Kazi Sabyasachi
Bengali elocutionist
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Kazi Sabyasachi (9 October 1928 – 2 March 1979)[1][2] was a Bengali elocutionist. He was the third son of the national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam.[3]
Kazi Sabyasachi | |
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কাজী সব্যসাচী | |
| Born | 9 October 1928 |
| Died | 2 March 1979 (aged 50) Dacca, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Recitation |
| Spouses | Uma Kazi |
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| Family | Kazi family of Churulia |
Sabyasachi came to fame in the 1960s and '70s as a reciter.[4] In 1966, he became the first to record the recitation of Bidrohi, a poem by Nazrul Islam.[3][1]
Early life and family
Sabyasachi was born on 9 October 1928 to Nazrul Islam and Pramila Devi.[3] His family traced their origins to the Burdwan district in West Bengal. Sabyasachi had three brothers, Krishna Mohammad (d. 1924), Arindam Khaled Bulbul (d. 1929), and Kazi Aniruddha (d. 1974).[5] Sabyasachi was married to Uma Kazi (d. 2020).[6] Together they had two daughters, Khilkhil Kazi and Mistee Kazi, and, a son, Babul Kazi (d. 2025).[7][5][8]
Legacy
In 2012, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh initiated the Kazi Sabyasachi Memorial Award for two elocutionists - one from Bangladesh and one from India.[3][1] Recipients of the award include: 2012 - Kazi Abu Zafar Siddique;[9] 2016 - Soumitra Chatterjee and Kazi Arif.
