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My brother deserved national recognition: Shibli Mohammad
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On Wednesday evening (March 13), the lifeless body of legendary Rabindra
Sangeet exponent Sadi Mohammad was discovered hanging in his own room.
His brother, Shibli Mohammad, was unfortunate enough to find his brother
and mentor's body. Shibli, an eminent dance exponent and scholar himself, told the media,
"My brother took his own life. He felt no value. Seeing how many people
are receiving awards, all of this bothered him a lot. We tried to make
him understand that people love us. What good will awards do? But he was
troubled by that. He left us burdened by that pain." Describing the events of Wednesday, the dancer said, "After breaking his
fast, my brother went to his room to practice. Then he told his
assistant, 'You go out, I'll finish practice and then call you.' Then, I
went to his room and found the door closed from the inside, which felt
strange to me. He never closes the door during rehearsals. Even after
knocking hard, there was no response from inside. Later, I said, 'Break
the door.' Breaking the door and what I saw inside..." A grief-stricken Shibli continued, "If my brother received any national
recognition, he would not have been so miserable. Sadi Mohammad is my
mentor, my inspiration – so when I received the Ekushey Padak ahead of
him, I told him 'I will not take the Ekushey Padak.' However, he asked
me, 'Why not? You've done so much for Bangladesh in the field of dance.'
Later, when I gave him a card to attend the Ekushey Padak ceremony, he
said, 'I won't go. You go. I won't go there.' Many will question why I
didn't receive the award. These things will haunt us." Earlier, Sadi Mohammad's personal assistant, Sohel Mahmud, informed that
on Wednesday evening, after breaking fast with brinjal and lentil soup,
the artist went to his own room. After a short while, he closed the
door quietly. There was no noise of struggle. Sadi had obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from Visva-Bharati
University in Rabindra Sangeet. In 2007, he expressed himself as a music
director through the album "Amake Khuje Pabe Bhorer Shishire". He was
the recipient of Channel i's lifetime achievement award, and Bangla
Academy's Rabindra Award. |