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Bulbul Chowdhury (Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury) was born on 1 January, 1919 in Chunati village, Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India (Former Satkania Upazila, Chittagong (present Lohagara Upazila), Bangladesh), is a Bulbul Chowdhury real name Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury. Discover Bulbul Chowdhury's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old?

Popular As Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury
Occupation Artist/Dancer
Age 35 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 1 January, 1919
Birthday 1 January
Birthplace Chunati village, Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India (Former Satkania Upazila, Chittagong (present Lohagara Upazila), Bangladesh)
Date of death 17 May, 1954
Died Place Kolkata, India
Nationality India

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Who Is Bulbul Chowdhury's Wife?

His wife is Begum Afroza Bulbul

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Children Shahid, Nargis, Fareed

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1919

Bulbul Chowdhury (1 January 1919 – 17 May 1954), real name Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury, was a Bengali dancer of British India, and later East Pakistan.

He is primarily regarded as a pioneer of modern dance in Bangladesh, as a founding figure of dance among the conservative Muslim community.

Chowdhury was born in Chunati village Under Satkania Upazila in what is now Lohagara Upazila, Chittagong, on 1 January 1919.

His father, Mohammed Azamullah, was an inspector (later promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police) in the then Bengal Police Service during British Reign.

His maternal grandfather, Munshi Fazar Ali Dewan, was a lawyer of Calcutta High Court who also practiced at Chittagong.

Chowdhury was home tutored in Arabic and Persian.

1934

Later he would attend the Howrah Primary School, and the Manikganj High School from where he matriculated in 1934.

1936

He earned IA from Calcutta Presidency College in 1936.

He got his break in 1936, when he was given the chance to perform with danseuse Sadhana Bose in the Rabindra Nritya Natya Kach O Devajani.

To avoid the conservative gaze of contemporary conservative Muslims, he took the pseudonym Bulbul Chowdhury.

1937

In 1937, he also helped in founding the Oriental Fine Arts Association.

1938

He had later earned Bachelor of Arts degree from the Scottish Church College in 1938, and Master of Arts in arts from the University of Calcutta in 1943.

During the course of his secondary and graduate education in Calcutta, he came in contact with reputed artists, like Santosh Chandra, the sarod player, the composer Timir Baran Bhattacharya, and dancers Uday Shankar and Sadhana Bose.

These contacts spurred his desire to excel as a dancer.

1940

Following the outbreak of the World War II, in January 1940, Chowdhury came to Dhaka with his troupe and performed a number of dance dramas.

1941

Back in Calcutta, he established Calcutta Culture Centre on 31 March 1941.

1942

Chowdhury wrote a novel Prachi which was published in 1942.

He also wrote a number of short stories.

Chowdhury was married to Afroza Bulbul Chowdhury.

She was a dancer and actress.

1943

During the World War II, he moved to Chittagong and worked at different places from 1943 to 1947.

1949

Chowdhury was declared as the National Dancer of Pakistan in 1949.

By situating dance as part of the Mughal tradition, he challenged conservative Muslim attitudes towards dance, and helped in making dance gain social respectability and popularity.

1950

During 1950–1952, he performed in dance concerts in the unified Pakistan.

1953

In 1953, with his troupe, he visited Europe in countries including Britain, Ireland, Holland, Belgium and France.

1954

On 17 May 1954, at the age of 35, Chowdhury died from cancer in Calcutta.

1955

After his death, Afroza, Chowdhury's wife, founded the Bulbul Institute of Culture in Karachi and the Bulbul Academy for Fine Arts (BAFA) in Dhaka on 17 May 1955.

BAFA is also known as Bulbul Lalitakala Academy.

It is an institution of fine arts that was established in popularizing dance among conservative Bengali Muslims.

Afroza wrote Sundor Ei Prithibi Amar, a memoir on Chowdhury.

1959

Chowdhury was honored posthumously with Pride of Performance award by the Pakistan government in 1959 and Independence Day Award by the Bangladesh government in 1984.

1990

She died in 1990.