Julhas Uddin Ahmed

Ustad Julhas Uddin Ahmed (10 November 1933 – 24 September 2021)[1] was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer and teacher.[2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his special contribution in Nazrul Geeti by the government of Bangladesh in 2017.[4]

Julhas Uddin Ahmed
জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ
Born(1933-11-10)10 November 1933
Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died24 September 2021(2021-09-24) (aged 87)
Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationSinger
AwardsEkushey Padak (2017)

Early life

Ahmed was born on 10 November 1933 at Baraikhali village in Sreenagar Upazila, Munshiganj District of the then British India (now Bangladesh) to Yehair Ali Bepari and Hasna Begum.[2] He was the youngest among 9 children of the couple. He lost his eyesight at the age of two suffering from smallpox.[2]

Career

In 1949, Ahmed was sent to Kolkata by his elder brother Farhad Hossain for studying in music. There he was first trained by Chinmoy Lahiri and then by Tarapada Chakraborty for five years in classical music. He returned to East Pakistan in 1955.[2] A year later in 1956, again he went to Kolkata and started practicing classical music with Ustad Amir Khan, Omkarnath Thakur, Nissar Hussain Khan and Ghulam Ali.[2]

From 1961 to 1975, he was a regular Nazrul Geeti performer at Radio of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh Betar). After the independence of Bangladesh, he joined as the head of the Nazrul Geeti program in Bangladesh Television and retired in 1975.[2]

Personal life and death

Ahmed never married.[1] He died on 24 September 2021 from Dengue fever.[1]

Awards and recognition

References
  1. ডেঙ্গু আক্রান্ত হয়ে একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত শিল্পী জুলহাস উদ্দিনের মৃত্যু. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. বিস্মৃত নজরুলসঙ্গীত সাধক জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ. jugantor.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. সম্মাননা নিলেন ওস্তাদ জুলহাস উদ্দিন আহমেদ. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "Ekushey Padak announced". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. "Ustad Julhas Uddin to receive lifetime achievement award". New Age. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. "17 receive Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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