Kazi Abdul Odud
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Kazi Abdul Odud (Bengali: কাজী আব্দুল ওদুদ) is a Bengali author.He championed the Buddhir Mukti Andolon.
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[edit] Life
Kazi Abdul Odud was born in 1894 at his mother's village Jagannathpur in the district of Nadia(now Kushtia). His father's name is Kazi Syed Hossain and his home is at the village Bagmara of the district Faridpur.
He passed entrance from Dhaka Collegiate School.
He passed B.A. from Presidency College, Calcutta in 1917.
In 1919 he got an M.A. in Economics from Calcutta University.
He was appointed a lecturer of Bangla at Dhaka Intermediate College in 1920.
[edit] Literary career
[edit] Personality
Kazi Abdul Odud was a faithful muslim as well as a Bengali by heart. He didn't accept the state Pakistan from heart. He permanently moved to Calcutta after the birth of Pakistan and never visited East Pakistan(now Bangladesh) again.
Throughout his life he championed the freedom of thought.
[edit] Bibliography
Kazi Abdul Odud wrote many books. His books represent the diversity of his interest.A brief bibliography follows:
[edit] Essays
- Kabiguru Göethe ( vols. 1 & 2)
- Shashwata Banga
