Nurul Momen Writer

Nurul Momen (Bengali: নুরুল মোমেন; 25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990), also known as Natyaguru (নাট্যগুরু), was a professor, educationist, pioneer playwright & director, actor, Belles letters writer, satirist, personal essayist, humorist, acclaimed orator, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh. He is recognised as the pioneer of modern Bengali drama, "acting as a bridge between earlier and later playwrights in terms of content and style", and even referred to as the "Father of Bangladeshi theatre". The word 'Natyaguru' is a Bangla word. It literally means, "The grand teacher of Drama".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Natyaguru
Birth date	November 25, 1908
Birth place	Bangladesh , Jessore District
Ethnicity	Bengali people
Citizenship	Bangladesh
Date of death	February 16, 1990
Place of death	Bangladesh , Dhaka

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Writer

award	Bangla Academy Award Ekushey Padak
influenced	Munier Choudhury
influenced by	George Bernard Shaw
language	Bengali language
notable work	Nemesis (Nurul Momen play)