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Shawkat Osman
শওকত ওসমান
Shawkat Osman ; শওকত ওসমান
	Shawkat Osman's grave
Born	Sheikh Azizur Rahman; 1917; Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal, British India
Died	1998 (aged 80–81); Dhaka
Education	MA (Bangla)
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Notable awards	Bangla Academy Award (1962) ; Ekushey Padak (1983)
Children	Yeafesh Osman
Relatives	Sheikh Mohammad Yehia (father)

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Shawkat Osman (Template:Lang-bn; Sheikh Azizur Rahman; 1917 – 1998) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.

Early life

He was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal in 1917. His father was Sheikh Mohammad Yehia.

Education

He was educated at the Aliah University (Anglo-Persian Department), and at the St. Xavier's College, Calcutta from where he graduated in 1938. Thereafter, he would earn an MA degree in Bengali literature from the University of Calcutta in 1941.

Life

Born in what was then West Bengal, Osman migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the partition of India in 1947. He started his professional life by teaching at Dhaka College in Dhaka. He also taught at Chittagong Commerce College. He was a servant^{[clarification needed]} of Mujibnagar Government in 1971. He died in Dhaka in 1998.

His son Yeafesh Osman became the Science and Technology minister of Bangladesh in 2009

Literature

Osman's first prominent novel was Janani. Janani (Mother)is a portrait of the disintegration of a family because of the rural and urban divide. In Kritadaser Hasi (Laugh of a Slave), Osman explores the darkness of contemporary politics and reality of dictatorship.

Awards

Bangla Academy 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

4

Short stories

4

Dramas

4

Translation

4

Editation

4

Non Fiction

4

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+{{Infobox Writer
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-| name   = Shawkat Osman
+| name   = Shawkat Osman <br> শওকত ওসমান
+| birth_name =  Sheikh Azizur Rahman
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+| birth_date = 1917
+| death_date = {{death year and age|1998|1917}}
+| death_place = [[Dhaka]]
+| birth_place = Sabalsinghapur,  [[Hughli]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]]
+| relatives = Sheikh Mohammad Yehia (father)
+| children = Yeafesh Osman
+| education = [[Master of Arts|MA]] ([[Bangla]])
+| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
+| awards = [[Bangla Academy Award]] (1962) <br> [[Ekushey Padak]] (1983)
 }}
-'''Shawkat Osman''' ([[Bangla]]: শওকত ওসমান; also '''Shaukat Osman''') full-name Sheikh Azizur Rahman (1917-1998) was a [[Bangladesh]]i novelist and short story writer. He was born in Sabalsingha pur 1917 in the district of Hughli, [[West Bengal]].His father's name Sheikh Mohammad Yehia.
+'''Shawkat Osman''' ({{lang-bn|শওকত ওসমান}}; Sheikh Azizur Rahman; 1917 &ndash; 1998) was a [[Bangladesh]]i novelist and short story writer.
+==Early life==
+He was born in Sabalsinghapur, [[Hughli]], [[West Bengal]] in 1917. His father was Sheikh Mohammad Yehia.
 ==Education==
-He was educated at the [[Aliah University|Calcutta Madrassa]] (Anglo-Persian Department), and at the [[St. Xavier's College, Calcutta]] from where he graduated in 1938. Thereafter, he would earn an MA degree in Bengali literature from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1941.
+He was educated at the [[Aliah University]] (Anglo-Persian Department), and at the [[St. Xavier's College, Calcutta]] from where he graduated in 1938. Thereafter, he would earn an MA degree in Bengali literature from the [[University of Calcutta]] in 1941.
 ==Life==
-Born in what was then [[West Bengal]], Shawkat Osman migrated to [[Bangladesh]] (at that time [[East Pakistan]]) after the [[partition of India]] in 1947. He started his professional life by teaching at [[Dhaka College]] in Dhaka. He also taught at Chittagong Commerce College. He was a servant of [[Mujibnagar Government]] in 1971. He died in [[Dhaka]] in 1998.
+Born in what was then [[West Bengal]], Osman migrated to [[East Pakistan]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]) after the [[partition of India]] in 1947. He started his professional life by teaching at [[Dhaka College]] in Dhaka. He also taught at Chittagong Commerce College. He was a servant{{what}} of [[Mujibnagar Government]] in 1971. He died in [[Dhaka]] in 1998.
 His son Yeafesh Osman became the Science and Technology minister of Bangladesh in 2009
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 * Adamjee Literary Award (1966)
 * President Award (1967)
-* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1983) (A national award from Bangladesh Gov't)
+* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1983)
 * Mahbubullah Foundation Prize (1983)
 * Muktadhara Literary Award (1991)
 * [[Independence Day Award]] (1997)
-==Works==
+==Literary works==
-Novels:
+===Novels===
+{{columns-list|4|
 * Boni Adam (1943)
 * Janani(1958)
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 * Jolangi (1986)
 * Puratan Khanjar (1987)
+}}
-Short stories:
+===Short stories===
+{{columns-list|4|
 * Pinjrapol (1358 B.)
 * Junu Apa o Anyanya Galpo (1358 B.)
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 * Iswarer Protidandi(1990)
 * Bigata Kaler Galpo (1986)
+}}
-Dramas:
+===Dramas===
+{{columns-list|4|
 * Amlar Mamla (1949)
 * Taskar o Laskar (1953)
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 * Itihas Bistarito (1985)
 * Mosquitophone
+}}
-Translation:
+===Translation===
+{{columns-list|4|
-* Panchti Natak ( Translation from Molière )1965
+* Panchti Natak ( from Molière 1965)
-* Time Machine ( From H.G. Wells)1959
+* Time Machine ( from H.G. Wells 1959)
-* Panchti Kahini ( Translation from Leo Tolstoy)1959
+* Panchti Kahini ( from Leo Tolstoy 1959)
-* Spainer Chhotogalpo (1372 B.)
+* Spainer Chhotogalpo (1372)
-* Prithibir Rangomonche Manush: Santaner Swikarokti ( Amrita Pritom)1985
+* Prithibir Rangomonche Manush: Santaner Swikarokti ( Amrita Pritom 1985)
 * Nisso 1948
+}}
-Editation:
+===Editation===
+{{columns-list|4|
 * Fazlul Huquer Galpo (1983)
+}}
-Non Fiction:
+===Non Fiction===
+{{columns-list|4|
 * Samudra Nadi Samarpito (1973)
 * Sangskritir Charai Utrai (1985)
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 * Pitripurusher Pap (1986)
 * Ebong Tin Mirza (1986)
+}}
 ==See also==