Nurul Momen
| Nurul Momen | |
|---|---|
| Native name | নুরুল মোমেন |
| Born |
25 November 1908 Alphadanga (presently in Faridpur), Jessore, Bangladesh |
| Died | 16 February 1990 (aged 81) Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Natyaguru |
| Alma mater |
University of Dhaka University of Calcutta University of London |
| Occupation | Playwright, writer, educationist, theatre director |
| Notable work | Nemesis · Rupantor |
| Spouse(s) | Amena Momen (d. 1993) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards |
Bangla Academy Award (1961) Ekushey Padak (1978) |
| Website | tukunmomen |
Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was the trailblazer polymath born in Bangladesh, who has introduced the nation to world class international culture and simultaneously founded the progressive, modern Bangla culture by contributing as the pioneer playwright, director, litterateur, educator, broadcast & television personality, orator, intellectual, essayist, humorist, cultural organizer, film maker, child litterateur, poet, translator and social worker. He served as a faculty member in the capacities of professor and dean at the faculty of Law in the University of Dhaka. He also served as a lawyer. He is called "Father of Bangladeshi theatre" and "Natyaguru of Bangladesh." 'Natyaguru' (Alternative English spelling, "Natto guru") is a Bangla, Sanskrit, and Hindi word. Roughly translated it carries the meaning, something like, " The grand teacher or best expert of drama and theatre".
Malcolm Muggeridge and Graham Greene called him "The Guru of Bengali Theatre". The Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a direct favorite student of the Natyaguru at the Department of Law in Dhaka University. Sheikh Mujib told Nurul Momen, "Sir, as you were the Sikhkhyaguru of me in the classroom; You are the Natyaguru of Bangladesh on the Stage". Natyaguru Nurul Momen was one of those rare personalities who induced Bangabandhu to cherish Bengali nationalism, which was already strong in him, and infused into him the basic qualities of love for Bangla culture, literature & theatre; which eventually led this famous student of his, to lead the independence of Bangladesh.
Momen was born on 25 November 1908. His father was Nurul Arefin, a physician and Zamindar (Land Lord) in Alfadanga, of the then Jessore district. (After the partition of India, from 1947, Alphadanga is in Faridpur district.) He went to primary school in Calcutta and was admitted in 1916 into Khulna Zila School. At the age of ten he wrote his first poem, Shondhya (Evening), in the same verse as Tagore's Shonar Tory. In 1919 it was published in the then famous journal Dhrubotara. In 1920, he was enrolled in the Dhaka Muslim High School where he resided in the Dafrin Hostel. After matriculation with distinctions in 1924, he studied at Dhaka Intermediate College. Passing intermediate, he enrolled for a BA at the newly established Dhaka University in 1926.
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