Sarder Jayenuddin

Sardar Jainuddin (1 March 1918 – 22 December 1986) was a Bangladeshi novelist.[1][2][3] He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1967 and Ekushey Padak in 1994 posthumously.[4][5]

Sardar Jainuddin
সরদার জয়েনুদ্দিন
Born(1918-03-01)1 March 1918
Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died22 December 1986(1986-12-22) (aged 68)
NationalityBangladeshi
Awardsfull list

Early life

Jainuddin was born in Kamarhati village, Sujanagar, Pabna District in 1918.[1]

Awards
  • Adamjee Literature Award (Adamjee Sahitya Puroskar), 1968
  • Bangla Academy Award, 1968
  • Silver Medal, Frankfurt International Book Fair, 1974–75
  • Bank Award – Children Literature (Bank Puroskar Shishu Sahitya), 1981
  • Agrani Bank Award – Children Literature (Agrani Bank Puroskar- Shishu Shahitya) – 1982
  • Ekushey Padak (Posthumous), 1994.
  • He was also awarded "Tamghaye Imtiaz" award in early 1971 by the then Pakistan Government. But he refused the award in support of the non-cooperation movement called by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March 1971.

Works

Career
  • 1941-47: British Indian Army, during second world war, as Quarter Master Habildar. He left the job on 31-10-47 (Released) and came to his own country East Pakistan. He tried to do some business with the money he got from the service, but it did not work.
  • 1948: Manager Mukul, a journal for the youth (Kishore Potrika)
  • 1948-51: As assistant in the Advertisement section of the Daily Pakistan Observer
  • 1949: Publisher and Manager Chandrabindu a fortnightly published paper
  • 1950: Publisher and Manager of a monthly paper Mukti
  • 1951-55: Manager, Advertisement section, Daily Sangbad
  • 1955-56: Editor "Shaheen" and “Sitara" two fortnightly published paper for children and youth
  • 1956-57: Director, Printer and publisher of an English literature paper "The Republic", published quarterly (every three months)
  • 1958: Manager, Advertisement section, The Daily Ittafaq
  • 1959: Deputy General Manager, The Daily Ittehad
  • 1959: General Secretary of Titas Publication Society (Titas Prokashony Sangstha)
  • 1960: Inspector, Eastern Federal Insurance Company.
  • 1961-64: Assistant Publication Officer, Bangla Academy
  • 1964: Research Officer, National Book Centre of Pakistan
  • 1966: Assistant Director, National Book Centre of Pakistan
  • 1972-78: Director, Jatiyo Grantho Kendro (former National Book Center of Pakistan was converted to Jatio Grantho Kendro after Independence of Bangladesh)
  • 1978-80: Senior Specialist Textbook Board (till retirement)

Novels
  • Adiganta (1958)
  • Pannamoti (1965)
  • Neel Rong Rokto (1965)
  • Onek Surger Asha (1967)
  • Begum Shefali Mirza (1968)
  • Shrimoti Ka o Kha Ebong Shriman Taleb Ali (1973)
  • Bidhosto Roder Dheu (1975)
  • Kodom Alider Bari (1989)

Short story collections
  • Nayan Dhuli – 7 stories (1952)
  • Birkonthir Biye – 12 stories (1955)
  • Khorossrot – 11 stories (1956)
  • Oshtoprohor – 14 stories (1971)
  • Bela Banarjeer Prem – 10 stories (1973)
  • Matir Kachakachi – 10 stories (2010)
  • Children-Youth Literature
  • Obak Obhijan (1964)
  • Ulta Rajar Deshe (1970)
  • Tukur Bhugal Path (1979)
  • Amra Tomader Bhulbo Na (1981)

Poetry
  • Sadar Jainuddin er Chara – 56 poems (1990)

Translation
  • Folk Tales of Asia – Part IV (Asiar Lok Kahini, Choturtha Vag), Translated in Bengali from English version, (1990)

Samagra
  • Golpo Samagra (2006)
  • Kishore Samagra (2010)

Personal life

Jayenuddin's son, Zia Ahmed, was a major general in Bangladesh Army and former chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[6]

References
  1. Huq, Mohammad Daniul (2012). "Jainuddin, Sardar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Huq, Mohammad Daniul; Rahman, Aminur (27 June 2014). "Bangla literature through ages (part 4 of 7)". The New Nation. Dhaka.
  3. Kabir, Ahmed (1989). Sarder Jainuddin. Dhaka: Bangla Academy.
  4. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. Rahman, Md. Mahmudur (2008). Boi. Dhaka: Jatiyo Grantho Kendro.
  6. Staff Correspondent (2012-09-11). "BTRC chief Zia Ahmed passes away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-17.


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