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

Biography

Marium 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]

Personal life

Marium was married to Jamal Ahmed Sufi with whom she had a daughter, Anusheh Anadil.[14] Her father was Lieutenant Colonel Quazi Nuruzzaman.[14]

Awards

References

  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. ^ a b "Profile - Anusheh". www.tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  15. ^ "Dancer-scholar gets first Bhupen award". The Times Of India. March 29, 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  16. ^ ১১ বীর নারী পেলেন সম্মাননা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). March 21, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Lubna Marium to receive award in Kolkata". New Age. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Lubna Marium to receive the prestigious Proyash Somman Award". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Nagad honours 50 freedom fighters, organisers". UNB. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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