1. Farrukh Ahmad is commonly known as the poet of the Muslim renaissance, as many of his poems embody the spirit of resurrection in the hearts of the colonised Muslims of Bengal.
10 Facts About Farrukh Ahmad
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Farrukh Ahmad's grandmother gave him the daak naam of Ramzan, as his birth coincided with the month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.
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Farrukh Ahmad was the second son of police inspector Khan Sahib Syed Hatem Ali and Begum Roushan Akhter.
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Farrukh Ahmad graduated from Khulna Zilla School in 1937 and did his IA from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939.
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Farrukh Ahmad then enrolled at the prestigious Scottish Church College to pursue a BA in philosophy and English literature, but was unable to his complete studies there.
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Farrukh Ahmad started his professional life in Inspector General Prison Office in 1943.
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Farrukh Ahmad worked for Civil Supply for a short time in 1944.
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Farrukh Ahmad was an ardent supporter of the Bengali Language Movement in 1952 as well as the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
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Farrukh Ahmad's poems reflect the legacy of Arabic and Persian in Bengal and are replete with Arabic and Persian words.
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Farrukh Ahmad married his first cousin Syeda Tayeba Khatun Lily in November 1942.