Rahija Khanam Jhunu

Rahija Khanam Jhunu
Rahija Khanam Jhunu
Born	21 June 1943 ; Manikganj , Bengal Presidency , British India (now Bangladesh )
Died	26 November 2017 (aged 74) ; Dhaka , Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Dancer

Rahija Khanam Jhunu (21 June 1943 ? 26 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi dancer. ^[1]^[2] She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1990 by the Government of Bangladesh . ^[3]

Education and career [ edit ]

Jhunu got admitted at the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) in 1956. ^[2] She performed in dance-drama "Chirokaler Bondhutto" at a program in honor of the then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai who was visiting. She joined BAFA as an instructor in 1960 and became its principal in 1998. ^[2]

Jhunu's notable students include Lubna Marium, Zinat Barkatullah, Shamim Ara Nipa , Sohel Rahman, Shaju Ahmed and Sadia Islam Mou . ^[2]

Works [ edit ]

Dance drama

Nakshi Kanthar Math
Chirokaler Bondhutto
Surjomukhi Nodi
Uttoroner Deshe
Hajar Tarer Beena
The Malady

Books

Nrityoshilpo
Nrityer Ruprekha ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ "Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy" . Prothom Alo . 2016-04-28 . Retrieved 2017-11-27 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away" . The Daily Star . 2017-11-28 . Retrieved 2017-11-27 .
^ ????? ?????????? ????????? [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .

[1] "Dance festival at Shilpakala Academy" . Prothom Alo . 2016-04-28 . Retrieved 2017-11-27 .

[pass-2] "Eminent dancer Rahija Khanam Jhunu passes away" . The Daily Star . 2017-11-28 . Retrieved 2017-11-27 .

[ekushey-3] ????? ?????????? ????????? [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh . Retrieved 23 August 2017 .

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