1. Malay Bhowmick is a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, director, and educationist.
30 Facts About Malay Bhowmick
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Malay Bhowmick has served as chairperson of the Department of Theater and Music at Rajshahi.
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Malay Bhowmick is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award and Shilpakala Padak.
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Malay Bhowmick was born on 1 May 1956 in a village of Kansona, Ullahpara, Sirajganj district, Bangladesh.
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Malay Bhowmick's father, Shibendra Nath Bhowmick, was a respected college principal and his mother- Niyoti Bhowmick- was a homemaker.
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Malay Bhowmick is the third sibling of three brothers and three sisters.
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In 1983, Malay Bhowmick tied knots with Swapna Banerjee, headmistress of a school.
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Malay Bhowmick is currently serving as a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Jagannath University.
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Currently, Malay Bhowmick is serving as a professor of the Department of Management Studies at the University of Rajshahi.
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Malay Bhowmick is a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, director and educationalist.
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Malay Bhowmick commenced his career as a university professor in 1982 at the Department of Management Studies at the University of Rajshahi.
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Malay Bhowmick was the Chairperson of the Department of Theatre and Music from 2009 to 2011.
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From 1977 to 1999, Malay Bhowmick worked as a journalist at the Daily Sangbad- a notable newspaper of the country.
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Malay Bhowmick is a well-known columnist for Prothom Alo and for the Daily Jugantor.
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Malay Bhowmick now writes under the pen name: 'Bohe Prantajan'.
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Malay Bhowmick played a leading role in organizing the Rajshahi University Cultural Alliance in 1984.
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Malay Bhowmick has been elected a member of the Presidium member of the Bangladesh Group Theater Federation numerous times.
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Malay Bhowmick is one of the executive members of the International Theater Institute.
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Malay Bhowmick is a member of the academic council of the University of Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar University.
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From 2000 to 2002, Malay Bhowmick was a member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Open University.
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Malay Bhowmick is one of the founders of the theatre group named Anushilan Natyadal which was established in 1979.
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Malay Bhowmick is a member of the board of directors of the Institute of Culture and Theater for Development.
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From 1977 to 1980, Malay Bhowmick was a regular actor at Bangladesh Betar, Rajshahi.
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Malay Bhowmick has worked as a playwright on BTV and various other private televisions.
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Malay Bhowmick has written 27 plays and has directed 37 plays.
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In 1993, when cultural activities were banned at the University of Rajshahi, Malay Bhowmick did not hesitate to protest.
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On 24 August 2007, Malay Bhowmick protested against the government's anti-human rights activities.
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Malay Bhowmick has played a significant role in the construction of Teachers Students Cultural Centre and opening of Theatre and Music Department of Rajshahi University.
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Malay Bhowmick has been awarded the Bangla Academy Award in 2017 for his contribution to Bengali literature.
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Malay Bhowmick was awarded the 'Medal of Drama Activist' by Lok Natyadal, Dhaka in 1992.