Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
ভাষা আন্দোলন
/bhasha andolon/Roman
English meaning: Language Movement
Definition
A movement to protect and promote a regional language. The 1952 Bengali Language Movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) saw students sacrifice their lives for the right to use Bengali — later commemorated as International Mother Language Day (21 February).
Example
“১৯৫২ সালের ভাষা আন্দোলন বাংলা ভাষার জন্য একটি ঐতিহাসিক সংগ্রাম।”
In English: “The 1952 Language Movement was a historic struggle for the Bengali language.”
Literary Heritage
“হে বীর, জন্মভূমির তরে মৃত্যু কি মধুর।”
/He vir, janmabhumir tare mrityu ki madhur./
“O hero, how sweet is death for the motherland.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M