Sarkar was born as Harez Uddin[5] on September 10, 1921, in Bagatipara, Natore.[6] When he was just five months old, his father died.[7] After the incident, he moved to Bausha village with his mother and grandfather. He was admitted to a local school, but could not continue his study due to his family's financial troubles.[8] Though his passion for studying and reading books did not ebb.
He started to work with the theatre artists in his area. He also developed a habit of buying books from local libraries as well. Within a short time Polan became fluent in Bangla and was hired to write legal deeds, keeping meeting minutes and business agreements.[9]
Deathedit
Polan Sarkar died on March 1, 2019.The 98 year old had been suffering from old age problems. He died surrounded by his loved ones at his home of Bausha village in Bagha,Rajshahi.
Referencesedit
^Moloy Bhoumik (7 November 2013). পলান সরকারের সঙ্গে কিছু সময়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^"Polan Sarkar passes away | The Daily Star". The Daily Star. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
^"'Walking library' reaches out to the poor". The Straits Times. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018. - "Polan Sarkar, Bangladesh: igniting a passion for books". Impact Journalism Day 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^"Polan Sarkar will not distribute books anymore". RTV. 1 Mar 2019.
^Abdullah Al Dulal. "The life and legacy of Polan Sarkar". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
^Priyanshi Mathur. "Polan Sarkar - The Man Known As The Walking Library of Bangladesh Passes Away At The Age of 98". www.indiatimes.com. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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polan, sarkar, september, 1921, march, 2019, bangladeshi, social, activist, received, ekushey, padak, social, service, from, government, bangladesh, 2011, started, social, movement, distributing, books, free, known, alor, ferrywala, distributor, light, পল, সরক. Polan Sarkar 10 September 1921 1 March 2019 1 2 was a Bangladeshi social activist 3 He received the Ekushey Padak for social service from the Government of Bangladesh in 2011 He started a social movement of distributing books for free He is known as Alor Ferrywala the distributor of light 4 Polan Sarkarপল ন সরক রSarkar in 2013BornHarez Uddin 1921 09 10 10 September 1921Natore Bengal Presidency British IndiaDied1 March 2019 2019 03 01 aged 97 Bagha Rajshahi BangladeshNationalityBangladeshiKnown forSocial movement of distributing books for freeBiography editSarkar was born as Harez Uddin 5 on September 10 1921 in Bagatipara Natore 6 When he was just five months old his father died 7 After the incident he moved to Bausha village with his mother and grandfather He was admitted to a local school but could not continue his study due to his family s financial troubles 8 Though his passion for studying and reading books did not ebb He started to work with the theatre artists in his area He also developed a habit of buying books from local libraries as well Within a short time Polan became fluent in Bangla and was hired to write legal deeds keeping meeting minutes and business agreements 9 Death editPolan Sarkar died on March 1 2019 The 98 year old had been suffering from old age problems He died surrounded by his loved ones at his home of Bausha village in Bagha Rajshahi References edit Moloy Bhoumik 7 November 2013 পল ন সরক র র সঙ গ ক ছ সময Prothom Alo in Bengali Retrieved 8 June 2018 Polan Sarkar passes away The Daily Star The Daily Star 2019 03 01 Retrieved 2019 03 05 Walking library reaches out to the poor The Straits Times 20 September 2014 Retrieved 8 June 2018 Polan Sarkar Bangladesh igniting a passion for books Impact Journalism Day 2018 Retrieved 8 June 2018 Ekushey Padak winner Polan Sarkar dies Dhaka Tribune 2019 03 01 Retrieved 2019 03 02 Polan Sarkar passes away Daily Sun March 2 2019 Alor Ferrywala Polan Sarkar dies The Daily Observer March 2 2019 Polan Sarkar will not distribute books anymore RTV 1 Mar 2019 Abdullah Al Dulal The life and legacy of Polan Sarkar Dhaka Tribune 2019 03 01 Retrieved 2019 03 02 Priyanshi Mathur Polan Sarkar The Man Known As The Walking Library of Bangladesh Passes Away At The Age of 98 www indiatimes com 2019 03 07 Retrieved 2019 03 10 nbsp This biographical article about a Bangladeshi activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polan Sarkar amp oldid 1175488631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
