Raja was born on December 1854 in Lakshmansree, now Sunamganj to a Bengali Muslimzamindar family. His father was Dewan Ali Raja, the grandson of Birendraram Singhadev. His great-grandfather later converted from Hinduism to Islam and changed his name to Dewan Raja Babu Khan.[3][4] Hason Raja's mother was Hurmat Jahan Bibi, the last and fifth wife of Dewan Ali Raja Chowdhury of Kauriya. Hurmat was previously a widow after the death of her former husband, Muhammad Asim Chowdhury. Hason Raja spent most of his childhood in Lakshmansree with his mother as his father married widow of his first cousin late Amir Baksh Chowdhury who was living at Lahshmansree (Sunamganj) the most north-eastern part of now Bangladesh. His father started on and off living in Lakshmanshree of Sunamganj, 33 miles away from Rampasha, for at least three or four months of the year. Ali supervised and managed his wife's properties at Lakshmansree. That is why Lakshmansree was his birthplace of the poet.[5]
The death of Raja's elder half-brother, Ubaidur Raja, followed by the death of his father (in about 40 days gap), put the power and responsibility of the whole family upon Hason Raja at a very young age.[6] His sister Sahifa Bano would also become a poet, the first female poet from Sylhet; she wrote in the Urdu language.[7]
Later lifeedit
Raja practiced Sufism.[3] Raja established schools and religious centres like mosques and he is said to have been widely engaged in charities within his immediate communities. He donated vast land properties for the well-being of the people. He was interested in the well-being and protection of birds and animal life. He spent a large quantity of his money on those lives. The 12 June 1897 Assam earthquake was one of the biggest earthquakes that occurred in the Assam and Sylhet area. The largest known Indian interpolate earthquake (at 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale) resulted in the destruction of structures over much of the Plateau and surrounding areas, and caused widespread liquefaction and flooding in the Brahmaputra and Sylhet floodplains. He found out many of his kin and relatives as well as his people wounded and killed. His thatched house was fully damaged. He lost many of his tamed birds and animals.[8]
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Grave of RajaHason Raja Museum, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Raja died on 6 December 1922.[note 1] Two museums were established in his name in two places. One, Hason Raja Museum sponsored by "Hason Raja Museum Trust" at Sunamganj[10] at his birthplace, Lokkonshri, Sunamganj, and another, Museum of Rajas' at RajaKunjo, Sylhet, sponsored by "Educationist Dewan Talibur Raja Trust".[6]
In popular cultureedit
In 2002, the film Hason Raja was released, detailing his life and times, where Raja was played by Helal Khan. It was reported by Washington Bangla Radio in May 2013, that an epic Bengali feature film Hason Raja is under production, based on the life and music of Raja played by Mithun Chakraborty, directed by Ruhul Amin, and produced by Galaxy Films between UK, India and Bangladesh.[14] In 2017, the film was released.
Raja's songs are collected in books Hason Udas and Shaukhin Bahar[2] A volume called Hason Raja Samagra was also published. It contained 500 poems and songs.[15]
Critical responseedit
Author Humayun Ahmed brought Hason Raja's work in limelight again in modern days after using Raja's various popular folk songs in his movies and television dramas.[16][17] Author Rabindranath Tagore quoted on Hason Raja, 'We realise it through admiration and love, through hope that soars beyond the actual, beyond our own span of life into an endless time wherein we live of all men.' and 'It is a village poet of East Bengal who preaches in a song the philosophical doctrine that the universe has its reality in its relation to the Person.'[18]
Notesedit
^Sources vary regarding the month and day of his death. Banglapedia (Second edition) says he died in November.[2] The Hason Raja Museum Trust, Dewan Muhammed Azrof and Dhaka Tribune say he died on 6 December.[9][10][11]Banglapedia (First edition) says he died on 7 December.[12]The Daily Star says he died on 8 December.[13]
Referencesedit
^খাতুন চৌধুরী, রাবেয়া (1993). সিলেটের কাব্য সাধনা (in Bengali). p. 101.
^"Humayun Ahmed's musical creations under spotlight". The Daily Star. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^"Humayun's Love For Music". Daily Sun. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^Rabindranath Tagore, "The Religion of Man: The Man of My Heart, Being The Hibbert Lectures for 1930", The MacMillan Company, New-York, 1931
Further readingedit
Raja, Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar (2006). Museum of Rajas' [Hason Raja Museum] (in Bengali). Sylhet, Bangladesh: Educationist Dewan Talibur Raja Trust.
Raja, Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar (2009) [First published 2000]. Hason Raja Shomogro হাছনরাজা সমগ্র [Hason Raja's Oeuvre] (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Pathak Shamabesh. ISBN978-9848120323.
External linksedit
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For the films see Hason Raja 2002 film and Hason Raja 2017 film Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury or simply known as Hason Raja Bengali হ সন র জ 21 December 1854 6 December 1922 was a Bengali mystic poet and songwriter from Sylhet Bengal Presidency now Bangladesh 2 His unique style of music made him one of the most prominent figures in Bengali folk culture Hason Rajaহ সন র জ BornDewan Hason Raja Chowdhury 1854 12 21 21 December 1854Sunamganj Bengal British IndiaDied6 December 1922 1922 12 06 aged 67 Sylhet Assam British IndiaOccupation s Raja Musician songwriter mystic and poetChildren4RelativesDewan Taimur Raja Chowdhury grandson Dewan Mohammad Azraf grandson 1 Dewan Shamsul Abedin great grandson Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Later life 1 3 Death 2 In popular culture 3 Critical response 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Raja was born on December 1854 in Lakshmansree now Sunamganj to a Bengali Muslim zamindar family His father was Dewan Ali Raja the grandson of Birendraram Singhadev His great grandfather later converted from Hinduism to Islam and changed his name to Dewan Raja Babu Khan 3 4 Hason Raja s mother was Hurmat Jahan Bibi the last and fifth wife of Dewan Ali Raja Chowdhury of Kauriya Hurmat was previously a widow after the death of her former husband Muhammad Asim Chowdhury Hason Raja spent most of his childhood in Lakshmansree with his mother as his father married widow of his first cousin late Amir Baksh Chowdhury who was living at Lahshmansree Sunamganj the most north eastern part of now Bangladesh His father started on and off living in Lakshmanshree of Sunamganj 33 miles away from Rampasha for at least three or four months of the year Ali supervised and managed his wife s properties at Lakshmansree That is why Lakshmansree was his birthplace of the poet 5 The death of Raja s elder half brother Ubaidur Raja followed by the death of his father in about 40 days gap put the power and responsibility of the whole family upon Hason Raja at a very young age 6 His sister Sahifa Bano would also become a poet the first female poet from Sylhet she wrote in the Urdu language 7 Later life edit Raja practiced Sufism 3 Raja established schools and religious centres like mosques and he is said to have been widely engaged in charities within his immediate communities He donated vast land properties for the well being of the people He was interested in the well being and protection of birds and animal life He spent a large quantity of his money on those lives The 12 June 1897 Assam earthquake was one of the biggest earthquakes that occurred in the Assam and Sylhet area The largest known Indian interpolate earthquake at 8 0 on the moment magnitude scale resulted in the destruction of structures over much of the Plateau and surrounding areas and caused widespread liquefaction and flooding in the Brahmaputra and Sylhet floodplains He found out many of his kin and relatives as well as his people wounded and killed His thatched house was fully damaged He lost many of his tamed birds and animals 8 Death edit nbsp Grave of Raja nbsp Hason Raja Museum Sylhet Bangladesh Raja died on 6 December 1922 note 1 Two museums were established in his name in two places One Hason Raja Museum sponsored by Hason Raja Museum Trust at Sunamganj 10 at his birthplace Lokkonshri Sunamganj and another Museum of Rajas at RajaKunjo Sylhet sponsored by Educationist Dewan Talibur Raja Trust 6 In popular culture editIn 2002 the film Hason Raja was released detailing his life and times where Raja was played by Helal Khan It was reported by Washington Bangla Radio in May 2013 that an epic Bengali feature film Hason Raja is under production based on the life and music of Raja played by Mithun Chakraborty directed by Ruhul Amin and produced by Galaxy Films between UK India and Bangladesh 14 In 2017 the film was released Raja s songs are collected in books Hason Udas and Shaukhin Bahar 2 A volume called Hason Raja Samagra was also published It contained 500 poems and songs 15 Critical response editAuthor Humayun Ahmed brought Hason Raja s work in limelight again in modern days after using Raja s various popular folk songs in his movies and television dramas 16 17 Author Rabindranath Tagore quoted on Hason Raja We realise it through admiration and love through hope that soars beyond the actual beyond our own span of life into an endless time wherein we live of all men and It is a village poet of East Bengal who preaches in a song the philosophical doctrine that the universe has its reality in its relation to the Person 18 Notes edit Sources vary regarding the month and day of his death Banglapedia Second edition says he died in November 2 The Hason Raja Museum Trust Dewan Muhammed Azrof and Dhaka Tribune say he died on 6 December 9 10 11 Banglapedia First edition says he died on 7 December 12 The Daily Star says he died on 8 December 13 References edit খ ত ন চ ধ র র ব য 1993 স ল ট র ক ব য স ধন in Bengali p 101 a b c Tasiqul Islam 2012 Hasan Raja In Sirajul Islam Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 29 April 2024 a b Hasan Raja Banglapedia en banglapedia org Retrieved 8 November 2020 BanglaAcademy Publication Jan1998 Prashanga Hason Raja book Moromio Kobi Hason Raja ProvathKumarShorma openlibrary org books OL24244644M Loker Raja Hason Raja a b Hason Raja Sylhoti multiply com 21 November 2007 Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 20 November 2010 Husam Shamshad ব ল স হ ত য স ল ট Thikana in Bengali Khan Bahadur Dewan Ganiur Raja Din Panjika Manuscript Diary Sunamganj 1932 BanglaAcademy Publication Jan1998 Prashanga Hason Raja book Dewan Hason Raja DewanMuhammedAzrof a b Hason Raja Hason Raja Trust Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 6 December 1922 Hason Raja s 92nd death anniversary today Dhaka Tribune 6 December 2014 Hason died on December 6 1922 Tasiqul Islam Hasan Raja Banglapedia First edition Archived from the original on 20 December 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2013 He died on 7 December 1922 Musical programme on Hason Raja on Banglavision The Star 6 December 2009 Archived from the original on 2 February 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Hason Raja died on December 8 1922 Uddin Romuz 8 May 2013 Interview Film Maker Ruhul Amin on HASON RAJA Bangla Movie Starring Mithun Chakraborty and Raima Sen Washington Bangla Radio Washington Archived from the original on 14 February 2022 Retrieved 1 May 2015 Mahammad Deoyan Ed Hasan Raja Samagra Humayun Ahmed s musical creations under spotlight The Daily Star 18 July 2014 Retrieved 20 December 2017 Humayun s Love For Music Daily Sun Retrieved 20 December 2017 Rabindranath Tagore The Religion of Man The Man of My Heart Being The Hibbert Lectures for 1930 The MacMillan Company New York 1931Further reading editRaja Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar 2006 Museum of Rajas Hason Raja Museum in Bengali Sylhet Bangladesh Educationist Dewan Talibur Raja Trust Raja Dewan Mohammad Tasawwar 2009 First published 2000 Hason Raja Shomogro হ ছনর জ সমগ র Hason Raja s Oeuvre in Bengali Dhaka Bangladesh Pathak Shamabesh ISBN 978 9848120323 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hason Raja Hason Raja Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hason Raja amp oldid 1221359526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
