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Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman

アブ・タイヤーブ・ムハンマド・アニスッザマン

Abu Tayyab Muhammad Anisuzzaman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-02-18 （Basirhat, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India）
Died
2020-05-14 （Dhaka, Bangladesh） age 83
Nationality
Bangladeshi
Languages
Bengali, English
Religion
Islam (later secular humanist)
Residence History
Basirhat (birthplace) → Khulna (moved after 1947 Partition) → Dhaka (long-term residence)

Career

Occupations
academic, activist, author, administrator
Active Years
1950-2020
Affiliations
University of Dhaka, University of Chittagong, Bangla Academy (President), Nazrul Institute (Chairman of Trustee Board)
Influenced By
Muhammad Shahidullah, Muhammad Abdul Hye, Munier Chowdhury

Education

University of Dhaka
Faculty of Arts / Bengali
Degree: Bachelor
Period: 1952–1956
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Bachelor's degree in Bengali
University of Dhaka
Faculty of Arts / Bengali
Degree: Master
Period: 1956–1957
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Master's degree in Bengali
University of Dhaka
Graduate School of Arts / Bengali
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1957–1962
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Completed Ph.D. in 1962
University of Chicago (post-doctoral fellow)
Research fellow
Period: 1964–1965
Country: United States
Post-doctoral fellowship
University of London (Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow)
Research fellow
Period: 1974–1975
Country: United Kingdom
Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship

Awards

Bangla Academy Literary Award (for research)
1970
Category: 研究
Organization: Bangla Academy
Result: 受賞
Ekushey Padak (for contribution to education)
1985
Category: 国家賞
Organization: Government of Bangladesh
Result: 受賞
Ananda Puraskar
1994
Work: Oitijjher Ongikar (series of 14 cassettes)
Organization: Ananda (Ananda Publishers)
Result: 受賞
Honorary D.Lit
2005
Category: 名誉学位
Organization: Rabindra Bharati University
Result: 授与
Sarojini Basu Award
2008
Organization: University of Calcutta
Result: 受賞
Pandit Iswarchandra Vidyasagar Gold Plaque
2011
Organization: Asiatic Society of Kolkata
Result: 受賞
Padma Bhushan
2014
Category: 文学・教育への貢献
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Independence Day Award (for literature)
2015
Category: 国家賞
Organization: Government of Bangladesh
Result: 受賞
Nilkanta Sarkar Gold Medal
Organization: University of Dhaka
Result: 受賞
Dawood Prize for Literature
Organization: Pakistan Writers' Guild
Result: 受賞
Star Lifetime Award
2016
Category: 功労賞
Organization: The Daily Star (Star Lifetime Award)
Result: 受賞
Ananda Puraskar (for autobiography)
2017
Work: Bipula Prithibi (Autobiography)
Category: 自伝
Organization: Ananda (Ananda Publishers)
Result: 受賞
Jagattarini Medal
Organization: University of Calcutta
Result: 受賞
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal
2018
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
SAARC Literature Award
2019
Category: 地域文学賞
Organization: SAARC
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Muslim Manos O Bangla Sahitya

1964 scholarship

A scholarly study examining Bengali literature from the perspective of Muslim identity.

religion and literatureidentity

Munir Chowdhury

1975 biography/study

A study/biography of the playwright Munier Chowdhury.

biographyliterary history

Swaruper Sandhane

1976 criticism

A collection of criticism exploring the nature of literature and identity.

existenceliterary theory

Aamar Ekattor

1997 memoir/history

Personal recollections and reflections on the 1971 Liberation War.

warhistory

Kaal Nirobodhi

2003 autobiographical essays

A collection of autobiographical essays recording personal history and literary views.

autobiographyviews on literature

Bibliography

  • Muslim Manos O Bangla Sahitya (1964)
  • Munir Chowdhury (1975)
  • Swaruper Sandhane (1976)
  • Adharo Sotoker Bangla Cithi (1983)
  • Purono Bangla Gadya (1984)
  • Factory correspondence and other Bengali Documents in the India office Library and Records (1981)
  • Creativity, Identity and Reality (1991)
  • Cultural Pluralism (1993)
  • Identity, Religion and Recent history (1995)
  • Aamar Ekattor (1997)
  • Muktijudho Ebong Tarpor (1998)
  • Aamar Chokh (1999)
  • Bangali Nari: Sahittye o Somaje (2000)
  • Kaal Nirobodhi (2003)
  • Bipula Prithibi (Autobiography)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly and analyticalclear and persuasive criticism
Recurring Motifs
language and identityreligion and secularismnationalism and history

Health

  • multi-organ failure
    2020-05 (最終期)
    Reported as the immediate cause of death
  • COVID-19 (posthumously positive)
    2020-05
    Test returned positive after death; burial was conducted according to COVID-19 guidelines.

Legacy

Anisuzzaman was a prominent scholar of Bengali literature who significantly influenced education and cultural policy. He served multiple terms as president of the Bangla Academy and contributed to the nation's cultural and educational development, receiving numerous honors and recognition as a public intellectual.

Academic Societies

  • Bangla Academy
  • Asiatic Society (influence)

Archives

  • University of Dhaka library/archives (possible holdings)
  • India Office Records (holds some Bengali documents referenced)

Trivia

  • Served on the Planning Commission of the government during the 1971 Liberation War.
  • Inducted as a National Professor by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.
  • Served multiple terms as president of the Bangla Academy (last term 2012–2020).
  • Awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2014.
  • Posthumously tested positive for COVID-19 and was buried at Azimpur Graveyard.