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Mustafa Monwar
মুস্তফা মনোয়ার
Monwar in 2016
Born(1935-09-01)1 September 1935
Magura, Bengal Province, British India
Died29 June 2026(2026-06-29) (aged 90)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materGovernment College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
OccupationsPainter, sculptor, artist
Spouse
Mary Monwar
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(m. 1965)​
Parents
Relatives
AwardsEkushey Padak
Signature

Mustafa Monwar (1 September 1935 – 29 June 2026) was a Bangladeshi artist.[1] He was a painter, sculptor, radio performer, and professor of fine arts. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the government of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life and education

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Mustafa Monwar was born at his maternal's house in Kamalapur village, under Kadirpara Union of Sreepur thana at present, in the Magura subdivision (present-day Magura district) of Jashore district. in Magura in the then Bengal Presidency, British India, on 1 September 1935.[3][4] His ancestral home was in Monoharpur village under Shailkupa Upazila of Jhenaidah District.[5] He was the youngest of six children of poet Golam Mostofa and Jamila Khatun.[6][5] Monwar's grandfather Golam Rabbani and great-grandfather Kazi Golam Sarwar were folk poets.[7]

Monwar passed his matriculation exam from Narayanganj High School. He was also a student of Dhaka Collegiate School. He was initially admitted to the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta where he studied science. Following the advice of the author Syed Mujtaba Ali, he transferred to the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata from where he graduated obtaining the best result in his class.[8]

Career

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Monwar started his career as a lecturer at the East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts. Later, he joined the East Pakistan branch of Pakistan Television Corporation (later Bangladesh Television), as director general.[9] Later he became the director general of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy[10] and the National Media Institute. He also served as a managing director of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.[11]

Works

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Monwar at a children's show on Bangladesh Television in 1965

During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, he organized puppet shows at the refugee camps in West Bengal. He created puppet plays like Agachha (Weed), Rakkhash (Monster) and A Brave Farmer. He was known as the "Puppet Man of Bangladesh".[8] American documentary filmmaker Lear Levin visited Bangladesh to make a film on his puppets. These scenes were later added to Tareque Masud's film Muktir Gaan (1995).[12]

Monwar's television puppet show Moner Kotha ran on BTV for 12 years. It tells the story of a little girl called Parul and her seven brothers named Champa who were cursed and turned into flowers. It is based on the folklore Saat Bhai Champa.[13] He ran Dhaka-based organization Educational Puppet Development Centre (EPDC).[13]

His teleplays include The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare and Raktokorobi by Rabindranath Tagore. He showcased his own interpretations of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale, and The Ugly Duckling. He was the Bangladesh representative of the Denmark-based International Puppet Development Centre.[8]

Personal life and death

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Mustafa Monwar married Mary Monwar in 1965.[14] Together they had one daughter, Nondini Monwar and one son, Sadat Monwar, a pilot of Bangladesh Biman.[15][16] Mustafa was the maternal uncle of architect Syed Mainul Hossain, poet Farida Majid, and actress Nima Rahman.[17][18][19][20] Academy Award-winning animator Nafees Bin Zafar was his grand nephew.

After Monwar's sudden drop of oxygen level and blood pressure, he was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka on 14 June 2026.[14] He was then treated for multiple health complications in the intensive care unit.[14] He died on 29 June, at the age of 90.[21]

Awards

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  • All India Fine Arts Competition Award (1957)[8]
  • Zainul Abedin Gold Medal
  • Ekushey Padak (2004)[2]
  • Anando Bichitra Award (2004)[13]
  • The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (2017)[22]

References

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  1. ↑ "Celebrating Mustafa Monwar, artist extraordinaire". The Daily Star. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "10 awarded Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 17 February 2004. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mustafa Monwar's birthday to be celebrated Thursday". theindependentbd.com. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Many Happy Returns to Mustafa Monwar!". The Daily Star. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Cultural icon Mustafa Monwar dies at 90". Daily Sun. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "'Puppet Man of Bangladesh' Mustafa Monwar Passes Away at 90". rtvonline.com. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Mostafa, Golam". 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 28 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Mustafa Monwar". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "A family affair & the king's crown". The Daily Star. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Nashid Kamal (15 June 2003). "The Genius of Mustafa Monowar : The mentor of a generation of budding artistes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ↑ মুস্তাফা মনোয়ার [Mustafa Monwar] (in Bengali). Gunijan. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cultural activist recalls the Liberation War". The Daily Star. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "Mustafa Monwar: The modern day Geppetto : 'Painters and artistes never retire from their work'". The Daily Star. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 "Ekushey Padak-winning artist Mustafa Monwar passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  15. ↑ রূপকথার সাত ভাই চম্পার ‘পারুল’ যেভাবে হয়ে উঠল কোটি শিশুর ‘মীনা’. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eminent cultural personality Mustafa Monwar passes away". Daily Sun. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "I can still picture his ever-smiling face: Abul Hayat". The Daily Star. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Designing National Identity – Syed Mainul Hossain". 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Poet Farida Majid no more". The Daily Star. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "His constant encouragement helped me grow as an artiste: Nima Rahman". The Daily Star. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Artist Mustafa Monwar, the 'Puppet Man of Bangladesh', dies at 91". bdnews24.com. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Words from Previous Celebrating Life". The Daily Star. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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