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Zainul Abedin (29 December, 1914-28 May, 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter. He had an extraordinary talent and was internationally recognized for his paintings. He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings on the great man-made famine in Bengal during British Colonial rule.
He played a vital role in the art movement in Bangladesh and was the founding Principal of the Government Institute of Arts (Now Faculty of Fine Arts) at University of Dhaka. His paintings on Bengal Famine are considered as his most churacteristic works. His homeland honoured him with the title 'Shilpacharya', or the great teacher of arts for his artistic and visionary qualities. He was a pioneer of the modern art movement and was rightly considered as the founding father of Bangladeshi modem arts.
Abedin was born in Kishoregonj on 29 December, 1914. He spent most of his childhood near the scenic banks of the Brahrnaputra river. The river and the open nature inspired him from his early life. The Brahmaputra later appeared in many of his paintings and remained a great source of inspiration throughout his career. As his tribute to the river Brahmaputra, he drew a series of water colour paintings in this regard. This helped him earn Governor's Gold Medal in All India Exhibition in 1938. This was the first time when he came under spotlight and this award gave Abedin the confidence to Create his own visual style.
Abedin got admitted to the Government School of Art in Calcutta (Now Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India). Here he learned European academic style for five years. Later he joined the faculty of the same school after his graduation. He was the first Muslim student to obtain 'First Class' with distinction from the school. In 1951, Zainul went to London to study at Slade School of Art for two years. From the dissatisfaction of oriental style and the limitations of European academic style, he was attracted to realism. After his return from London, he started a new style called 'Bengali Style'. Later he realized the limitations of 'Bengali Style'. Therefore, he went back to nature, rural life and the daily struggles of men to make art that would be realistic but modern in appearance.
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Today is haat bar, and Ameen prepares to go there with items to sell. He wears a short-sleeved floral shirt over his (a) _____ Sonabhan notices how much he has grown while walking along the (b) _____ . She realizes that Ameen now resembles his (c) _____ He has a long neck and (d) _____ shoulders, just like his father. For the first time, she sees her son as a (e) _____ .
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The text is about a mother giving (a) _____ to her daughter. She teaches tasks like (b)____ clothes and cooking. The mother warns her daughter not to act like a (c) ______ . She also emphasizes proper behaviour in (d) _____ The story shows the impact of (e) _____ roles on women.
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Air pollution (a) _____ the ways in which the air is polluted. Air is the most important element of human environment. Man cannot (b) _____ a single moment without air. But we do not think that it is we who (c) ______ this most vital element. Clean air is essential for life. Air is polluted in many ways. For example, smoke pollutes air. Man makes fires to (d) _______ his food, to make bricks, burn refuse, melt pitch for road construction and burn wood. All these things produce heavy (e) _____ and this smoke pollutes air.
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The weather suddenly took a (a) ______ turn that afternoon, and dark clouds began to gather. As the author was walking towards his room, he decided to change (b) ______ . to a friend's place. The sound of (c) _____ above made him stop and look up, where he saw a strange funnel cloud (d) _____ from the sky. In a hurry to find shelter, he found a (e) ______ and crouched there as the storm intensified.
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Nelson Mandela | |||||
| Profession | Politician and President | ||||
| Aim | (i) _____ | ||||
| Who/What | Event | Place | Time | Contribution | Award |
| Nelson Mandela | birth | (ii) ______ | 1918 | ||
| He | (iii) ______ | Robben Island Prison | 1964-1982 | ||
| He | was president | South Africa | (iv) _____ | ||
| He | was awarded | 1993 | guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to a multiracial democracy | (v) ______ | |
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