Kazi Abdul Wadud

Kazi Abdul Wadud (; 26 April 1894 - 19 May 1970) was a Bengali essayist, prominent critic, dramatist and biographer. He was born into a lower-middle-class family, in larger Faridpur (present) Rajbari, Pangsha. His father's name was Kazi Sagiruddin.

Early life and education Abdul Wadud was born on 26 April 1894 to a Bengali family of Muslim Kazis in the village of Bagmara in Pangsha, Goalanda subdivision, Faridpur district, Bengal Presidency in present-day Bangladesh. He was the son of railway station master Kazi Syed Husain and a relative of Qazi Motahar Hossain. His forefathers had arrived to Mughal Bengal from Western Asia during the reign of Emperor Jahangir, designated as Islamic court judges.

Academic life

In 1913, he passed matriculation from Dhaka Collegiate School. Then he passed l.A. and B.A. from Presidency College, Kolkata. In 1919 he completed an M.A. in economics from Calcutta University.

Contributions

In 1926, he founded Muslim Sahitto Somaj in Dhaka and he also led the Buddhir Mukti (rising up from ignorance) movement with some young writers. His newspaper Shikha helped to increase the growth of the movement. Sayed Abdul hossen and Qazi Motahar Hossain also joined this movement. Kazi Abdul Wadud was closely related with the Bengali Muslim literary movement.

Career He took a job with Calcutta textbook board. In 1920 he joined the Dacca Intermediate College (now Dhaka College) as a professor of literature because it was very rare to find a graduate post in Bengali. After 1947, Dhaka University proposed him for teaching but he got more opportunities for writing in Calcutta and stayed there for the remainder of his life.

Marriage In 1916, he married his uncle's eldest daughter, Jamila Khatun. She died in 1954.

Essays Saswoto Bongo Somaj O Sahitto

Others books Mir poribar (story), 1918 Nodibokshe(Novel), unknown date Robindro kabbo pattho(Criticism), Bengali 1334 AD Torun (A collection of story and short dramas) Kolkata, Bengali 1355 A.D. Poth o bipoth(Drama) Bengali 1346 Nazrul prothiva(Criticism), 1949 Azad(Novel), 1948 Creative Bengal (a translation of Bengali essays), 1950 Pobitro Quraner Prothom part (torjoma) Bengali 1337 Adt

Awards In 1970, he got "Shisir kumar award"

Quotation "I don't want poverty for man, I want that which is great prosperity."