Gholam Sarwar Husseini
Gholam Sarwar Husseini | |
|---|---|
গোলাম সারোয়ার হুসেইনী | |
 Husseini's residence known as the Dayra Sharif | |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Political party | Krishak Praja Party |
| Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1937–1945 | |
| Succeeded by | Fazlul Karim[1] |
| Constituency | Ramganj cum Raipur |
Shah Syed Gholam Sarwar Hosseini (Bengali: শাহ সৈয়দ গোলাম সারোয়ার হুসেইনী) was a Bengali politician and the hereditary Pir of Daira Sharif in Noakhali, Bengal Presidency.
Family[edit]
Sarwar was from a prominent Bengali Muslim family of Sufi pirs who were based in Dayra Sharif in Shyampur, present-day Ramganj, Lakshmipur District. His ancestor was a Syed who originally settled in Raipur, arriving from Delhi.[2] Golam Sarwar's father and grandfather were known as pious people and followed strict religious rites. They were hereditary servants of Diyara Sharif of Shampur. Diyara Sharif was considered a holy place by all Hindus and Muslims in the area.
Career[edit]
He was an elected member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly,[3] representing the radical or "extremist" wing of the Krishak Sramik Party.[4] He was elected as a lawmaker in 1937 but lost in 6 September 1946, being unseated by an All-India Muslim League candidate.[5][6]
Controversy[edit]
It is stated that Hosseini played an important role in the 1946 Noakhali riots.[5][6][7] Ghulam Sarwar Hussaini and his followers started preparing the stage for the massacre by spreading provocative speeches in various rallies. Noakhali was a remote area as it was inhabited by many canals and rivers. He called on the persecuted Biharis in Noakhali. To this end he created a force to provide the Biharis with security and accommodation. It was known as the Miyar Fauj (Miah's Army মিয়ার ফৌজ). On the morning of October 10, he sent a letter to Rajendralal Chowdhury through the Chowkidar and offered to discuss the matter. But when Rajendralal did not respond, Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar Hussaini called a rally of his loyal devotees and Muslims at Shahpur Bazar in the morning. There he highlighted the position of the Muslims at that time and called for the overthrow of the Hindu zamindars. Chittaranjan Roy Chowdhury, the zamindar of Raipur, could not accept the growing political power of the Muslims in Noakhali from the very beginning. With this Muhammad Golam Sarwar Hussaini started a conflict with him. However, Sarwar was sheltering the Biharis as well as making political efforts to stop the riots in Bihar and Calcutta. But the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League did not respond to his efforts. He wrote letters to everyone and wanted a solution to indiscriminate killings. No one played a strong role in the solution and he was very disappointed.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Reed, Sir Stanley, ed. (1947). The Indian Year Book.
- ^ Singh, Dinesh Chandra (1993). নোয়াখালীর মাটি ও মানুষ (in Bengali). Dīneśacandra Siṃha. p. 20.
- ^ Batabyal, Rakesh (2005). Communalism in Bengal: From Famine to Noakhali, 1943–47. New Delhi: Sage Publications. p. 305. ISBN 0-7619-3335-2.
- ^ Roy, Anwesha (2018). Making peace, making riots : communalism and communal violence, Bengal 1940-1947. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 119. ISBN 9781108673129.
- ^ a b নোয়াখালীতে গান্ধী: সাম্প্রদায়িক হত্যাযজ্ঞের রক্তাক্ত অধ্যায়. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Moslem Leader Arrested. LONDON. The Border Morning Mail, Fraiday, 25 October 1946, Australia". Somoy TV.
- ^ হিন্দু-মুসলিম দাঙ্গা থামাতেই নোয়াখালী আসেন মহাত্মা গান্ধী. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ AH Rubel, নোয়াখালী দাঙ্গা (Bengali)
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