Lubna Marium

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Lubna Marium
লুবনা মরিয়ম
Born (1954-07-08) July 8, 1954 (age 69)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Dancer, Artistic Director, Cultural Activist
AwardsBiswaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award (2013), Shilpakala Padak (2019), Nagad and Bangla Tribune ‘50 Years of Independence Award (2022)

Lubna Marium (Bengali: লুবনা; born 8 July 1954) is a Bangladeshi dancer, art director, researcher and cultural activist.[1]

Biography[edit]

She participated in the Liberation War of 1971 by assisting in the Advanced Dressing Center located at the Mohdipur Mukti Bahini Camp of Sector 7, near Chapainawabganj.[2][3][4] She was also associated with the ‘Mukti-Shongrami Shilpi Shongstha’, an artists’ group formed in Kolkata during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.[5]

From 1999 to 2005 Marium studied dance in India, after which time she returned to Bangladesh to promote classical dance.[6]

The Government of Bangladesh awarded her the Shilpakala Padak award in 2019 for her special contribution to dance.[7][6][8] She can be seen in the popular documentary film Muktir Gaan.[9][10][11][12][13]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Words of hope from Lubna Mariam". The Daily Star. 16 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Lubna Marium felicitated". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Through the Eyes of Lubna Marium". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "'Jinnah couldn't teach us Urdu, Bollywood has taught us Hindi': Shadhona's Lubna Marium". FirstPost. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. ^ কোনোদিন কাঁদি নাই সেদিনের ঘটনায় যত কেঁদেছি: লুবনা মরিয়ম. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "The dance connoisseur Lubna Marium". The Daily Star. September 1, 2018.
  7. ^ "Shilpakala Padak 2019, 2020 announced". Daily Sun. June 14, 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Lubna Marium". The Daily Star. January 4, 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সময় প্রতিদিন কেঁদেছি: লুবনা মরিয়ম. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  10. ^ ‘শিল্প বাড়ি’তে লুবনা মরিয়ম. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  11. ^ ১১ বীর নারী পেলেন সম্মাননা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ ১৪ ডিসেম্বরের যুদ্ধচিত্র উঠে এলো সাধনার পারফরম্যান্সে. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ জাতীয় বীরদের গল্প অপো গ্যালারিতে. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Dancer-scholar gets first Bhupen award". The Times Of India. March 29, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  15. ^ ১১ বীর নারী পেলেন সম্মাননা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). March 21, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Lubna Marium to receive award in Kolkata". New Age. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Lubna Marium to receive the prestigious Proyash Somman Award". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Nagad honours 50 freedom fighters, organisers". UNB. Retrieved 19 June 2022.