Barisal Correspondent :
Two-day long Zainul festival was started in Barisal on Wednesday.
Charukala Barisal, the only fine arts institute in the city, organised the programme on occasion of the 101’st birth anniversary of the renowned artist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.
On the first day an exhibition of 60 paintings and 70 dolls was inaugurated by Artist and Engineer Moinul Abedin, son of the Shilpacharaya, at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall.
Besides Charukala Barisal Shilpalaya, an art gallery at Charukala Barisal was inaugurated by Artist Shamsul Alam Azad, principal of Narayanganj Charukala Institute.
Among others Sculptor Aminul Hasan, Artist Dr. Kazi Mozammel Hossain, cultural activists Advocate S M Iqbal, Shanti Das, Shuvangkar Chakraborty were present in the programmes.
A painting competition for children and juveniles also held on this occasion.
A discussion programme on the life and achievements of the Shilpacharya and reception to Artist Jagonnath Dey also arranged with Dr. Gazi Md. Saifuzzaman as chief guest arranged on this occasion.
Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976), the renowned Bangladeshi painter got the break through in 1944 with his Famine Series paintings of 1943.
After partition Zainul moved to Pakistan. In 1948 he helped establish the Institute of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts) at Dhaka University.
After liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, Zainul became the founding father of Bangladeshi modern art. He was given the title Shilpacharya (Great Teacher of the Arts) in Bangladesh for his artistic and visionary qualities.
Jibanananda remembered
Two-day long ‘Jibanananda Mela’ to observe 117th birth anniversary of Poet Jibanananda Das started at Barisal Government Brojo Mohun College Ground on Wednesday calling for more study and research on life and achievements of the poet. The fair was organized by ‘Uttoran’, the cultural organization of the college students, with the programmes including rally, discussion meeting, book fair and cultural functions on the same premises. Prof. Md. Ziaul Huq, chairman Barisal Education Board, inaugurated the program while Prof. S M Imanul Hakim, principal of the college, attended as the chief guest.
The programme was addressed among others by Prof. Shah Sazeda, Prof. Kaium Uddin and others.
On other hand Jatiya Kabita Parishad Barisal unit and Jibanananda Das Academy, jointly organized a programme in Poet Jibanananda Memorial Hall at the parental house of the poet on Kobi Jibanananda Das Sarak on the same day.
This programme included placing flower wreath at the portrait of the poet, recitation of poetry and discussion by Tapankar Chakrabarti, Moshtaq Al Mehedi, Kazi Shelina, Partha Sarathi and others.
Speakers of the both programmes said works of Jibanananda Das, is to be felt with the sense of time and history encountering references to olden period and places, events and personalities, rather than merely read or heard. Participant of the programmes also called for implementation of the Dhanshiri River eco park project, excavation of the river, establishing museum, memorials and sculptures of the poet in places connected with his life, works and memories, more study and research on his achievements.
They demanded immediate removal of the dustbin constructed by Barisal City Corporation in front of the paternal house of the Poet . Mentionable Jibanananda Das born in 17 February 1899, died on 22 October 1954; eight days after he was hit by a tramcar.
