The History of Teaching: Fine Arts in Bangladesh
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The artists had to face huge obstacles to establish Fine Art Institute in Dhaka, the capital of East Pakistan in 1948. In that time ‘draw pictures’ was not socially accepted. Nobody could imagine of artworks. Because, what will be done by drawing pictures? There Shipacharya Zainul Abedin was no condition of earning by Artist Quamrul Hassan drawing pictures in the country. There was no Government job. So, what will be done by drawing pictures? On the other hand, social prejudice and stubbornness was a great obstacle. So, the shlipacharya Zainul Abedin, Quamrul Hasan, Anowarul Hoque, Shafiuddin Ahmed proposed the government that after the division of countries, like many other things, the people of East Pakistan has the right to get the half of Kolkata Art College. Therefore, an Art College can be established in Dhaka very easily. Almost all the above mentioned artists were the teachers of Kolkata Art College and employees of previous British ruled Indian Government.
Lesson: 3 The then Pakistan Government refused the proposal of the artists very neglectfully. They showed the reason that Pakistan was the Islamic country. Pakistan needs such educational institutes through which the Islamic tradition is established everywhere. Art College cannot serve that purpose. The artists did not go back. They convinced the government that artists are needed to build up the new country beautifully and to make the life of people beautiful and elegant. They mentioned some examples at that time. They are1. The General people will have to be given health service and in order to recover them from different diseases – they can be made understand easily through drawing pictures. It is not easy to make them understand in writing books. Because the number of educated people in the country is very small. 2. In publicity of different topics of the government – artists are needed to make poster and leaflets for walking on roads, the rules of running buses and trucks etc.