Museum and gallery, Faridpur
Poet Jasimuddin's Houseপল্লীকবি জসীমউদ্দীনের বাড়ি
- Time needed
- An hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Small entry fee.
The family home of Jasimuddin (1903–1976), the Palli Kabi, at Ambikapur near Faridpur town, with a small museum and his grave.
At a glance
- Poet
- Jasimuddin, 1903–1976
- Village
- Ambikapur
About
Jasimuddin wrote long ballads of village life, Nakshi Kanthar Math and Sojan Badiar Ghat among them, and many songs. The house where he grew up keeps his rooms and belongings.
He is buried nearby, as he wished, under a pomegranate tree in the family graveyard. The Kumar river flows past the village.
Getting there: A short easy-bike or rickshaw ride from Faridpur town.
Things to do
- See his rooms and the museum, then visit the grave.
- Walk down to the Kumar river.
Good to know
- Check opening days before going.
