Lokman Khan Sherwani (Bengali: লোকমান খান শেরওয়ানী) was born August 14, 1910 in Chittagong, Bangladesh বাংলাদেশ (formerly East Pakistan, previously India). He died on August 27, 1969. He was a poet, journalist, and the provincial vice president of the All India Forward Block under its founder Subhas Chandra Bose who continued to call for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule.[1]

After the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Lokman was imprisoned by the British authorities in 1944 at the Central Jail in Dhaka. Lokman Khan Sherwani was married to Shobnom Khanam Sherwani, (Bengali: শবনম খানম শেরওয়ানী) who was also an active member of the Forward Block..

[edit]Books and Magazine by Lokman Khan SherwaniHe authored several books including Shaobnom (Bengali: শবনম(কাব্য)) which was dedicated with poetry for Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore’s birth day 25th Boishak, Rokkhok Vhokok Hole (Bengali: রক্ষক ভক্ষক হলে (কৌতুক নাট্য), Lokman-er-Bani, Bidrohi Arab (Bengali: বিদ্রোহী আরব (উপন্যাস)), Rupaiton (Bengali: রুপায়ন (গল্প)), andDamama (Bengali: দামামা (কাব্য)) source

He has the credit of editing the first Bangla Magazine.

[edit]External linksPhotos

• Young Lokman Khan Sherwani with Assistants
• A rare photo of Sherwani with Subhas Chandra Bose (Source The Daily Azadi, Chittagong, Bangladesh).

[edit]References

1. ^ [1] Books To Read site

Historical Letters

• Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote to Shewani on October 5, 1935 - part 1 part 2
• Sherwani's own hand-written letter from the Central Jail on February 19, 1944

Shewani Memorial at the Chittagong City Corporation Auditorium

• Mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury hosted and presided over the meeting[2]

Articles on Lokman Khan Sherwani

• Lokman Khan Sherwani By Nilufer Alamt
• From Ferdous Khan's Book Jiboner Ghate Ghate p. 29*p. 66,
• Badrul Khan's Special Interview The Daily Protom Alo*

Books Dedicated to Lokman Khan Sherwani

• Flexible Learning in an Information Age
• Managing E-Learning
• E-Learning Checklist

Categories: Indian journalists | Indian politicians | 1910 births | 1969 deaths

Young LKS with assistants

Young LKS

 Picture of LKS

LKS on Newspaper

Writings on LKS

LKS's own handwriting

Writing in a book about LKS