Today is the 44th anniversary of the death of Ekushey Padak-winning dancer and dance director Gauhar Jamil.
Born at Sirajdikhan in Munshiganj in 1925, Gauhar Jamil made immense contribution to the dance arena.
Gaujar Jamil was drawn to dance from a young age. He received dance lessons such as 鈥楤haratnatyam鈥�, 鈥楰athakali鈥� and 鈥楰athak鈥� from various renowned teachers, including Uday Shankar, Sharbashree Maruthappa Pillai, Bal Keshta Menon, Ramnarayan Mitra and Bhaskar Dev.
He taught at the Bulbul Lalitakala Academy, Qamrunnessa School and others before founding the Jago Art Centre along with his wife Rawshan Jamil in Swamibagh in 1959.
Gauhar Jamil choreographed many dance dramas, including 鈥楽amanya Kshati鈥�, 鈥楢narkali鈥�, 鈥楤ichar鈥�, 鈥楰anchan Mala鈥�, 鈥業tihaser Ekti Pata鈥�, and 鈥楥hhiyattarer Manwantar鈥�.
He also choreographed short dance productions such as 鈥楯humur鈥�, 鈥楰rishan-Krishani鈥�, 鈥楯ele鈥�, 鈥楽apure鈥� and 鈥楴abanna鈥�.
He received Ekushey Padak posthumously in 1981. Besides, the Bangladesh government issued a postage stamp of Gauhar Jamil in 2001.
Gauhar Jamil succumbed to a road accident on September 21, 1980.
