About Shawkat Osman
Lived 1917 – 1998 (aged 81). Shawkat Osman was a Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani novelist, writer and translator.
Sheikh Azizur Rahman (; 2 January 1917 – 14 May 1998), known as Shawkat Osman , was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, the Ekushey Padak in 1983 and the Independence Day Award in 1997.
Early life and education Shawkat Osman was born as Sheikh Azizur Rahman on 2 January 1917 to Sheikh Muhammad Yahya and Guljan Begum. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim Sheikh family from the village of SabalSinghapur, Hugli, West Bengal (সবল সিংহপুর, হুগলি, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ). He began his education at the local maktab and then enrolled at the Calcutta Alia Madrasa. However, he later transferred to the St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta where he received his BA in politics in 1938, and MA in Bengali in 1941.
Awards Bangla Academy Literary Award (1962) Adamjee Literary Award (1966) President Award (1967) Ekushey Padak (1983) Mahbubullah Foundation Prize (1983) Muktadhara Literary Award (1991) Independence Day Award (1997)
Literary works
Novels
Short stories
Dramas
Memoires
Kalratri Khandachitra (1986) Swajan Sangram (1986)
Children literature
Translation
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Who was Shawkat Osman?
Bangladeshi writer
When was Shawkat Osman born?
Shawkat Osman was born on 2 January 1917 in Chinsurah.
When did Shawkat Osman die?
Shawkat Osman died on 14 May 1998 in Dhaka.
What was Shawkat Osman's occupation?
Shawkat Osman was a novelist, writer and translator.
What nationality was Shawkat Osman?
Shawkat Osman was Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani.
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