Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement

The Bengali Language Movement was a political effort in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that advocated the adoption of Bengali as an official language. The movement faced violent opposition by the government before finally succeeding. Numerous songs, poems, novels and plays were written to commemorate the movement, as well as films and memoirs.

Songs

Poems

Sculpture and architecture

  • Shaheed Minar ( "Martyr Monument") in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Moder Gorob (Our Pride ) – is a sculpture situated in front of Bangla Academy building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Bhasha Smritistambha (Language Monument) – located at Deshapriya Park, Kolkata, India.
  • Bhasha Shahid Smarak (Language Martyrs Memorial) – at Ekushe Udyan park, Kolkata, India.[1]

Novels

Films

Stage play

Things named after the movement

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "WB CM inaugurates Bhasha Shahid Smarak – All India Trinamool Congress".
  2. ^ "Chitra Lahiri". www.calcuttayellowpages.com.
  3. ^ "Nothing political about Bhasha Divas function - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". www.kmcgov.in.