3. My antecedents

3. My antecedents
My grandfather was a primary school head master run by the District Board. He also served the community as Imam ( Person who leads a Muslim prayers ) in the mosque on the entrance of our village home. He was equally respected as a teacher and Imam. One of his students was Mr. Roshamoya Sur, the great freedom fighter who was a lieutenant of Netaji Subash Bose.
He disappeared with Netaji and another liberation hero. Netaji and his disciples tried to secure liberation of India with Japanese help during the time of World War II. At a time when most of the Indian nationalist leaders including Ghandiji, Jinnah, Nehru were in favor of the British Army and allies, this leader took a different stand. Although his mission failed, he is regarded as a great hero with all honor he deserves.
My grand father’s father was the son of an warrior Kusha Gazi who fought against the British rule in India till his last days. Before his death he sent all the members of his family to the thinly populated semi-marshy land of Meghna-Dakatia (Two rivers in Bangladesh) basin to live peaceful lives. The eldest one Musa Gazi took business to earn his bread. While my grandpa the only one of his four sons became a teacher. Others could not proceed.
At that time the northern part of our village was inhabited by the educated Hindus. Among them the Basu and Sur family were leading. The southern part was the shelter of Muslims engaged in firm jobs, country boat operation and day labor. The only bazaar at the eastern corner of our village was still connected by waterways on all sides. So, It was well connected with many river ports, huts and bazaars as well. It was also a reputed name for sale of country boats and irrigation tools locally known as dhun. Therefore, the bazaar became known as Noadona ( Noa means boat, dhun is irrigation tool). The Hindu traders used to control the entire business and kept illiterate Muslims as boatmen or laborers.
Mr. maternal grand father was an educated and progressive minded man. He worked as an English teacher and served as Hony. Post Master. In those day’s Post Masters were appointed on recommendation of Zamindars who could give the accommodation and a Hony. Post Master. So, he decided to settle down in an area under Rajshahi District now under Noagaon District. At that time there were few educated families. One of them was the family of one Deputy Registrar of Co-operatives popularly known as Deputy Shaheb. His son Khurshid Meah and grand son Azizur Rahman, a parliament member in the seventies were his direct students.
My maternal grand father renamed the area as Niamotpur and took all the initiatives to record it officially. Now Niamotpur is an upazilla but few people know know the first person behind it. He died in the nineteen fifties before my birth and was buried there.
My Words
I like to read valuable word of distinguish authorities which enable me to think better and arrange my own words though I don’t know how my readers will take. As I have right to be criticized, I shall place them in every part of my blog.
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When we come to the world everybody laughs, when we depart somebody cries.