PORICHOY (TV Magazine #54.3)

Poet Shamsur Rahman talks about his first printed poem "1949" and his relation with the great Bangladeshi painter Hamidur Rahman designer of Bangladeshi language martyrs monument "SHAHID MINAR". SHAHID MINAR: The Monument is the symbol of Bangladesh Nationalism. It was built to commemorate the martyrs of historic Language Movement of 1952. Although this movement was apparently for the recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of the then Pakistan, it was in fact, the first outburst of popular feelings against unpopular and autocratic government. All subsequent movements in Bangladesh leading to its independence in 1971, owe their origin to this movement and, therefore, this monument has become a place of pilgrimage for 120 million Bangladeshis. About the show: PORICHOY is a bridge between two cultures, depicting real world life experiences of ordinary Canadians and Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada. The program airs every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 9 p.m. (Dhaka time), on STV us which is the first Bangla satellite television from USA, and is rebroadcast every Tuesday noon Dhaka time. Director: Saiful Wadud Helal. Host: Anika Hossain. A Midea 1 and Mira Media production. http://www.youtube.com/porichoy http://homepage.mac.com/saiful/porichoy.htm http://homepage.mac.com/saiful/wadud.htm

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