Quamrul hassan biography of mahatma
Celebrating the Patriotism and Artistic Legacy of Quamrul Hassan.
Quamrul hassan biography of mahatma
Quamrul Hassan
Bengali artist (1921-1988)
Quamrul Hassan (Bengali: কামরুল হাসান; 1921–1988) was a Bangladeshi artist. Hassan is referred to in Bangladesh as Potua,[1] a word usually associated with folk artists, due to his down to earth style yet very modern in nature as he always added Cubism other than the folk style to his artworks.
In addition to his artistic legacy, two of Hassan's work have come to be part of Bangladesh's political history. The first of this is a monstrous rendition of Yahya Khan, the Pakistani president who ordered genocide in Bangladesh.
Quamrul hassan biography of mahatma gandhi
The second was just before his death, mocking the then dictator of Bangladesh, Hossain Mohammad Ershad. This sketch was titled Desh aaj bisshobeheyar khoppre (Our land is now in the hand of the champion of shamelessness).[1]
Early life
Hassan was born in Kolkata on 2 December 1921.[2] His father, Muhammad Hashim, was superintendent of the a local Graveyard.
He belonged to a conserv