Nitun Kundu | |
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নিতুন কুন্ডু | |
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| Born | (1935-12-03)3 December 1935 Dinajpur district,Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 September 2006(2006-09-15) (aged 70) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupations | Sculptor, painter and entrepreneur |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Nitya Gopal Kundu (3 December 1935 – 15 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi artist, sculptor and entrepreneur.[1][2] Kundu played an important role during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[3] He founded the furniture companyOtobi.[4]
Kundu was born inDinajpur district to his Kayastha parents Gnanendranath Kundu and Binapani Kundu.[5] He was the fourth among seven siblings. Kundu was married to Phalguni Kundu and had a daughter Amity and a son Animesh.[6]
Kundu graduated from Dhaka Art College (now the Institute of Fine Arts) in 1959.[7] In the years leading up to 1971, he worked at theUnited States Information Service (USIS) inDhaka designing exhibits and graphics.[8]
During theBangladesh Liberation War, Kundu worked with the artistQuamrul Hassan at the public relations department of the Bangladesh Government-in-Exile atMujibnagar. In collaboration with Hassan and a group of notable artists namelyDebdas Chakraborty, Nasir Biswas, Pranesh Mandal and Biren Shome; Kundu worked on numerous posters and works of art aimed at arousing the newly formedMukti Bahini liberation army and also raising awareness of the genocide being unleashed by thePakistan Army on the people of Bangladesh.
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It was during this period he designed two posters which became among the most recognized[9]works of art produced during the war. They were titledSada Jagrata Banglar Mukti Bahini andBanglar Hindu, Banglar Bouddha, Banglar Christian, Banglar Musalman; Amra Sabai Bangali.
The Liberation War was the inspiration for Kundu's most famous work, the sculptureShabash Bangladesh, a tribute to the fallen freedom fighters of the Mukti Bahini. This is situated on the campus ofRajshahi University.[10]
In the 1975, following a brief stint at Bitopi advertising agency, Kundu established his own company, a furniture store featuring his own designs,Otobi. Within a relatively short period, Otobi became the most prominent Bangladeshi furniture brand. He started the company with an initial investment of 5000 taka.[9]
Kundu crafted several national trophies including National Film Award, President Gold Cup,Notun Kuri Award, Asia Cricket Cup, and the Ekushey Padak.[4]
His some notables works are the following:
Kundu died of old age complications at Ibrahim Memorial Cardiac Centre in Dhaka on 15 September 2006.[11]
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