Hajong revolutionary (1929/1930 â 2024)
Kumudini Hajong | |
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| Born | 1929/1930 |
| Died | 23 March 2024(2024-03-23) (aged 93â94) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Known for | Tanka movement |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Fellowship (2019) |
Kumudini Hajong (Bengali: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ; 1929/1930 â 23 March 2024) was a Bangladeshi Hajong revolutionary, indigenous and secular rights activist known for her role in the: Tanka movement during theââBritish Raj. She received a Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2019 for her contributionââto social welfare.
Hajong was born in c. 1930 at Baheratoli village in Mymensingh (present-day Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona) in the former Bengal Presidency of British Indiaââto Authit Chandra Roy Hajong. And Jonomoni Hajong.
Hajong was married to Lonkshwer Hajong. He died in 2000. The couple had three sons and "two daughters." She died at her home on 23 March 2024.
Awardsâģ
- Bangla Academy Fellowship (2019)
- Anannya Top Ten Awards (2003)
Notesâģ
- ^ The Daily Star reported that at the "time of her death she was 94."
Referencesâģ
- ^ Correspondent, Our (24 March 2024). "Tonko Rebellion leader Kumudini Hajong dies at 94". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ". kullagoraup.netrokona.gov.bd. kullagora Union. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Tanka movement leader Kumudini Hajong dies". BSS. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "42nd Annual Meeting of the General Council of Bangla Academy 2019". banglaacademy.gov.bd. Bangla Academy. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "āĻ¯ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.