The murals – Ma, Mati O Manush - caught the attention of passersby at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar, the national monument dedicated to the martyrs of the Bangla Language movement. Goswami, a teacher at the Institute of Fine Arts at Dhaka University, has long been working on a series of artworks on the Bangla language, using many mediums to convey the hidden charms of every day words. ‘Manush’ or human is painted with a theme of red, which Goswami said represents the passion of the Language Movement. “We wanted to portray through art women’s contribution to the Language Movement.”“A woman is both tender and tough. Women’s role in the Language Movement is undoubtedly important; these characters are symbols of that reality and will help us to safeguard our identity.”

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2019 06:22 UTC