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Famous Personalities

Srigyan Atish Dipankar

            Atish Dipankar, one of the best men of Buddhism, is the pride of Munshiganj. He was born in 972 in the village of Bajrayogini in Munshiganj Sadar upazila. At the age of 31, he moved to Sri Lanka and later became the Chancellor of Nalanda University. He crossed the Himalayas in 1041 and went to Tibet. Due to his extraordinary erudition, the Tibetans awarded him the highly respected title of 'Atish'. He died in 1054 b

 

Jagadish Chandra Basu

        Jagadish Chandra Bose is another great man who enlightened Munshiganj. He was born in 1858. His father's name was Bhagwan Chandra Basu. His ancestral home is at Radhikhal village in Srinagar upazila. Jagadish Chandra Bose proved that like human beings, trees also have life. In 1915 he was knighted. In 1917 he established the Temple of Science.

 

 

Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das

            One of the Bengalis who gained recognition as an all-India leader was Chittaranjan Das, the golden son of Munshiganj. The people of the Indian subcontinent have awarded him the title of 'Deshbandhu'. He was born in 1870 in the village of Telirbagh in Tongibari upazila. Chittaranjan Das is one of the few healthy-minded politicians in Bengal who has played a role in national development. He died on 16 June 1925.

 

Sarojini Naidu

            Sarojini Naidu was the most popular and influential female leader in the Indian subcontinent. His ancestral home was at Konaksar village in Louhjong upazila of Munshiganj district. He was born on 13 February 189. Sarojini Naidu, an all-India politician and writer, was an influential leader and one-time president of the Congress. He was an eloquent and eminent English poet.

 

Satyen Sen.

            Born 1908, died 1981. Sonarang village of Tongibari upazila is his ancestral home. Satyen Sen was simultaneously a politician, literary and cultural organizer. This progressive political figure has been imprisoned many times during the British and Pakistani rule. He is the founder of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, the largest cultural organization in Bangladesh.

 

Jiten Ghosh

            Jiten Ghosh, a resident of Kumar Bhog village of Louhjong police station, was a pioneer in the anti-British movement. Chirkumar Jiten Ghosh has worked all his life for the liberation of peasants and hardworking people. He has been in jail for ages. He is the author of many books.

 

Manik Banerjee

          Literary Manik Bandyopadhyay was born on 19 May 18. His ancestral home is in Malpadia village of Munshiganj. This time-honored novelist of Bengali literature has become immortal by writing many novels and short stories including 'Padmanadir Majhi', Puppet Dance Itikatha.

 

Buddhadev Basu

            Poet Buddhadev Basu's ancestral home is in Malkhanagar, Munshiganj. Buddhadev, one of the best poets of the thirties, has become immortal in Bengali literature by writing poems standing outside the influence of Rabindra.

 

Samresh Basu

          One of the best short story writers and novelists in Bengali literature. He was born on 11 December 1924 in Rajanagar, Munshiganj. He also wrote many novels under the pseudonym 'Kalkoot'.

 

Shirshendu Mukherjee

        Munshiganj is the ancestral home of today's Bengali novelist Shirshendu Mukherjee. Due to his unique prose style and variety of subjects, his position in Bengali literature is very high at present.