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<p>Content Updated.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Nawajish Khan&#039;&#039;&#039; medieval Bangla poet, writer of [[Gule Bakawali|gule bakawali]]. The bhanita (prefatory self-introduction) of the poem mentions that he was born in Amirabad under [[Satkania Upazila|satkania]] thana of [[Chittagong District|chittagong]]. His father, Muhammad Yar Khondakar, is noted as the founder of Amirabad. Selim Khan, the poet&#039;s great grandfather, is said to have come from Gauda and settled at Silimpur.<br /> <br /> Nawajish Khan was inspired to write Gule Bakawali by a local zamindar, Badyanath Roy.<br /> <br /> The story in verse narrates the love of Prince Tajulmulk for the fairy Bakawali. There are numerous adventures before the two are united. This romance is accepted as the poet&#039;s masterpiece. The story of Gule Bakawali became very popular in Bengal and several versions of the story were written in prose and verse up to the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Nawajish Khan&#039;s other books include Gitavali and Bayanat, which were both inspired by [[Sufism|sufism]], Praksipta Kavita, Pathan Prashangsa and Jorwar Singh Kirti, works eulogising two landowners of Chittagong, Hossain Khan and Jorwar Singh respectively. [Wakil Ahmed]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biography]]<br /> <br /> [[bn:নওয়াজিস খান]]</div>

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