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Kazi Abul Kasem, (Bengali: কাজী আবুল কাসেম; 7 May 1913 – 7 August 2003) pseudonym Dopiaza, was a Bengali polymath, pathfinder creative professional who is known as the very first Muslim cartoonist in Indian subcontinent. Painting and drawing cartoons for many different renowned magazines from 1937 to 1980, Kazi Abul Kasem have played different roles in his region from using arts to influence political movement to painting masterpieces for national museum. Kazi Abul Kasem was awarded for painting best cover art for children's publication by Bangla Academy, he was awarded for promoting child literature twice in a row by জাতীয় গ্রন্থ কেন্দ্র (National Book Council of Bangladesh). He was known as a keen observer of arts made for children from very young age, later which he picked up as a part of his profession. Many of his assorted line drawings and illustrations were used in school's national textbook. Despite achieving many different honors from various organizations, it is matter of sorrow that Kazi Abul Kasem had never been awarded ''The National Medal of Arts'', neither when Pakistan was part of Bangladesh nor after the liberation war 1971. ==Early life: 1913–1926== Kazi Abul Kasem was born in his uncles house in Umedpur, Shailkupa, Jhenaidah to parents Kazi Makbul Ali and Meher Un Nisa Khatun. At the age of four Kazi Abul Kasem lost his father. Driven by extreme thrust for knowledge, young Kasem enters to a ''Pathshala'' (school for pupils) mentored by ''Baser Munshi'' and arrogant and abusive teacher, upon witnessing Baser's brutal punishment toward the kids, Kasem decide to get an admission in (Akharjani ) primary school instead, where he first finds his artistic self through a drawing of an Ilish fish by the head master of the school. At the age of five his mother Meher Un Nisa dies. After being an orphan, he was taken care by his maternal uncles. Due to poverty Kazi Abul Kasem's school life faced fatal consequences. While living with his maternal uncles, he finishes up to fourth grade in G. T. elementary school. He skips fifth grade and moves on to Baliakandihigh school through Pangsha, where he ends up awarded Bursary in seventh grade for his extra ordinary result in final exams. Kasem was inspired by some colored paintings of nature, initially collected by his mother Meher Un Nisa, he was then moved by the artworks of ''Abinash Chandra Sarkar'' and ''Nagendranath Kabiraj''. As his uncles were from an extreme religion background, Kasem started training himself to draw and paint secretly. At this crucial verge of his life, his older brother ''Kazi Abul Hosen'' (1911-1974, fictional literature) had encouraged his younger brother the foremost to proceed with his dream and become an artist. Within few years young Kasem was well known in his area of living. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kazi Abul Kasem」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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