting Osman's novel Dui Shainikinto a TV drama-serial for BTV. He said that Osman gave him every liberty to make changes necessary for the adaptation. Nasir informed that Shawkat Osman watched all the episodes ofthe serial.
Shawkat Osman was a man of secularity fighting all through his life against any sort of communalism. Once on a book he presented to poet Nasir Ahmed wrote, 'It is sad that one has to be a Muslim or Hindu before one is a human being.' He had to spend a very bitter time during his last days when he was threatened by the religious zealots for his secular ideas and beliefs.
Freedom fighter Abir Ahad had the most surprising gift for the nation as he gave three unpublished rhymes by Shawkat Osman in his own handwriting. Certainly these three manuscripts would be of interest for people.
Earlier Shawkat Osman Parishad placed floral wreath on Osman's grave at the Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard at Mirpur.