Zainul Abedin

Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, the founding father of Bangladeshi art, is widely reputed [সুবিজ্ঞাত] for his Bengal ‘Famine Sketches’. Through a series of sketches, he depicted [রূপায়িত] extremely [অত্যন্ত] shocking pictures with human compassion [দয়া]. He developed a knack [দক্ষতা] for drawing and painting when he was a high school student. He graduated with the first position in first class in 1938. He was appointed teacher of the Art School while he was still a student there and later attended the Slade School of Arts, London. His 65-foot long scroll portraying heightened the non-cooperation movement against the Pakistan regime [শাসন]. He organized Nabanna exhibition [প্রদর্শনী] which is a milestone [মাইলফলক] in demanding cultural [সাংস্কৃতিক] and political freedom. His dynamic style of work is evident [স্পষ্ট] in a 30 foot long scroll painting of devastating [ভয়াবহ] cyclone of 1970 called Manpura. He designed the pages of Constitution [সংবিধান] of Bangladesh. He founded the Folk Art Museum at Sonargoan, and also Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala in Mymensingh in 1975. The river Brahmaputra has a significant [গুরুত্বপূর্ণ] role in his paintings and a source of inspiration [অনুপ্রেরণা] all through his career. He was awarded by the Governor’s Gold Medal in an all-India exhibition in 1938. During his life time, he produced a series of brush and ink drawings, which later became iconic [আদর্শ] images of human sufferings.